About me

Dr Kawther Hashem is a multi-ward winning Registered Nutritionist with over 15 years of experience in the field, working across diverse sectors including the food industry, non-governmental organisations, academia and with clients. She is incredibly passionate about helping everyone overcome barriers to healthy eating, she can help you do this for yourself, for your clients or for your audience.

She is the founder of Dr Kawther Nutrition clinic, working with clients on healthy eating and weight management, particularly those from ethnic minorities, where the general nutrition advice is often not as applicable.

Kawther has a BSc in Nutrition from King’s College London, a MSc in Food Policy from City University of London and a PhD in Preventive Medicine focusing on sugar reduction from Queen Mary University of London.

Kawther is also a Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at Queen Mary University of London and leads the research and impact work of the action on sugar workstream.

Kawther’s research background and interests focus on the impact of nutrition policies on food and drink composition. Notable areas of interest include the effects of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, the UK Government’s sugar and calorie reduction programmes, restrictions on promotions and advertising for high-fat, salt, and sugar foods and the use of nutrition claims and child-appealing packaging on products.

Kawther is also a visiting lecturer on nutrition and food policy at several UK universities and is regularly invited to comment on nutrition topics and food policy in the media.