BANT AGM and NED Science Forum 2025

In her role as a CEO Satu has the oversight of BANT operations and implementation of strategic objectives; as a Director, Satu works closely with BANT Council and Managers to support BANT members to achieve excellence in their clinical practice and when working in the wider application of nutrition and lifestyle sciences. Satu joined BANT Council in 2015.

Satu practises nutritional therapy in Hertfordshire. Satu previously gained a first-class BA degree and had a successful 25 year career in the corporate world with a focus on branding, and operational and business efficiencies through change management and business leadership, nationally and internationally.

Claire Sambolino is a Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and part-time Communications Manager for the British Association of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT), with over 20 years’ marketing experience. She blends nutritional therapy and health coaching in her clinical work and continues to provide corporate nutrition consultancy. In her BANT role, Claire is passionate about changing the nutritional landscape and promoting the profession; lobbying for nutrition practitioners to be recognised within the NHS.

Claire works online in her specialised field of metabolic health and cancer. She has an MSc in personalised nutrition and holds additional qualifications as a Metabolic Balance Coach ®, Dietary Educator, NLP coach, and has recently completed the Systems Approach to Cancer® Programme to qualify as an enhanced cancer nutrition practitioner. Claire integrates a food-first philosophy with nutritional science and behavioural change techniques to help clients make healthier choices for their health and wellbeing. 

Clare manages the BANT science and education member services. This includes the management of the Nutrition Evidence Database (NED), production of webinars and other educational resources for the member Learning Zone and the quality assurance of BANT member CPD. As the NED Managing Editor and as part of the NED Editorial Board, Clare is involved with database development, value-added resource production and regular dissemination of evidence-based material to BANT members and NED subscribers. This includes the content for the NED Journal and NED Infobites. She manages the NED Expert Review panel and a team of NED indexers, as well as leading the volunteer CPD committee and webinar team.

Clare is now devoting time to a research study to assess the impact of the practice of personalised nutrition by BANT NTPs on functional bowel disorders. Clare brings skills in project management developed over 20 years and experience of critical appraisal of nutrition research. She holds an MSc in Nutritional Therapy and as a CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist, has practices in Scotland and Cambridge, focusing on inflammatory arthritis and chronic pain. Previously, she worked in banking and finance in the UK before receiving an MSc in international development, and working in southern Africa managing rural finance schemes. Clare joined the BANT team in 2017 as Science and Education Manager.

In her role as a CEO Satu has the oversight of BANT operations and implementation of strategic objectives; as a Director, Satu works closely with BANT Council and Managers to support BANT members to achieve excellence in their clinical practice and when working in the wider application of nutrition and lifestyle sciences. Satu joined BANT Council in 2015.

Satu practises nutritional therapy in Hertfordshire. Satu previously gained a first-class BA degree and had a successful 25 year career in the corporate world with a focus on branding, and operational and business efficiencies through change management and business leadership, nationally and internationally.

Justin is a Professor of Nutritional Physiology applied to exercise and functional health within the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He is a longstanding BANT Registered Nutritionist, current Editor-in-Chief for the Nutrition Evidence Database (NED), and Chair of the Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC). He is also the current Senior Team Lead for Muscle, Performance and Recovery research within Medical and Nutritional Sciences for Danone Global Research & Innovation, Netherlands.

Ben is founder and director of the Nutritional Medicine Institute, an educational, advocacy and research group committed to advancing the science and practice of nutritional medicine. An internationally acclaimed lecturer, Ben is host of Positive Health Podcast, a guest lecturer on Nutritional Therapy, and regularly speaks at major educational institutions and international conferences for health professionals.

Ben is a consultant for Pure Encapsulations. He is editor of the Nutritional Medicine Journal, contributing editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition Magazine, author of The Digestive Health Solution, has contributed textbook chapters, and had research published in journals including Gastrointestinal Disorders, Alternative Therapies Health and Medicine, Nutrients, and Nutrition Reviews.

Tanya Borowski has spent the past two decades studying nutrition, human biology, functional medicine & women's health educations. She has empowered thousands with her workshops, retreats, 1:1 clinical work and practitioner programmes. As a BANT registered nutritional therapy practitioner and Institute for Functional Medicine certified practitioner she is dedicated to helping women reduce their risk for chronic disease and ill health. Tanya also provides professionally accredited masterclass training for clinical practitioners who want to develop their skills in the areas of thyroid health, women’s hormone health and digestive health. Tanya regularly lectures for the College of Naturopathic Medicine, The Institute for Optimum Nutrition and The University of Worcester. In 2025 Tanya is honoured to be lecturing as part of a new functional medicine programme established by Datis Kharrazian. Tanya is the Head of Education for Amrita Nutrition.

Dr. Michelle Barrow is the Academic Team Director and Clinical Director at CNELM. Michelle also supervises PhD students at the University of Central Lancaster, Middlesex University and the University of West London. Michelle completed a Doctorate in Professional Studies (DProf) in 2019, titled "Leading transformation in Personalised Nutrition Practice". Her doctoral research included the construction of clinical tools to enable the development of a new evidence base for personalised nutrition practice in obesity management. She strives to develop the evidence base to support personalised nutrition practice through her academic work, research supervision, post-doctoral research, and publication. She is published in many scientific journals, including Autoimmunity Reviews, Nutrition Reviews and Current Research in Food and Nutrition.

Clare manages the BANT science and education member services. This includes the management of the Nutrition Evidence Database (NED), production of webinars and other educational resources for the member Learning Zone and the quality assurance of BANT member CPD. As the NED Managing Editor and as part of the NED Editorial Board, Clare is involved with database development, value-added resource production and regular dissemination of evidence-based material to BANT members and NED subscribers. This includes the content for the NED Journal and NED Infobites. She manages the NED Expert Review panel and a team of NED indexers, as well as leading the volunteer CPD committee and webinar team.

Clare is now devoting time to a research study to assess the impact of the practice of personalised nutrition by BANT NTPs on functional bowel disorders. Clare brings skills in project management developed over 20 years and experience of critical appraisal of nutrition research. She holds an MSc in Nutritional Therapy and as a CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist, has practices in Scotland and Cambridge, focusing on inflammatory arthritis and chronic pain. Previously, she worked in banking and finance in the UK before receiving an MSc in international development, and working in southern Africa managing rural finance schemes. Clare joined the BANT team in 2017 as Science and Education Manager.

Justin is a Professor of Nutritional Physiology applied to exercise and functional health within the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. He is a longstanding BANT Registered Nutritionist, current Editor-in-Chief for the Nutrition Evidence Database (NED), and Chair of the Nutritional Therapy Education Commission (NTEC). He is also the current Senior Team Lead for Muscle, Performance and Recovery research within Medical and Nutritional Sciences for Danone Global Research & Innovation, Netherlands.

Tanya Borowski has spent the past two decades studying nutrition, human biology, functional medicine & women's health educations. She has empowered thousands with her workshops, retreats, 1:1 clinical work and practitioner programmes. As a BANT registered nutritional therapy practitioner and Institute for Functional Medicine certified practitioner she is dedicated to helping women reduce their risk for chronic disease and ill health. Tanya also provides professionally accredited masterclass training for clinical practitioners who want to develop their skills in the areas of thyroid health, women’s hormone health and digestive health. Tanya regularly lectures for the College of Naturopathic Medicine, The Institute for Optimum Nutrition and The University of Worcester. In 2025 Tanya is honoured to be lecturing as part of a new functional medicine programme established by Datis Kharrazian. Tanya is the Head of Education for Amrita Nutrition.

Ben is founder and director of the Nutritional Medicine Institute, an educational, advocacy and research group committed to advancing the science and practice of nutritional medicine. An internationally acclaimed lecturer, Ben is host of Positive Health Podcast, a guest lecturer on Nutritional Therapy, and regularly speaks at major educational institutions and international conferences for health professionals.

Ben is a consultant for Pure Encapsulations. He is editor of the Nutritional Medicine Journal, contributing editor of Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition Magazine, author of The Digestive Health Solution, has contributed textbook chapters, and had research published in journals including Gastrointestinal Disorders, Alternative Therapies Health and Medicine, Nutrients, and Nutrition Reviews.

Dr. Michelle Barrow is the Academic Team Director and Clinical Director at CNELM. Michelle also supervises PhD students at the University of Central Lancaster, Middlesex University and the University of West London. Michelle completed a Doctorate in Professional Studies (DProf) in 2019, titled "Leading transformation in Personalised Nutrition Practice". Her doctoral research included the construction of clinical tools to enable the development of a new evidence base for personalised nutrition practice in obesity management. She strives to develop the evidence base to support personalised nutrition practice through her academic work, research supervision, post-doctoral research, and publication. She is published in many scientific journals, including Autoimmunity Reviews, Nutrition Reviews and Current Research in Food and Nutrition.

Clare manages the BANT science and education member services. This includes the management of the Nutrition Evidence Database (NED), production of webinars and other educational resources for the member Learning Zone and the quality assurance of BANT member CPD. As the NED Managing Editor and as part of the NED Editorial Board, Clare is involved with database development, value-added resource production and regular dissemination of evidence-based material to BANT members and NED subscribers. This includes the content for the NED Journal and NED Infobites. She manages the NED Expert Review panel and a team of NED indexers, as well as leading the volunteer CPD committee and webinar team.

Clare is now devoting time to a research study to assess the impact of the practice of personalised nutrition by BANT NTPs on functional bowel disorders. Clare brings skills in project management developed over 20 years and experience of critical appraisal of nutrition research. She holds an MSc in Nutritional Therapy and as a CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist, has practices in Scotland and Cambridge, focusing on inflammatory arthritis and chronic pain. Previously, she worked in banking and finance in the UK before receiving an MSc in international development, and working in southern Africa managing rural finance schemes. Clare joined the BANT team in 2017 as Science and Education Manager.