Free BNF webinar - a Sweet Solution: Can low calorie sweeteners help us to reduce our sugars intake?

: BNF Free Webinar ‘A sweet solution’ – Can low calorie sweeteners help us to reduce our sugars intake? Wednesday 16th May 2018  1- 2pm (BST)

 

Sugars and sweeteners are an important nutrition and diet-related topic in Europe, and identified by EU Member States as a priority nutrition area with regards to public health and prevention of non-communicable disease.

 

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) is hosting a free lunchtime webinar which can be accessed live or on demand at a later date. You can register for the webinar here

 

The programme is set out below:

 

• Setting the scene – the public health context
  British Nutrition Foundation
• What should you say when asked whether low-calorie sweeteners help with weight management in adults?

• The Academic insight - the evidence
  Prof Peter Rogers, University of Bristol
• The Dietetic insight – the practical approach
  Dr Duane Mellor, Coventry University and BDA
• The sweet tooth hypothesis and other sweetener controversies
  Prof Katherine Appleton, Bournemouth University  

• Emerging Research: New studies being undertaken
  Dr Una Masic, University of Liverpool

 

We do hope that this is of interest to you.

 

Please do pass on these details to any of your colleagues who you think might find the topic of interest.

 

Best wishes

 

Helena

 

 

Helena Gibson-Moore BSc (Hons) RNutr (PH) 

Nutrition Scientist

 

British Nutrition Foundation

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