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Biography
Alison Tedstone RNutr FAfN (born April 1961) is Chief Nutritionist (National Director of Diet & Obesity) at Public Health England (PHE).
Early life
She was born Alison Jackson. She has a BSc and PhD from the University of London. She conducted research into nutrition at the University of Oxford.
Career
She is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist. She is a founding fellow of the Association for Nutrition (AfN).
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
She was an academic at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Food Standards Agency
She joined the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2001, working there until 2010, becoming Head of Nutrition Science.
Public Health England
She became Chief Nutritionist at PHE. Work includes the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. she gives evidence to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).
Personal life
She married Barry Tedstone in May 1996 in the Borough of Halton (Runcorn), Cheshire.