Tom Sanders

Tom Sanders graduated from Queen Elizabeth College (University of London) and worked for the UNICEF in Indonesia for two years prior to pursuing an academic career. He was appointed Professor of Nutrition & Dietetics at King’s College London in 1994.

His research career has focused on the effects of dietary fat in relation to cardiovascular health and he has a long term interest in the health of vegetarians (particularly vegans) and in food safety. Much of his research has been concerned with polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to health, although more recently he has turned attention to the effects of fatty acid chain length and triacylglycerol structure. Besides evaluating effects on lipid metabolism, much of his research has been concerned with the effects of dietary fats on haemostatic function.
Much of his recent research has been leading large randomized controlled trials to modify risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes: these include the OPTILIP, RISCK, MARINA and CRESSIDA.

He is a regular contributor to television and radio and a commentator on issues concerned with food in the press. He has published over 250 scientific papers and written several books on food and health.

He is the honorary Nutritional Director of HEART UK and Scientific Governor and Trustee of the British Nutrition Foundation. He was a member of the expert panel of the World Health Organization/Food and Agricultural Organization Joint Expert Consultation on the role of fatty acid in human nutrition.