Professor Karen Charlton is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia and registered Public Health Nutritionist. She teaches on the Nutrition & Dietetics programme in the School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences at the University of Wollongong. Karen has extensive international experience in research into successful ageing, prevention of non communicable diseases, and translation of research into policy. Her doctoral work in South Africa provided evidence for the country’s mandatory regulation for salt target levels in processed foods that was implemented (first country globally) in June 2016 and she continues to evaluate the effectiveness of this food policy. Karen also researches the effects of bioactives in plant foods on cognitive function. She has published over 250 publications, with co-authors from 17 countries.