12 Facts About Rosemary Stanton

Rosemary Stanton has been a regular guest on many TV programs, including The Investigators and the Checkout and was a presenter on Burke's Backyard.

Rosemary Stanton was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1998 for her services to community health.

Rosemary Stanton has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her many publications and role in public health, and is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales.

Rosemary Stanton took up a cadetship with the NSW Department of Health and studied Science, majoring in biochemistry and pharmaceutical Chemistry.

Rosemary Stanton then completed post-graduate qualifications in nutrition and dietetics at the University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Rosemary Stanton worked at the NSW Department of Health in University vacations from 1962 to 1966 and then permanently from 1966 to 1968.

Rosemary Stanton had a regular column in Cleo from its first issue and wrote for many other magazines.

Rosemary Stanton is well known for her criticism of sugary drinks, junk foods, supplements with unproven claims and has been described as "renowned for her no-nonsense approach to nutrition advice".

Rosemary Stanton is an advocate for the Stephanie Alexander School Kitchen Garden Program and for organic food, arguing that it has fewer contaminants and that production of organic food is less damaging to the environment.

Rosemary Stanton was a member of the National Health and Medical Research Council's Dietary Guidelines Working Committee, which revised the federal Department of Health's Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Rosemary Stanton received the Food Media Nutrition Writers Award in 2008,2001 and 1995.

Rosemary Stanton writes for The Conversation and is part of their Community Council.