British Nutrition Foundation

The British Nutrition Foundation is a British registered charity.[1][2] They are working towards creating a future where everyone has a healthy, sustainable diet by:

  • Educating people
  • Changing the Food Environment
  • Advocating Science and Building Consensus
British Nutrition Foundation
Formation1967
Legal statusRegistered charity
PurposeProviding impartial, evidence-based nutrition information, education and expertise to motivate people so they can adopt healthy, sustainable diets – for life.
HeadquartersLondon
Location
  • New Derwent House, 69-73 Theobalds Road, London
Region served
UK
Chief Executive
Elaine Hindal
Websitewww.nutrition.org.uk

Operations

The British Nutrition Foundation's activities include:

  • Developing high quality nutrition resources, information and training for a range of audiences
  • Disseminating resources, information and training to make healthier choices easier
  • Drummond Awards - championing nutrition science, advocating evidence-based nutrition science through recognising and rewarding excellence, and engagement, collaboration and partnerships that seek to improve public health
  • Providing advice and consultancy on nutrition matters, such as devising, developing, and/or disseminating reviews of the evidence base; holding roundtables on specific topics; nutritional and dietary analyses; writing and editing; multi-media resource development; establishing nutrient criteria for product ranges; a sounding board for policy development; NDNS analysis; reviewing nutrition messages on websites; developing factsheets, FAQs, blogs and newsletters; and horizon scanning
  • Engaging with the media, as well as social media
  • Delivering high quality training and events, through conferences, workshops, webinars or modular online support (including schools)
  • Publishing Nutrition Bulletin, British Nutrition Foundation's international, peer reviewed journal
  • Providing www.nutrition.org.uk - a source of evidence-based nutrition information
  • Advancing food and nutrition education in schools via Food - a fact of life
  • Hosting the British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week.

References
  1. "British Nutrition Foundation, registered charity no. 251681". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  2. "British Nutrition Foundation, Registered Charity no. SC040061". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

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