Judith Buttriss BSc, DipDiet, PhD, RNutr, FAfN

Professor Judy Buttriss became Director General of the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) in October 2007, having been BNF’s Science Director for almost 10 years. Before this she was the National Dairy Council’s Senior Nutritionist for 12 years. She is a Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) and at Kings College London, a Registered Nutritionist and a Fellow of the Association for Nutrition. She is currently a member of the UK Government Office for Science’s Food Research Partnership, Defra’s Family Food committee, BBSRC’s Food, Nutrition and Health Working Group, and has contributed to the work of a number of FSA and Department of Health working groups.

She has over 25 years of experience in providing targeted advice on nutrition and applying science to develop nutrition policy (including several UK government initiatives focussing on nutrient profiling in relation to children’s diets). She has been the work package leader for dissemination activities in a number of EU FP5, FP6 and FP7 projects. She has written a number of reviews, articles and book chapters on a wide range of diet and health topics, including topics as diverse as health claims, child nutrition, healthy ageing, and sustainable diet