Childhood Obesity

Our expertise and experience in the field of nutrition and childhood obesity underpin our consultancy services. We bring together a dedicated team of professionals delivering consultancy to the public and private sector. Our team can provide consultancy services in the following specialist areas:

• Childhood Obesity
• Child Nutrition
• School Food
• Development, implementation and evaluation of dietary interventions
• Development and design of nutrition strategies
• Nutritional consultations and dietary analysis
• Analysis of dietary data and food choice data
• Diet and nutrition surveys of workforces

Prof Pinki Sahota, who heads up the consultancy unit, is Deputy Chair of The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) and co-chair of the Regional ASO group. She has also been working as a consultant for Danone Baby Nutrition. She also chairs the expert group for the "Feeding for Life" Foundation which supports the education of early year practitioners and health and social care practitioners, working with infants and families.

In addition, we are proud to be members of the British Dietetics Association and the Association for Nutrition (AfN). This membership provides our clients with the assurance that our experts meet the rigorous standards of competence and professionalism set by the respective codes of conduct.

Our University has state-of-the-art laboratories; some of these facilities are available for hire.

We have worked with a variety of clients, regionally, nationally and internationally on projects. These include the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions addressing nutrition to improve public health and reduce health inequalities in a wide variety of settings.

Examples of clients we have worked for previously include:

• Baby Food Manufacturers
• Primary Care Trusts
• Local Authorities
• Schools
• Catering Providers
• Charitable Foundations
• Pharmaceutical Companies
• Food Manufacturers

If you have a specific project you would like to discuss or, for general information about our consultancy services please contact the University Enterprise Office on 0113 81 21904.