Consultancy. Sue Baic, MSc, is a qualified dietitian and nutritionist. She has worked for over ten years as a nutrition consultant providing evidence-based and up-to-date nutritional advice and support to corporate clients including advertising, marketing, media, Public Relations, consumer watchdog organisations, the food industry and in publishing and reviewing.
Nutritional services available:
Recipe analysis and menu planning.
Sue is experienced in full and accurate nutritional analysis of individual diets, recipes, menus and meal plans. She can provide information for a variety of commercial and private uses.
Public speaking, lecturing and training.
Sue has presented on a variety of key nutritional topics to the public (including the Cheltenham Festival of Science, Eden Project Food Awareness Week, Café Scientifique) at national conferences (British Dietetic Association National Conference, Primary Care, Primary Care Live, Nutrition & Health, Medical Women’s Federation)and provides regular training to NHS staff including the BJPCN Practice Nurse Training Programme and in Primary Care settings. She is a part time Teaching Fellow in Nutrition and Public Health at Bristol University and also provides sessions on corporate wellness and staff development focusing on diet and health.
Writing.
Sue writes for both health professionals and the consumer press and develops leaflets and other consumer resources translating nutrition science into practical advice. For some recent examples please go to:
www.bjpcn-cardiovascular.com/download/2457
www.bjpcn-cardiovascular.com/download/2688
www.practice-management.net (PDF file)
Sue is a media spokesperson for the Science media Centre, the Univeristy of Bristol and the British Dietetic Association (www.bda.uk.com) and an active member of their Public Relations committee. She has undergone media training and has considerable experience with interviews and consultancy including TV (BBC1: Don’t Die Young, Breakfast News); BBC 2: The Truth About Food, What’s Really in our Food?; Channel 4: Diet Doctors; ITV: The Good Health Guideand CBBC: Top Ten of Everything) and radio (BBC Radio 2: Chris Evans; BBC Radio 4: The Today programme; BBC Radio 5 Live; BBC Radio Bristol and the BBC World Service). She has also written for women's magazines, popular press, consumer and trade magazines including Yours magazine (a regular nutrition column), Health and Fitness (regular reviewer) Zest, Men’s Health, The Observer, The Daily Mail and The Independent). See some recents news items on the Links page.
Sue was the Clinical director for BBC diet trials - a scientific trial to test the success of commercial weight loss treatments. Click HERE. Full results published in the British Medical Journal. Click HERE.
Sports Nutrition
Sue is a keen runner and member of The Town and Country Harriers and The Hash House Harriers.