Orr was awarded Nobel Peace Prize[3] for his commitment to nutrition and his role in setting up the Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations.
Mark Hollingsworth is the CEO of The Nutrition Society, a position he has held since July 2014.
[12] Becoming a member is open to those interested in human or animal nutrition, with no specific qualifications required.
The honorary fellows are: Sir George Alberti, Margaret Ashwell, Judith Buttriss, Albert Flynn, Keith Frayn, Catherine Geissler, Michael Gibney, Leif Hambraeus, Jo Hautvast, Alan A Jackson, W Philip James, Barbara Livingstone, John Mathers, Geraldine McNeill, D Joe Millward, Hilary J Powers, Ann Prentice, Sean Strain, Alison E Tedstone, Paul Trayhurn, Mark L. Wahlqvist, John F. Webster, Roger G. Whitehead, Christine Williams, Margaret Gill, Clyde Williams, and Chris Seal.
Through this initiative, the society ensures that nutritional research is represented and considered in the UK parliament and reinforcing the importance of this field in shaping public policy.