Catherine Saxelby

Catherine Saxelby

at Foodwatch Nutrition Centre

Location
Sydney Area, Australia
Industry
Health, Wellness and Fitness

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Catherine Saxelby's Overview

Current
Past
  • Communication Consultant at Nexus Public Relations
  • Company Nutritionist at Allied Mills Australia
  • Lecturer in Nutrition & Food Science at Ryde Food & Hospitality College
  • Dietitian-Nutritionist at Bread Research Institute
  • Clinical Dietitian at Sydney Hospital
Education
  • University of Sydney
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Catherine Saxelby's Summary

Catherine Saxelby is a qualified dietitian and nutritionist who has researched and written on almost all aspects of healthy eating in a career spanning 25 years in public health, clinical dietetics, food industry and writing.

Her skill lies in translating the scientific into articles that the public can not only understand but find fascinating.

She is the Nutrition Editor for New Idea magazine and Healthy Food Guide and contributes nutrition articles to blogs, magazines and newspapers. Past contributions have been to Sunday Life (Sun-Herald), Healthwatch (Herald-Sun), Canberra Times, Readers Digest, Womens Weekly and Super Food Ideas.

She is the author of 9 books on nutrition including the best-selling Nutrition for Life (Hardie Grant), now in its 20th year of continuous publication with over 500 000 copies in print.

Specialties

Nutrition articles, presentations and media including:
• radio and television
• web-based communications
• social media marketing
• magazines and books

Catherine Saxelby's Experience

Nutritionist & Managing Director

Foodwatch Nutrition Centre (Self-employed)

Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry

January 1985Present (27 years 5 months)

Communication Consultant

Nexus Public Relations

January 1993December 1993 (1 year)

Company Nutritionist

Allied Mills Australia

May 1981December 1984 (3 years 8 months)

Lecturer in Nutrition & Food Science

Ryde Food & Hospitality College

January 1978December 1983 (6 years)

Dietitian-Nutritionist

Bread Research Institute

January 1976December 1980 (5 years)

Clinical Dietitian

Sydney Hospital

January 1975January 1976 (1 year 1 month)

Catherine Saxelby's Education

University of Sydney

19711974

Catherine Saxelby's Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

food, cooking, eating out, growing herbs, Pilates, fitness, tai chi, bush walking, new technology, colour, getting organised/de-cluttering, skiing, painting/art, travel

Groups and Associations:

Dietitians Association of Australia American Dietetic Association Nutrition Australia Australian Medical Writers Association Australian Society for the Study of Obesity Nutrition Society of Australia Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Australian Businesswomens Network

Honors and Awards:

Dietitians Association Award for Innovation in Nutrition Communication 2000
Food Media Club Best Nutrition Writing Award 2001 and 2003
Food Media Club Best Nutrition Writing Award runner-up 2004
Food Media Club Best Radio food segment Award 2007
(with James Valentine, Maeve O'Mara & Matt Moran)
Honorary Life Member of Nutrition Australia in 2002
Recognised Contributor,Media Spokesperson program DAA in 2009

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