Anita MacDonald is the Consultant Dietitian in Inherited Metabolic Disorders at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and an Honorary Professor in Dietetics at Plymouth University, UK. She has a wealth of experience in pediatric dietetics, having worked as a clinical dietetic specialist for over 40 years. She is a member of numerous UK and international committees. She is on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the ESPKU and a member of the Medical Advisory Committee for the NSPKU. She is an active researcher on phenylketonuria and has a number of Ph.D. and Master's students. She has lectured in more than 40 different countries on topics relating to nutrition