British Nutrition Foundation
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A leading UK nutrition charity since 1967.
Nutrition information, education and expertise.
Grounded in science, working with experts, for everybody.
Nutrition information, education and expertise.
Grounded in science, working with experts, for everybody.
We’re live for the afternoon session!
After lunch, we’re shifting from the challenges in children’s nutrition to the solutions already driving real change. 👇
#AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
After lunch, we’re shifting from the challenges in children’s nutrition to the solutions already driving real change. 👇
#AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We’re live for the afternoon session!
After lunch, we’re shifting from the challenges in children’s nutrition to the solutions already driving real change. 👇
#AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
After lunch, we’re shifting from the challenges in children’s nutrition to the solutions already driving real change. 👇
#AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
We’re live!
This morning’s session is covering the key challenges shaping children’s and young people’s nutrition - from early-life health data to the modern food environment and holiday hunger. Follow along for highlights. #AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
This morning’s session is covering the key challenges shaping children’s and young people’s nutrition - from early-life health data to the modern food environment and holiday hunger. Follow along for highlights. #AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We’re live!
This morning’s session is covering the key challenges shaping children’s and young people’s nutrition - from early-life health data to the modern food environment and holiday hunger. Follow along for highlights. #AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
This morning’s session is covering the key challenges shaping children’s and young people’s nutrition - from early-life health data to the modern food environment and holiday hunger. Follow along for highlights. #AnnualConference25 #NourishingTomorrow
Pharmacological tools like GLP-1s or GIP Receptor Agonists can support significant weight loss, but their success depends on the environment around them.
Without nutrition and lifestyle guidance, we risk widening health inequalities and missing the chance to promote healthier eating more broadly.
Without nutrition and lifestyle guidance, we risk widening health inequalities and missing the chance to promote healthier eating more broadly.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pharmacological tools like GLP-1s or GIP Receptor Agonists can support significant weight loss, but their success depends on the environment around them.
Without nutrition and lifestyle guidance, we risk widening health inequalities and missing the chance to promote healthier eating more broadly.
Without nutrition and lifestyle guidance, we risk widening health inequalities and missing the chance to promote healthier eating more broadly.
Weight loss medications are helping shift the narrative to treating obesity as a chronic condition rather than an individual failure. But, to deliver lasting benefits, nutrition and lifestyle support must stay at the core of care.
Read more:https://ow.ly/hYcN50XsYKe
Read more:https://ow.ly/hYcN50XsYKe
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Weight loss medications are helping shift the narrative to treating obesity as a chronic condition rather than an individual failure. But, to deliver lasting benefits, nutrition and lifestyle support must stay at the core of care.
Read more:https://ow.ly/hYcN50XsYKe
Read more:https://ow.ly/hYcN50XsYKe
How should the food industry respond to the rise in use of weight loss medications?
The Foundation believes industry innovation has a key role in ensuring people using these medicines can eat well – supporting long-term health, not just weight loss.
Explore more :https://ow.ly/4ETa50XsYw6
The Foundation believes industry innovation has a key role in ensuring people using these medicines can eat well – supporting long-term health, not just weight loss.
Explore more :https://ow.ly/4ETa50XsYw6
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How should the food industry respond to the rise in use of weight loss medications?
The Foundation believes industry innovation has a key role in ensuring people using these medicines can eat well – supporting long-term health, not just weight loss.
Explore more :https://ow.ly/4ETa50XsYw6
The Foundation believes industry innovation has a key role in ensuring people using these medicines can eat well – supporting long-term health, not just weight loss.
Explore more :https://ow.ly/4ETa50XsYw6
Join our Annual Conference online 💻 Tuesday 25 November
Registration is open to join our Annual Conference online. This year’s theme, ‘Nourishing tomorrow’, focuses on the health of children and young people and features an exciting line-up of expert speakers.
Sign up: https://ow.ly/qWjE50XjS4s
Registration is open to join our Annual Conference online. This year’s theme, ‘Nourishing tomorrow’, focuses on the health of children and young people and features an exciting line-up of expert speakers.
Sign up: https://ow.ly/qWjE50XjS4s
LIVESTREAM: Nourishing tomorrow: Equipping children and young people for better dietary health in the future. by British Nutrition Foundation on cademy.io
British Nutrition Foundation Annual Conference.
25th November, 10am-4pm, ONLINE
Programme
Chair: Elaine Hindal, Chief Executive, British Nutrition Foundation
Annual Lecture and Awards
10am Welcome – Elaine Hindal, Chief Executive, British Nutrition Foundation
10.10am Annual Lecture, Professor Glenn Gibson, University of Reading:
Faecal attraction: Stories (and some data) from 40 years of gut microbiology research
10.50am Awards ceremony
11.10am Break
Main conference (subject to change)
11.30 – 1pm Session 1: the challenges
The Born in Bradford Study – research on the health...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Join our Annual Conference online 💻 Tuesday 25 November
Registration is open to join our Annual Conference online. This year’s theme, ‘Nourishing tomorrow’, focuses on the health of children and young people and features an exciting line-up of expert speakers.
Sign up: https://ow.ly/qWjE50XjS4s
Registration is open to join our Annual Conference online. This year’s theme, ‘Nourishing tomorrow’, focuses on the health of children and young people and features an exciting line-up of expert speakers.
Sign up: https://ow.ly/qWjE50XjS4s
Last week we launched Snack-tember, an initiative to support healthier snacking for young people!
Our new survey reveals that snack choices are dominated by foods typically high in fat, salt and sugars, and highlights a big opportunity for schools to support healthier habits.
Our new survey reveals that snack choices are dominated by foods typically high in fat, salt and sugars, and highlights a big opportunity for schools to support healthier habits.
September 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last week we launched Snack-tember, an initiative to support healthier snacking for young people!
Our new survey reveals that snack choices are dominated by foods typically high in fat, salt and sugars, and highlights a big opportunity for schools to support healthier habits.
Our new survey reveals that snack choices are dominated by foods typically high in fat, salt and sugars, and highlights a big opportunity for schools to support healthier habits.
Iodine intake during pregnancy
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has suggested that entering pregnancy with a good iodine status may be as important to a baby’s long-term health as consuming adequate iodine during pregnancy.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has suggested that entering pregnancy with a good iodine status may be as important to a baby’s long-term health as consuming adequate iodine during pregnancy.
July 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Iodine intake during pregnancy
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has suggested that entering pregnancy with a good iodine status may be as important to a baby’s long-term health as consuming adequate iodine during pregnancy.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has suggested that entering pregnancy with a good iodine status may be as important to a baby’s long-term health as consuming adequate iodine during pregnancy.
🧵 1/2 Today, we are proud to launch the briefing paper- Diet in Pregnancy.
The paper combines the findings of academic research and recommendations from authoritative institutions, into a roadmap for good nutrition for parents and their babies, from preconception through pregnancy.
The paper combines the findings of academic research and recommendations from authoritative institutions, into a roadmap for good nutrition for parents and their babies, from preconception through pregnancy.
July 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🧵 1/2 Today, we are proud to launch the briefing paper- Diet in Pregnancy.
The paper combines the findings of academic research and recommendations from authoritative institutions, into a roadmap for good nutrition for parents and their babies, from preconception through pregnancy.
The paper combines the findings of academic research and recommendations from authoritative institutions, into a roadmap for good nutrition for parents and their babies, from preconception through pregnancy.
🎉 Big News for our journal- Nutrition Bulletin
We’re thrilled to announce that the Nutrition Bulletin has achieved a new Clarivate Journal Impact Factor of 3.6 for 2024 — a significant leap from 2.7 in 2023! 📈
We’re thrilled to announce that the Nutrition Bulletin has achieved a new Clarivate Journal Impact Factor of 3.6 for 2024 — a significant leap from 2.7 in 2023! 📈
June 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🎉 Big News for our journal- Nutrition Bulletin
We’re thrilled to announce that the Nutrition Bulletin has achieved a new Clarivate Journal Impact Factor of 3.6 for 2024 — a significant leap from 2.7 in 2023! 📈
We’re thrilled to announce that the Nutrition Bulletin has achieved a new Clarivate Journal Impact Factor of 3.6 for 2024 — a significant leap from 2.7 in 2023! 📈
🔊Calling all healthcare professionals!
Preconception and pregnancy present key opportunities for healthcare professionals to offer culturally appropriate and evidence-based guidance on diet, supplementation, and physical activity.
Preconception and pregnancy present key opportunities for healthcare professionals to offer culturally appropriate and evidence-based guidance on diet, supplementation, and physical activity.
June 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🔊Calling all healthcare professionals!
Preconception and pregnancy present key opportunities for healthcare professionals to offer culturally appropriate and evidence-based guidance on diet, supplementation, and physical activity.
Preconception and pregnancy present key opportunities for healthcare professionals to offer culturally appropriate and evidence-based guidance on diet, supplementation, and physical activity.
🧵New data for the National Diet and Nutrition Survey published earlier this week highlights concerns about the nutritional health of women aged 16-49 (women of childbearing age).
June 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🧵New data for the National Diet and Nutrition Survey published earlier this week highlights concerns about the nutritional health of women aged 16-49 (women of childbearing age).
📢Register for Snack-tember!
Taking place for the first time in September 2025, the British Nutrition Foundation’s Snack-tember is all about healthier, more sustainable snacking.
Register now for the latest updates: www.nutrition.org.uk/snack-tember...
Taking place for the first time in September 2025, the British Nutrition Foundation’s Snack-tember is all about healthier, more sustainable snacking.
Register now for the latest updates: www.nutrition.org.uk/snack-tember...
June 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📢Register for Snack-tember!
Taking place for the first time in September 2025, the British Nutrition Foundation’s Snack-tember is all about healthier, more sustainable snacking.
Register now for the latest updates: www.nutrition.org.uk/snack-tember...
Taking place for the first time in September 2025, the British Nutrition Foundation’s Snack-tember is all about healthier, more sustainable snacking.
Register now for the latest updates: www.nutrition.org.uk/snack-tember...
Celebrating the launch of the new British Nutrition Foundation comprehensive Briefing Paper: Diet In Pregnancy
We are excited to announce our webinar series on Healthy Beginnings: Understanding why nutrition and healthy weight in pregnancy matters
Register now: www.nutrition.org.uk/training-and...
We are excited to announce our webinar series on Healthy Beginnings: Understanding why nutrition and healthy weight in pregnancy matters
Register now: www.nutrition.org.uk/training-and...
June 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Celebrating the launch of the new British Nutrition Foundation comprehensive Briefing Paper: Diet In Pregnancy
We are excited to announce our webinar series on Healthy Beginnings: Understanding why nutrition and healthy weight in pregnancy matters
Register now: www.nutrition.org.uk/training-and...
We are excited to announce our webinar series on Healthy Beginnings: Understanding why nutrition and healthy weight in pregnancy matters
Register now: www.nutrition.org.uk/training-and...
Less than one month to nominate for the British Nutrition Foundation Prize 2025!
The British Nutrition Foundation Prize is awarded annually to a person for their outstanding achievement in an area of nutrition over a number of years.
The British Nutrition Foundation Prize is awarded annually to a person for their outstanding achievement in an area of nutrition over a number of years.
April 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Less than one month to nominate for the British Nutrition Foundation Prize 2025!
The British Nutrition Foundation Prize is awarded annually to a person for their outstanding achievement in an area of nutrition over a number of years.
The British Nutrition Foundation Prize is awarded annually to a person for their outstanding achievement in an area of nutrition over a number of years.
Eating ‘Less but Better Meat’ is one strategy to help tackle the sustainability challenges around meat consumption, but what does it means?
Join us for a FREE webinar where experts will provide insights into what ‘less and better’ means when it comes to nutrition, health, and sustainability
Join us for a FREE webinar where experts will provide insights into what ‘less and better’ means when it comes to nutrition, health, and sustainability
April 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Eating ‘Less but Better Meat’ is one strategy to help tackle the sustainability challenges around meat consumption, but what does it means?
Join us for a FREE webinar where experts will provide insights into what ‘less and better’ means when it comes to nutrition, health, and sustainability
Join us for a FREE webinar where experts will provide insights into what ‘less and better’ means when it comes to nutrition, health, and sustainability
Many common health complaints are linked to the lower part of our digestive system – the large intestine. Diet can play an important part in managing some of these conditions.
April 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Many common health complaints are linked to the lower part of our digestive system – the large intestine. Diet can play an important part in managing some of these conditions.
Understanding protein
Many foods and supplements highlight their high protein content, but what does that mean?
👇 Read below for more information about protein nutrition claims
#protein #nutrition
Many foods and supplements highlight their high protein content, but what does that mean?
👇 Read below for more information about protein nutrition claims
#protein #nutrition
March 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Understanding protein
Many foods and supplements highlight their high protein content, but what does that mean?
👇 Read below for more information about protein nutrition claims
#protein #nutrition
Many foods and supplements highlight their high protein content, but what does that mean?
👇 Read below for more information about protein nutrition claims
#protein #nutrition
🌊Water is the most abundant constituent of the human body and regular fluid intake is essential for the body to function optimally. On average, water makes up around 60% of body weight in males, 50-55% for females; though this varies depending on age and body composition
March 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🌊Water is the most abundant constituent of the human body and regular fluid intake is essential for the body to function optimally. On average, water makes up around 60% of body weight in males, 50-55% for females; though this varies depending on age and body composition
Gut health is an important aspect of our overall health and wellbeing. Emerging research suggests a link with many other aspects of health, such as immunity, mental wellness and preventing some illnesses.
March 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Gut health is an important aspect of our overall health and wellbeing. Emerging research suggests a link with many other aspects of health, such as immunity, mental wellness and preventing some illnesses.
Awareness Month- Fibre February
🍞🥗Did you know adults in the UK are not consuming enough fibre? On average, we consume about 20g per day rather than the recommended 30g; so it’s important to understand how we can get more fibre into our diets.
🍞🥗Did you know adults in the UK are not consuming enough fibre? On average, we consume about 20g per day rather than the recommended 30g; so it’s important to understand how we can get more fibre into our diets.
February 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Awareness Month- Fibre February
🍞🥗Did you know adults in the UK are not consuming enough fibre? On average, we consume about 20g per day rather than the recommended 30g; so it’s important to understand how we can get more fibre into our diets.
🍞🥗Did you know adults in the UK are not consuming enough fibre? On average, we consume about 20g per day rather than the recommended 30g; so it’s important to understand how we can get more fibre into our diets.
Our research shows that communal dining can enhance access to healthy, sustainable meals and promote positive dietary changes.
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our research shows that communal dining can enhance access to healthy, sustainable meals and promote positive dietary changes.
🚨 Applications Open
The British Nutrition Foundation community award recognises an individual or a group that has undertaken a community initiative to support healthier eating in an underserved group(s) in the UK.
For more details and how to apply, visit www.nutrition.org.uk/about-us/awa...
The British Nutrition Foundation community award recognises an individual or a group that has undertaken a community initiative to support healthier eating in an underserved group(s) in the UK.
For more details and how to apply, visit www.nutrition.org.uk/about-us/awa...
February 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 Applications Open
The British Nutrition Foundation community award recognises an individual or a group that has undertaken a community initiative to support healthier eating in an underserved group(s) in the UK.
For more details and how to apply, visit www.nutrition.org.uk/about-us/awa...
The British Nutrition Foundation community award recognises an individual or a group that has undertaken a community initiative to support healthier eating in an underserved group(s) in the UK.
For more details and how to apply, visit www.nutrition.org.uk/about-us/awa...
🍽️Social dining is the practice of eating together with a group of people. These types of meals can take place in any private or public space but the focus is on sitting down, dining together and sharing food, conversation and building social connections.
Read more: foodcycle.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read more: foodcycle.org.uk/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🍽️Social dining is the practice of eating together with a group of people. These types of meals can take place in any private or public space but the focus is on sitting down, dining together and sharing food, conversation and building social connections.
Read more: foodcycle.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Read more: foodcycle.org.uk/wp-content/u...
In the UK, our diets fall short of recommendations for a healthy, balanced diet. We are, on average, eating too many of the nutrients/foods associated with poor health and too few of those associated with good health. Only around 1 in 3 UK adults achieve 5 A DAY.
February 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In the UK, our diets fall short of recommendations for a healthy, balanced diet. We are, on average, eating too many of the nutrients/foods associated with poor health and too few of those associated with good health. Only around 1 in 3 UK adults achieve 5 A DAY.