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.
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Professor Sadaf Farooqi
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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
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Holly is joined by Nicola Merrin, Senior Coordinator (Policy and Research) at Alcohol Focus Scotland.
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