Background

Following a management career in business, Jane trained as a Nutritional Therapist at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in Putney.  She runs a busy nutrition practice in London and is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor for the BSc Nutritional Therapy degree course at the University of Westminster.  She currently completing a MSc in Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey.

Jane’s areas of special interest include nutrition for endurance sports, weight management, eating disorders, hormonal imbalance and mental health, although she deals with a wide range of conditions in her clinic. 

For businesses, Jane runs ‘Health at Work’ - a seminar programme that considers how nutrition can help deal with the pressures of working life.   She also delivers a number of professional training programmes for the National Centre for Eating Disorders.

Research Interests

• Dietary practices amonst club level endurance athletes
• Thyroid and adrenal function
• Nutritional therapy in the context of sports medicine

Current Research / Ongoing Projects

Preparation of dissertation for MSc in Nutritional Medicine, University of Surrey investigating whether dietary practices amongst club level runners training for the London Marathon 2010 meet commonly accepted guidelines for the composition of diets during marathon training.

Selected Publications

Nodder, J.,  Compromised Adrenal & Thyroid Function.  In:  Biochemical Imbalances in Disease.   Nicole, L., Clayton, M., (eds.) London: Jessica Kingsley.  Publication due 2009.

Nodder, J., (2008). Nutritional Approaches to the Management of Eating Disorders and Eating Distress.  In:  Nutrition and mental health: a handbook.  Watts M., (ed.) Brighton: Pavilion, pp127-142.

Currin L, Waller G, Treasure J, Nodder J, Stone C, Yeomans M, Schmidt U., (2007). The use of guidelines for dissemination of "best practice" in primary care of patients with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 40, (5), 476-9.

Nodder, J., (2004). Nutritional Approaches to Eating Disorders. Nutrition Review .

Nodder, J., (2004). Solving the Riddle of Eating Disorders. In: Holford P, The new optimum nutrition bible. London: Piatkus, pp. 325-328.

Conference Presentations or/and Other Publications

June 2009:  Eating Disorders, Nutrition & Identity.  Association of University & College Counsellors, Annual Conference, University of Chichester

April 2009:  Nutritional Approaches to the Management of Eating Disorders and Eating Distress.  Pavilion Conferences, London

February 2004: The Treatment & Management of  Eating Disorders - Understanding the NICE Guidelines  Eating Disorders Assocation Carers Conference, London

June 2004: Nutritional Approaches to Eating Disorders. Optimum Nutrition for the Mind Conference, London

Research Groups / Key Appointments

• Jan 2007-present: British Association for Nutritional Therapy & Applied Nutrition (BANT) – member of the Ethics Committee
• Sept 2005-Dec 2006: Chair, British Association for Nutritional Therapy & Applied Nutrition (BANT) Ethics Committee.
• March 2003 – Present: Nutritional Supervisor for counsellors, psychotherapists and other health professionals at the National Centre for Eating Disorders