Action on Sugar - Seasonal Promotions
Action on Sugar - Seasonal PromotionsRNutr Mhairi Brown
Dr RNutr Kawther Hashem
Mhairi is joined by Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead for Action on Sugar, and they discuss price and location promotions of unhealthy food and drink.
In this week's episode, Mhairi is joined by Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead for Action on Sugar, and they discuss price and location promotions of unhealthy food and drink.
Mhairi is responsible for developing the influence and profile of Action on Salt and Action on Sugar, to gain impact with Parliament, policy and decision makers. Mhairi is also Programme Manager for our international arm, World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health. Having studied for a BSc in Chemistry with Environmental and Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, Mhairi completed a Masters in International Public Health Nutrition at the University of Westminster. She is a visiting lecturer on nutrition policy at several UK universities and is also a Trustee of the Association for Nutrition.
Kawther studied for a BSc in Nutrition at King’s College London. Since graduating, Kawther has worked for Unilever as a Development Nutritionist, before going on to work for Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, on the successful Children's Food Campaign. Kawther left Sustain, due to lack of funding, to work for Consumers International as nutrition and food safety programme assistant before joining Action on Salt and World Action on Salt and Health in 2012.
Kawther has completed a Masters in Food Policy at City University London and a PhD on sugar reduction at Queen Mary University of London. Kawther is now responsible for driving the Action on Sugar campaign and our sugar and calorie reduction research. Alongside her current roles, Kawther is also a visiting lecturer on nutrition and food policy at several UK universities, a Trustee at Sustain: the Alliance for better food and farming and is regularly invited to comment on nutrition topics in the media.
Action on Sugar is a group of specialists concerned with sugar and its effects on health. It is successfully working to reach a consensus with the food industry and Government over the harmful effects of a high sugar diet, and bring about a reduction in the amount of sugar in processed foods.
Action on Salt is a group of specialists concerned with salt and its effects on health. We are successfully working to reach a consensus with the food industry and government over the harmful effects of a high salt diet, and bring about a reduction in the amount of salt in processed foods as well as salt added to cooking, and the table. Action on Salt is supported by 22 expert scientific members.
Action on Sugar - Public Health England
RNutr Holly Gabriel; RNutr Mhairi Brown ;
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Professor Giles Yeo; Dr. Prof. Dorothea Portius;
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Christopher Chinn
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Professor Sadaf Farooqi
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Karrie-Anne's full account of her experience of weight stigma.
Professor Sadaf Farooqi
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Professor Sadaf Farooqi; Professor Rachel Batterham; Dr Stuart Flint; Dr Mars Skae; Billy White;
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Short presentation on the science of Obesity.
Professor Sadaf Farooqi
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Action on Sugar - Seasonal Promotions
RNutr Mhairi Brown ; Dr RNutr Kawther Hashem;
Mhairi is joined by Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead for Action on Sugar, and they discuss price and location promotions of unhealthy food and drink.
Action on Sugar - Calorie Labeling
RNutr Holly Gabriel; Katharine Jenner;
Holly is joined by Katharine Jenner, Campaign Director for Action on Salt and Action on Sugar, and they discuss calorie labeling in cafes and restaurants
RNutr Holly Gabriel; Nicola Merrin;
Holly is joined by Nicola Merrin, Senior Coordinator (Policy and Research) at Alcohol Focus Scotland.
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