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Tim Lang

b. 1948

British food policy professor

NutritionistUniversity teacher
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About Tim Lang

Born 1948. Tim Lang is a British nutritionist and university teacher.

Timothy Mark Lang (born January 1948) is Emeritus professor of food policy at City University London's Centre for Food Policy since 2002. He founded the Centre in 1994 and also founded the Cambridge Forum for Sustainability and the Environment.

In February 2024, Lang authored a report for the National Preparedness Commission on food security, specifically civil resilience in protecting the UK food supply.

Selected publications Atlas of Food (with E Millstone, Earthscan 2003/2008) Food Policy (with D Barling and M Caraher, Oxford University Press, 2009) Ecological Public Health (with Geof Rayner, Routledge Earthscan, 2012) Food Wars (with Michael Heasman, Routledge, 2015) Unmanageable Consumer (with Yiannis Gabriel, Sage, 2015) A Food Brexit: Time to get real (2017) (With Erik Millstone & Terry Marsden) "Coronavirus: rationing based on health, equity and decency now needed – food system expert", The Conversation, 2020. Feeding Britain, Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them. Penguin, 2020.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nutritionist, university teacher
Nationality
Education
University of Leeds
Employers
City, University of London
Also known as
Timothy Mark Lang

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Lang?

British food policy professor

When was Tim Lang born?

Tim Lang was born on 7 January 1948.

What is Tim Lang's occupation?

Tim Lang is a nutritionist and university teacher.

What nationality is Tim Lang?

Tim Lang is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tim Lang

· Wikidata: Q60697188

· DBpedia: Tim Lang (nutritionist)

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