Salma Mehar
Specialist Diabetes Dietitian @London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
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WORK HISTORY
Specialist Diabetes Dietitian @London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
London, GB
Specialist Diabetes Dietitian with special interest in Ethnic Health
EDUCATION
London Metropolitan University
Bsc Human Nutrition & Dietetics
NHS Leadership Academy
Postgraduate diploma , Service improvement in the NHS
Ellen Wilkinson School
A-levels
ABOUT SALMA MEHAR
Salma Mehar RD, PGdip is a consultant dietitian working in the field of global nutrition, health and wellbeing. She is passionate about improving health through better nutrition, dietary habits and lifestyle. Salma’s experience spans over 20 years working with communities, researchers and health technology companies. Her work has been acknowledged by many organisations in the UK for improving health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and obesity, by Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation and the British Dietetic Association. Salma has won a number of awards for her ongoing work in developing educational resources to improve diabetes care and reduce health inequalities. These include the HSJ award, QIC award, and the PCD award at the European Diabetes Association. Salma is the founder of Nutrition Ed, which designs resources to educate and encourage healthy eating. Salma is an international speaker in dietetics and cultural health and has spoken at a number of international conferences. She has authored and co-authored a number of publications on diabetes care and digital diabetes and has written a number of resources on diet and Ramadan. She co-authored the nutrition chapter for the DAR- IDF guidelines and was the co-author for the award-winning \'Carbs and Cals book World Foods\'(2019), which is the first visual carbohydrate awareness resource developed for ethnic communities. Salma is currently working with Imperial College London and NHS England to evaluate the use of low-calorie diets in the remission of type 2 diabetes. Salma is also working on digital resources with a number of diabetes digital providers, including DiGibete, MyWayMyDiabetes, KnowDiabetes, and Carbs & Cals. Her work also extends across the globe. She works with various communities and charities teaching and developing educational tools and resources to improve the lives of local communities. She is currently teaching and working with Meethi Zindagi and the World Diabetes Federation to create the first digital educational platform in Pakistan, aimed at improving the lives of children living with type 1 diabetes in local communities. You can get in touch with Salma or find out more by emailing s••••••••@gmail.com
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