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{{Template:Foodspin badge}}[[Sugar Nutrition UK]] (SNU) is a sugar industry lobby group created on 9 January 2012.<ref>Sugar Nutrition UK [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/Press-Release-Sugar-Nutrition-UK-new-name-for-the-Sugar-Bureau.aspx NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: SUGAR NUTRITION UK – THE NEW NAME FOR THE SUGAR BUREAU] January 2012</ref> It was formerly known as the [[Sugar Bureau]], a UK industry-funded organisation set up in 1964. SNU states on its website that it is 'funded principally by UK sugar manufacturers'.<ref>Sugar Nutrition UK [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/ Home page], accessed 28 April 2013</ref>
  
[[Sugar Nutrition UK]] is a sugar industry lobby group created on 9 January 2012.<ref>Sugar Nutrition UK [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/Press-Release-Sugar-Nutrition-UK-new-name-for-the-Sugar-Bureau.aspx NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: SUGAR NUTRITION UK – THE NEW NAME FOR THE SUGAR BUREAU] January 2012</ref> It was formerly known as the [[Sugar Bureau]], a UK industry-funded organisation set up in 1964.
 
  
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SNU looks to improve knowledge and understanding about the contributions of sugar and other carbohydrates to a healthy balanced diet. In order to do this they fund scientific research around the UK, they communicate science-based information on all aspects of sugar and health and other nutritional topics, to the media, health professionals, consumers, academics, industry and the Government. <ref name= "About"> [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/what-we-do.aspx What we do] ''Sugar Nutrition UK'', accessed 2 April 2015 </ref>
  
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==People==
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*Director - [[Alison Boyd]] PhD, BSc, RD, RNutr : has vast experience and knowledge in the nutrition industry and thus was appointed as director in 2007. She is also a member of the [[British Dietetic Association]], [[Nutrition Society]], [[European Association for the Study of Diabetes and Diabetes UK]]. She also sits on the[[ Scientific and Communications Committee of the World Sugar Research Organisation.]]
  
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*Nutrition research manager - [[Katie Newens]] PhD, MBiol, RNutr (currently on maternity leave)
*Director - [[Alison Boyd]] PhD, BSc, RD, RNutr
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*Nutrition Communications - [[Glenys Jones]] PhD, MSc, BSc
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*Nutrition research manager - [[Joanna Grinsted]] BSc (Hons), RNutr : her work has focused on disseminating research and information within the food industry. She is a Registered Nutritionist and is a member of the [[Nutrition Society]], the [[Nutritionists in Industry group]] and the [[Association for the Study of Obesity]].
*Nutrition Research Manager - [[Katie Newens]] PhD, MBIOL<ref>Sugar Nutrition UK [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/who-we-are.aspx Who we are], accessed 28 April 2013</ref>
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*Communications manager - [[Chris Abbell]] : is a communications professional with broad experience in health, nutrition, corporate and political communications.
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*Nutrition information manager - [[Jane Hodgson]] BSc (Hons), ANutr :  she has experience of promoting health and wellbeing initiatives within community groups and is registered as an associate nutritionist. She is also a member of the [[Nutrition Society]], the [[Nutritionists in Industry group]] and the [[Association for the Study of Obesity]]. <ref> [http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/who-we-are.aspx Who we are] ''Sugar Nutrition UK'', accessed 20 March 2015 </ref>
  
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==Affiliations, Resources, Contact, Notes==
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[[TAG]] retained to rebrand the 'Sugar Bureau'<ref>TAG [http://www.tagbrand.co.uk/work/sugar-nutrition-bureau-brand-identity Sugar Nutrition Bureau - Brand Identity], accessed 28 April 2013</ref> | [[World Sugar Research Organisation]] 'received support' from Sugar Nutrition UK which is one of two UK members.<ref>WSRO [http://www.wsro.org/AboutWSRO/WRSOMembers.aspx WSRO Members] accessed 28 April 2013</ref>
 
[[TAG]] retained to rebrand the 'Sugar Bureau'<ref>TAG [http://www.tagbrand.co.uk/work/sugar-nutrition-bureau-brand-identity Sugar Nutrition Bureau - Brand Identity], accessed 28 April 2013</ref> | [[World Sugar Research Organisation]] 'received support' from Sugar Nutrition UK which is one of two UK members.<ref>WSRO [http://www.wsro.org/AboutWSRO/WRSOMembers.aspx WSRO Members] accessed 28 April 2013</ref>
  
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===Resources===
 
*Jane Cassidy [http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d8315 OBSERVATIONS: Lobby Watch The Sugar Bureau] ''BMJ'' 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d8315 (Published 4 January 2012)
 
*Jane Cassidy [http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.d8315 OBSERVATIONS: Lobby Watch The Sugar Bureau] ''BMJ'' 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d8315 (Published 4 January 2012)
 
*John Yudkin '[[Attack is the best defence]]' Chapter 21 in ''Pure White and Deadly'' Penguin, 1988.
 
*John Yudkin '[[Attack is the best defence]]' Chapter 21 in ''Pure White and Deadly'' Penguin, 1988.
 
*Who's Lobbying [http://whoslobbying.com/uk/sugar_nutrition_uk Sugar Nutrition UK]
 
*Who's Lobbying [http://whoslobbying.com/uk/sugar_nutrition_uk Sugar Nutrition UK]
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[[Category:Food Industry lobby groups]]
 
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 8 April 2015

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Sugar Nutrition UK (SNU) is a sugar industry lobby group created on 9 January 2012.[1] It was formerly known as the Sugar Bureau, a UK industry-funded organisation set up in 1964. SNU states on its website that it is 'funded principally by UK sugar manufacturers'.[2]


SNU looks to improve knowledge and understanding about the contributions of sugar and other carbohydrates to a healthy balanced diet. In order to do this they fund scientific research around the UK, they communicate science-based information on all aspects of sugar and health and other nutritional topics, to the media, health professionals, consumers, academics, industry and the Government. [3]

People

  • Nutrition research manager - Katie Newens PhD, MBiol, RNutr (currently on maternity leave)
  • Communications manager - Chris Abbell : is a communications professional with broad experience in health, nutrition, corporate and political communications.

Affiliations, Resources, Contact, Notes

Affiliations

TAG retained to rebrand the 'Sugar Bureau'[5] | World Sugar Research Organisation 'received support' from Sugar Nutrition UK which is one of two UK members.[6]

Resources

Notes

  1. Sugar Nutrition UK NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: SUGAR NUTRITION UK – THE NEW NAME FOR THE SUGAR BUREAU January 2012
  2. Sugar Nutrition UK Home page, accessed 28 April 2013
  3. What we do Sugar Nutrition UK, accessed 2 April 2015
  4. Who we are Sugar Nutrition UK, accessed 20 March 2015
  5. TAG Sugar Nutrition Bureau - Brand Identity, accessed 28 April 2013
  6. WSRO WSRO Members accessed 28 April 2013