The Scottish Group of the McCarrison Society was founded in 1981 and holds meetings on nutritional issues particularly relevant to Scottish conditions, more readily accessible to the many Members of the McCarrison Society resident in Scotland and the North of England. 

October Meeting, speaker Dr Kieran Yuohy

"Probiotics and Prebiotics" and

Annual General Meeting, Wednesday 17th October,

at Perth Royal Infirmary 5.30pm

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The Spring 2007 meeting was held on Saturday 11 May 2007 

at the Quaker meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh at 2pm. 

The speaker was Prof. Michael Crawford, our UK Chairman and his topic was
"Nutrition as the Driving Force in Evolution - Implications for future health and ability"

Admission by donation.

We have a Scottish website at www.foodforhealthscotland.org and recent additions include an article on Scottish Group founder Walter Yellowlees's 90th birthday party and pieces about pioneering nutritionists W Price and F Pottenger (at bottom of page)

You can contact the Scottish Group Chair, Dr Cedric de Voil, here

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