British Nutrition Foundation

A charity that advises the British government and public on scientific nutrition matters and produces educational materials for schools. Its industrial sponsors include:

• British Sugar,
• Cadbury,
• Coca-Cola,
• Kelloggs,
• Masterfoods (Mars),
• McDonalds,
• Nestlé,
• Procter & Gamble,
• Tate & Lyle and
• United Biscuits.

Resources

John Yudkin 'Attack is the best defence' Chjapter 21 in Pure White and Deadly Penguin, 1988.

From [1] "The Foundation promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based nutritional knowledge and advice. It works in partnership with academic and research institutes, the food industry, educators and government. The Foundation influences all in the food chain, government, the professions and the media. The Foundation is a charitable organisation which raises funds from the food industry, government and a variety of other sources."

BNF Member Companies

From the BNF website

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Ajinomoto/Nutrasweet Switzerland AG Alpro UK Limited (Provamel) Asda Stores Ltd Associated British Foods plc Bernard Matthews PLC Belovo Brake Bros Ltd British Potato Council British Sugar plc * Cadbury Schweppes* Coca-Cola Great Britain and Ireland Dairy Crest Limited DSM Nutritional Products Europe Ltd H J Heinz Ltd* Hero AG Home Grown Cereals Authority J Sainsbury plc Kellogg Company of Great Britain Limited Kraft Foods UK Ltd* Lighter Life Marks and Spencer plc Masterfoods McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd McNeil Nutritionals Ltd Meat & Livestock Commission * nabim National Starch Nestlé UK Ltd * Northern Foods plc Novotel London West Nutricia Ltd Orafti Ovaltine Procter & Gamble Limited RHM Technology Limited* Sea Fish Industry Authority Tate & Lyle Sugars* Tetra Pak Ltd The Dairy Council The Ryvita Company * Unilever plc * United Biscuits (UK) Limited Waitrose Ltd Weetabix Limited * Wyeth Consumer Healthcare

BNF Council

From [2]

CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL:

• Mr J.W. Sutcliffe, Chief Executive, Grocery, Associated British Foods plc

SCIENTIFIC GOVERNORS

• Professor S.A. Bingham, BSc MA PhD FMedSci Deputy Director, MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit, Cambridge

Professor J. Blundell, BSc PhD CPsychol FBPsS Department of Psychology, University of Leeds

• Professor A. de Looy, BSc PhD SRD Professor of Dietetics, Plymouth University

• Professor K. Fox, PhD Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Bristol

Professor CJK Henry BSc MSc PhD, Principal Lecturer Oxford Brookes University School of Biology

• Professor A. A. Jackson, MA MD FRCP Professor of Human Nutrition, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton

Professor M. B. E. Livingstone, BEd MSc DPhil RNutr Professor of Nutrition, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster

Professor M. S. Losowsky, MD FRCP Emeritus Professor of Medicine, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds

Professor A. D. B. Malcolm, MA DPhil CBiol FIBiol FIFST Chief Executive, Institute of Biology

Professor J.C. Mathers, BSc PhD Professor of Human Nutrition and Director of the Human Nutrition Research Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

• Professor T. A. B Sanders, BSc PhD DSc Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, King’s College London University

Professor C. M. Williams, BSc PhD Head of Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, University of Reading

Scientific Governors appointed by the Royal Society of London

• Professor M. Peaker, DSc FRSE FRS

INDUSTRIAL GOVERNORS

Mr S. Barden, BSc MBA CEng,

Mr M. Collyer, General Manager, Nutrition Business Unit, Nestlé UK Limited

• Mr R.J. Fletcher, BSc Director, Scientific Affairs, Kellogg Europe

Mr P.E. Hebblethwaite, Group Technical Director, Cadbury Schweppes

• Miss A. Heughan, SRD Company Nutrition and Health Manager, Unilever Bestfoods UK

• Mr J. W. Sutcliffe, BSc Chief Executive, Grocery, Associated British Foods plc, Chairman BNF

Mr G Weston, Managing Director, The Ryvita Company Limited

GENERAL GOVERNORS

Mrs S. J. Evans, Freelance writer and broadcaster

Mr R.A. Marsh, BSc MSc CSci FIFST Managing Director, Food Processing, Faraday Partnership

• Mr R. Rees, Director, The Country Elephant Ltd

EX-OFFICIO GOVERNORS

Honorary President of Council

• Professor Dame Barbara Clayton, DBE MD PhD HonDSc FRCP Honorary Research Professor in Metabolism, University of Southampton, Honorary President, The British Nutrition Foundation

Honorary Vice-Presidents of Council

• Mr I.G.T. Ferguson BSC CBE, Chief Executive, Tate & Lyle Sugars

• Professor A Shenkin, BSc PhD FRCP FRCPath Professor of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liverpool

Honorary Treasurer

• C.J. Hart, BSc MSc FIFST

• Members of the Board of Trustees

BNF Staff

From [http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43&sectionProfessor Robert Pickard, Director-General

Mr Peter Leigh, Company Secretary

Miss Stephanie Valentine, Education Director

Professor Judith Buttriss, Science Director

Mr Roy Ballam, Senior Education Officer

Ms Sara Stanner, Senior Nutrition Scientist

Miss Brigid McKevith, Senior Nutrition Scientist

Dr Sarah Schenker, Nutrition Scientist

Miss Claire Theobald, Education Officer

Ms Claire Williamson, Nutrition Scientist

Miss Rebecca Foster, Nutrition Scientist

Dr Joanne Lunn, Nutrition Scientist

Miss Anna Denny, Nutrition Scientist

Mr Nicholas Baldwin, Administration Officer

Miss Donna Baker, Education Secretary

Mrs Stephanie Hyman, Research Assistant

Miss Helen Marriott, Research Assistant

Miss Charlotte Musgrove, Research Assistant

Miss Naomi Campbell, Research Assistant

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External links

Kath Dalmeny Sugar and spin The Ecologist Date Published: 31 October 2003