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This is a LIVE webinar and Q&A Session.
This event will be recorded - so if you can't attend live, your booking will allow you to access it afterwards.
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
6.00 - 7.30 pm (BST)
With our speakers Dr Emma Derbyshire, TC Callis and Dr Alex Richardson
About this event
Malnutrition in early life has become a public health crisis hiding in plain sight, and it has profound consequences for the developing brain.
The National Diet & Nutrition Survey (NDNS) reveals a stark reality: a significant majority of the population - particularly children, adolescents, and pregnant women - fail to meet even the minimum recommended intakes for certain critical brain nutrients.
Why This Event Matters
Good nutrition matters at all ages, but the first 1,000 days of life from conception represent a critical "sensitive window" where nutrition is fundamental to building the brain and nervous system.
Sub-optimal nutrient supplies during this period can raise lifelong risks for physical and mental ill health.
You Will Learn
- How national nutrition surveys show malnutrition is going from bad to worse in the UK - and why it matters for mental health, wellbeing and performance
- Why nutrition of women of childbearing age is of particular concern given its critical importance for lifelong health outcomes
- How some "neglected nutrients" vital for brain development and function are not even being tracked
- Which specific nutrient shortfalls are relevant to developmental conditions such as ADHD and dyslexia, and child behaviour and learning in general.
- What simple changes we could all make to help improve matters - as members of the public, professionals or policymakers.
Who Should Attend
- Professionals, researchers and students in any of the many disciplines involved in nutrition and health or allied areas
- Charities, support groups or other organisations with an interest in improving physical or mental health
- And anyone else interested in preventative and person-centred approaches to healthcare and wellbeing - for personal or professional reasons.
About the Speaker(s)
Dr Emma Derbyshire has a degree in Nutritional Biochemistry, a PhD in Human Nutrition (specialising in Maternal Nutrition), and is a Registered Public Health Nutritionist with a very impressive list of peer-reviewed research publications to her name, as well as several books.
Her clear and friendly presentation style is highly accessible – and she is a frequent contributor to the media, and a popular speaker for public and professional as well as academic audiences. Emma’s most recently released book is on 'Nutrition for ADHD and Dyslexia: Unlocking the Potential for Learning and Wellbeing' – aimed at meeting the needs of the many individuals, families and professionals looking for evidence-based guidance in this area.
TC Callis has varied and extensive experience in the areas of food and nutrition including 8 years working for the UK Food Standards Agency, and the regulation of food supplements, nutrition and health claims, GM and novel foods, and food additives.
Whilst working as the Food Supplements Regulatory Manager for a trade association TC raised the profile of vitamin D insufficiency at national level and initiated and drove a collaborative project with the UK food supplements industry and government to gain a health claim at EU level on folic acid reducing the risk of neural tube defects.
She is the author of 'The Building Blocks of Life: A Nutrition Foundation for Healthcare Professionals'.
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