Instructor

David Mela followed his PhD in nutrition with a 40-year academic and industry research career in the USA, UK and The Netherlands. He has published >120 professional papers, mainly in eating behaviour, energy balance and metabolic health, with much of this work arising from academic-industry collaborations. Since retiring from Unilever in 2019, he has remained active as a consultant/advisor to commercial, academic and public health organisations, and has been a member of the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition since 2005. David is a Registered Nutritionist (Nutrition Science, Public Health) and Fellow of the Association for Nutrition.