David Mela’s career spans over 40 years in academic, industry, and public health nutrition, including membership of the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition from 2005-2025. He has more than 120 professional publications, mainly in eating behaviour, energy balance and metabolic health. Several of these publications resulted from his involvement as a member and Chair of ILSI Europe Task Forces. Since retiring in 2019 as a Senior Scientist in Unilever, he has remained active in various research, advisory, and consultancy roles. David is a Registered Nutritionist and Fellow of the Association for Nutrition.