Amanda Johnson (née Wynne) is a registered New Zealand dietitian. She is approachable and friendly, and enjoys helping people change their diet, improve their health, and live their life to the full. She has had many years of experience working in the field of health and nutrition.
Here is some information about Amanda’s background, qualifications and experience:
- BSc (hons) Catering and Applied Nutrition.
- PG Diploma Dietetics (Distinction).
- MSc Health Sciences (Distinction).
- New Zealand Registered Dietitian.
- Member of Dietitians New Zealand Inc.
- National Media Spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association (2003-2006).
- Previously, Executive Director of the New Zealand Dietetic Association, now rebranded as Dietitians New Zealand Inc (2001-2002).
- Author of The Power of Positive Eating, a comprehensive and successful guide to weight loss, New Zealand (2002) and UK (2003) editions.
- Author of Nutrition: a handbook for Community Nurses (2001).
- Editor of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force Report on Obesity (1999).
- Contributor to the ‘Ask the Expert’ section of Healthy Food Guide magazine.
- Author of many magazine articles, leaflets, brochures, fact sheets and reports on health and nutrition issues.
- Media commentator on nutrition and health - interviewed on numerous occasions on TV and on the radio, and by newspapers and magazines, providing expert opinion on current diet and nutrition issues.
- Media advisor to the New Zealand Science Media Centre (2008 onwards), specialising in nutrition and health issues.
- Contributor to the Sciblogs webstite, which brings together the best science bloggers in the country, where she provides commentary on nutrition and health issues.
- Course tutor and author of the Xperts food allergens and special dietary needs online course, aimed at the food service industry (2011 onwards).
- Mother of two young children, with personal experience of many dietary challenges - for example, losing post-pregnancy weight and feeding fussy little eaters.
