Prof Mary Flynn     @drmaryflynn

Mary Flynn is chief specialist in public health nutrition at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and is a visiting professor at the University of Ulster. She has extensive experience in the development and management of nutrition programmes in Ireland, Canada and the Middle East. Mary’s work on childhood obesity has been highlighted by the World Health Organisation.

She led the research teams that established the evidencen base for healthy eating and infant feeding guidelines in Ireland. She leads the calories-on-menus initiative, including the development of MenuCal, a free online system to help businesses support consumers in making healthy choices and as an obesity prevention strategy.  In 2014 she was awarded the inaugural Public Health Nutrition Medal by the Nutrition Society.