Dr Anneline Padayachee Travels from Brisbane, QLD

Dr. Anneline is on a mission to bust food and nutrition myths. To her, food is more than just filling bellies, and nutrition isn’t limited to weight loss or fitness trends. It’s about food security, sustainability, the economy, and national health. Nutrition fuels every cell in our bodies, shaping everything from DNA repair to disease outcomes. Anneline believes that knowing better means doing better—for researchers, farmers, the food industry, consumers, and policymakers alike.

With an Honours degree majoring in epidemiology and a PhD in nutritional food science, Anneline has practical experience bridging industry, research, and academia. She’s internationally recognised for her expertise in food processing, digestive health, and nutrition equality, and she translates science into actionable strategies for farmers, industry leaders, and consumers. Her accolades include being named a Future Food Leader by FIAL, Australia’s Best Performing Science Communicator, and one of the country’s Top 50 cutting-edge female scientists. Anneline is also a professional member of the Nutrition Society of Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST), sits on the Australian Academy of Science’s National committees for Nutrition and Agriculture and Food, and is recognised as a Global Expert with the International Science Council.

Her personal journey of overcoming life-threatening health challenges cemented her belief in the power of food, nutrition, and farming to drive health outcomes. Today, Anneline is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and writer, passionately advocating for food’s role in better health and nutrition equality.

Anneline's expertise covers the following food related topics:

- Processing technology

- Nutrient and food composition

- Digestive processes, including the 2nd brain and the gut microbiome

- Food factors that affect growth and development, immunity and fertility

- Sustainable agricultural practices

- Food and pleasure

Nick-named "The Simple Scientist" by a journalist, Anneline's superpower is being able to communicate complex research with consumer behaviour and social trends into a simple relatable, engaging narrative.