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The '''Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition''' (SACN) advises [[Public Health England]] and other government agencies and departments on nutrition and health related issues. | The '''Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition''' (SACN) advises [[Public Health England]] and other government agencies and departments on nutrition and health related issues. | ||
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| + | The SACN advises on: | ||
| + | *Nutrient content of individual foods, and on diet as a whole including the definition of a balanced diet, and the nutritional status of people. | ||
| + | *Nutritional status of people in the UK and how it may be monitored. | ||
| + | *Nutritional issues which affect wider public health policy issues including conditions where nutritional status is one of a number of risk factors (eg cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis and/or obesity). | ||
| + | *Nutrition of vulnerable groups (eg infants and the elderly) and health inequality issues. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 30 March 2015 </ref> | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
| − | *Professor [[Paul Haggarty]] | + | *Professor [[Paul Haggarty]] - head of Nutrition and Epigenetics and senior lecturer at Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the [[University of Aberdeen]] |
| − | *Professor [[Timothy Key]] | + | *Professor [[Timothy Key]] - Deputy director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the [[University of Oxford]] |
| − | *Dr [[David Mela]] | + | *Dr [[David Mela]] - Science leader at [[Unilever R&D Vlaardingen]] (the research centre for Unilever's foods brands) in the Netherlands |
| − | *Professor [[Ian Macdonald]] | + | *Professor [[Ian Macdonald]] - Professor of Metabolic Physiology at the [[University of Nottingham]] and director of research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| − | *Dr [[Stella Walsh]] | + | *Dr [[Stella Walsh]] - Consumer representative |
| − | *Dr [[Anthony Williams]] | + | *Dr [[Anthony Williams]] - Consultant in Neonatal Paediatrics at [[St George’s University of London]] |
| − | *Professor [[Hilary Powers]] | + | *Professor [[Hilary Powers]] - Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, head of Human Nutrition Unit and deputy head of the Department of Oncology at the [[University of Sheffield]] |
| − | *Professor [[Angus Walls]] | + | *Professor [[Angus Walls]] - Professor of Restorative Dentistry and director of the Edinburgh Dental Institute |
| − | *Professor [[Susan Lanham-New]] | + | *Professor [[Susan Lanham-New]] - Head of the Nutritional Sciences Division at the [[University of Surrey]] |
| − | *Professor [[Julie Lovegrove]] | + | *Professor [[Julie Lovegrove]] - Professor of Human Nutrition, head of the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition and deputy director of the Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research at the [[University of Reading]] |
| − | *Professor [[Ian Young]] | + | *Professor [[Ian Young]] - Professor of Medicine and director of the Centre for Public Health at [[Queen’s University Belfast]] |
| − | *Professor [[Harry McArdle]] | + | *Professor [[Harry McArdle]] - Deputy director of science and the director of academic affairs at the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the [[University of Aberdeen]] |
| − | *[[Gill Fine]] | + | *[[Gill Fine]] - Public health nutritionist |
| − | *Professor [[Monique Raats]] | + | *Professor [[Monique Raats]] - Director of the Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre at the [[University of Surrey]] |
| − | *[[Gemma Paramor]] <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 20 March 2015 </ref> | + | *[[Gemma Paramor]] - lay representative <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition] ''GOV.UK'', accessed 20 March 2015 </ref> |
==Record and controversies== | ==Record and controversies== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 2 April 2015
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) advises Public Health England and other government agencies and departments on nutrition and health related issues.
The SACN advises on:
- Nutrient content of individual foods, and on diet as a whole including the definition of a balanced diet, and the nutritional status of people.
- Nutritional status of people in the UK and how it may be monitored.
- Nutritional issues which affect wider public health policy issues including conditions where nutritional status is one of a number of risk factors (eg cardiovascular disease, cancer, osteoporosis and/or obesity).
- Nutrition of vulnerable groups (eg infants and the elderly) and health inequality issues. [1]
Contents
Members
- Professor Paul Haggarty - head of Nutrition and Epigenetics and senior lecturer at Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen
- Professor Timothy Key - Deputy director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford
- Dr David Mela - Science leader at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen (the research centre for Unilever's foods brands) in the Netherlands
- Professor Ian Macdonald - Professor of Metabolic Physiology at the University of Nottingham and director of research in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Dr Stella Walsh - Consumer representative
- Dr Anthony Williams - Consultant in Neonatal Paediatrics at St George’s University of London
- Professor Hilary Powers - Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, head of Human Nutrition Unit and deputy head of the Department of Oncology at the University of Sheffield
- Professor Angus Walls - Professor of Restorative Dentistry and director of the Edinburgh Dental Institute
- Professor Susan Lanham-New - Head of the Nutritional Sciences Division at the University of Surrey
- Professor Julie Lovegrove - Professor of Human Nutrition, head of the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition and deputy director of the Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research at the University of Reading
- Professor Ian Young - Professor of Medicine and director of the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast
- Professor Harry McArdle - Deputy director of science and the director of academic affairs at the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen
- Gill Fine - Public health nutritionist
- Professor Monique Raats - Director of the Food, Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre at the University of Surrey
- Gemma Paramor - lay representative [2]
Record and controversies
Background of conflicts
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Conflicts of interest
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Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
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- Email:
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- Website:
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Resources
Notes
- ↑ Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition GOV.UK, accessed 30 March 2015
- ↑ Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition GOV.UK, accessed 20 March 2015
