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Lynne Garton

Lynne Garton BSc (Hons), RD is a qualified nutritionist and dietician with over 19 years experience in food, diet and health. She has a first class degree in Nutrition and a Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics from King’s College, London and has worked within the NHS and in industry. She now runs her own nutrition practice, providing consultancy to various organisations and associations and to the media, and running programmes for corporate clients.

Lynne Garton, BSc (Hons), RD has over 19 years experience in food, diet and health. She practised as a clinical dietician in acute and community health settings for six years within the NHS and then moved into industry where she was responsible for launching a range of medical nutrition products to healthcare professionals. 

Passionate about communicating the role of good nutrition towards positive health and well-being, Lynne now runs her own nutrition practice, Alimenta Ltd, providing consultancy and dietetic services to the media and a number of organisations and associations. She also runs nutrition and well-being programmes for corporate clients and speaks at and chairs professional nutrition conferences. Her philosophy is to provide nutritional advice that is based on sound science, yet is practical and realistic for today’s way of life.

Appointments

Director, Alimenta Ltd, 2000 onwards

Product Manager, Novartis Consumer Health, Medical Nutrition Division, 1996-1999

Senior Community Dietitian, West London Healthcare NHS Trust, 1994-1996

Senior Cardiothoracic Dietician, St. George’s Hospital, 1992-1994

Dietician, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, 1991-1992

Education and qualifications

BSc (Hons, First Class) Nutrition, King’s College, London University (1989)

Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics (Distinction), King’s College, London University (1990)

Winner of the 1990 Van Den Berghs Prize in Dietetics, Kings College, London University

Advanced Certificate in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (1998)

Membership of professional societies and institutes

British Dietetic Associations

American Dietetic Association

Nutrition Society

Health Professions Council

Dieticians in Obesity Management

Media roles

Editor of Complete Nutrition magazine (leading title for nutrition health professionals)

Educational articles for health professionals and consumers 

Dietetic consultant for TV programmes, including the Truth about Foods (BBC), Cook Yourself Thin (Channel 4) and Supersize versus Superskinny (Channel 4)

Contributions to national newspapers including the Daily Express.

Publications and articles

• Harland JI, Garton LE (2008) Whole-grain intake as a marker of healthy body weight and adiposity. Public Health Nutr. 11(6): 554-63

• Garton (2008) Role of Soy in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment. Complete Nutrition 8(6): 53-57

• Garton (2008) Get the whole of it! Achieving recommended intakes of whole grains. Complete Nutrition 8(5): 51- 54

• Garton (2008) Children’s bone health, calcium and Vitamin D: how much do nurses and health visitors know? Journal of Family Health Care 18(5): 175-177

• Garton (2006) Soya and Health: getting the facts straight. Nursing in Practice 27: 54-55

• Garton (2006) Nutrition through Life study day review. Complete Nutrition 6(3): 44-45

• Garton (2003) The Health Benefits of Tea. Health Matters 5(1): Si-iv

• Garton (2003) Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy; a practical guide. Complete Nutrition 3(4): 26-28

• Garton (2002) The Heart: Food for Thought… and Function. Functional Nutrition 2(1): 13-17 

• Garton (2002) Diet and Heart Health. Complete Nutrition 2(6): 23-25

 

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