Nutrition Surveys and Studies collaborative programme
Lead Research Organisation:
MRC Centre Cambridge
Abstract
Understanding the relationship between nutrition and health requires detailed measurements of food and drink habits and the health status of the population at large. Specific research studies may also need to be conducted to test whether certain policy interventions have the desired effect. This evidence can then be used to monitor and develop policies to improve health.
Activities include the national collection of information on dietary habits and on the health of the public, often including collecting samples of blood or urine. This may involve liaison with hospitals around the country or using mobile clinics. This requires very rigorous procedures to ensure the data is collected appropriately and handled confidentially and we have developed many new procedures to do so. EWL’s specialist teams analyse information to understand dietary habits and our laboratories are able to measure a very broad range of nutrients in the body. We write reports detailing the results, often for government and these are used to inform the development of public health policy. For example, data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey is used to identify any deficiencies in specific nutrients, perhaps in particular sub-groups of the population and to monitor changes over time. We are also involved in measuring the response to a micronutrient supplementation in Africa.
Activities include the national collection of information on dietary habits and on the health of the public, often including collecting samples of blood or urine. This may involve liaison with hospitals around the country or using mobile clinics. This requires very rigorous procedures to ensure the data is collected appropriately and handled confidentially and we have developed many new procedures to do so. EWL’s specialist teams analyse information to understand dietary habits and our laboratories are able to measure a very broad range of nutrients in the body. We write reports detailing the results, often for government and these are used to inform the development of public health policy. For example, data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey is used to identify any deficiencies in specific nutrients, perhaps in particular sub-groups of the population and to monitor changes over time. We are also involved in measuring the response to a micronutrient supplementation in Africa.
Technical Summary
The Nutrition Surveys and Studies (NSS) collaborative programme to contribute to the evidence base of policy, particularly through participation in the UK nutrition surveys. MRC EWL (and previously HNR) has a long history of involvement in population nutrition studies and surveys including the UK’s National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS), sodium (salt surveys) and one-off specialist surveys such as the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (DNSIYC, 2008-11), as well as specific contributions to externally led research. Activities also include provision of specialist research expertise for external groups (including MRC investments) enabling the examination of nutrition and diet in conjunction with lifestyle and other environmental factors to understand influences on health. In addition we contribute to international harmonisation programmes (e.g. Vitamin D Standardisation Programme, VDSP NIH).
The NSS programme is predominantly externally funded. The primary activity is the NDNS Rolling Programme (RP) Years 1-10 (2008 – 2018), funded by Public Health England (PHE), UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. MRC EWL provide the scientific lead and all nutritional components; the survey is delivered in partnership with National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the University of Cambridge (Y10). This work, including measures of food consumption, nutrient intake and nutritional status and measurement of energy expenditure by doubly-labelled water, forms the backbone of the UK nutrition surveillance programme. These data underpin health risk assessment, the evaluation of government health recommendations and allow analysis of the ways diet and nutrition differ across the population and change over time. MRC EWL outputs include interpretation and production of detailed results reports, analysis of trends in intake and status, focused reports on issues of specific public health priority and detailed methodological reporting. As part of the UK nutrition survey programme, we also undertake population representative assessments of salt intake in adults aged 19-64yrs in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, through measurement of sodium excretion in 24h urine collections.
NSS Activities are delivered through EWL’s nutritional specialisms, most often carried out in collaboration with or on behalf of external partners, including government departments and agencies, other academic and clinical research groups, and industry. We focus the provision of nutritional expertise, advice and techniques for population and public health initiatives of high relevance and importance. We support robust collection of data in the field, provide analysis of dietary and biochemical data and delivery of datasets and reports, against rigorous quality standards, including provision of high-level scientific oversight and methodological innovation in the areas of dietary assessment and measurements of nutritional status. Other activities include international collaborations, primarily through the MRC International Nutrition Group to measure micronutrient status in observational cohorts and intervention studies, such as trials of early nutrition and immune development in The Gambia.
The NSS programme is predominantly externally funded. The primary activity is the NDNS Rolling Programme (RP) Years 1-10 (2008 – 2018), funded by Public Health England (PHE), UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. MRC EWL provide the scientific lead and all nutritional components; the survey is delivered in partnership with National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and the University of Cambridge (Y10). This work, including measures of food consumption, nutrient intake and nutritional status and measurement of energy expenditure by doubly-labelled water, forms the backbone of the UK nutrition surveillance programme. These data underpin health risk assessment, the evaluation of government health recommendations and allow analysis of the ways diet and nutrition differ across the population and change over time. MRC EWL outputs include interpretation and production of detailed results reports, analysis of trends in intake and status, focused reports on issues of specific public health priority and detailed methodological reporting. As part of the UK nutrition survey programme, we also undertake population representative assessments of salt intake in adults aged 19-64yrs in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, through measurement of sodium excretion in 24h urine collections.
NSS Activities are delivered through EWL’s nutritional specialisms, most often carried out in collaboration with or on behalf of external partners, including government departments and agencies, other academic and clinical research groups, and industry. We focus the provision of nutritional expertise, advice and techniques for population and public health initiatives of high relevance and importance. We support robust collection of data in the field, provide analysis of dietary and biochemical data and delivery of datasets and reports, against rigorous quality standards, including provision of high-level scientific oversight and methodological innovation in the areas of dietary assessment and measurements of nutritional status. Other activities include international collaborations, primarily through the MRC International Nutrition Group to measure micronutrient status in observational cohorts and intervention studies, such as trials of early nutrition and immune development in The Gambia.
Organisations
- MRC Centre Cambridge, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- English Institute of Sport, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- VU University Medical Center (Collaboration)
- National Safety Associates (USA) (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- General Medical Council (GMC) (Collaboration)
- King's College Hospital Charitable Trust, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Cambridge (Collaboration)
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Rovira i Virgili University (Collaboration)
- Patients Association (Collaboration)
- University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Chichester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- London Sch of Hygiene and Trop Medicine, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of East Anglia, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Chester, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (Collaboration)
- National Institutes of Health, United States (Collaboration)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Collaboration)
- Umea University, Sweden (Collaboration)
- Wirral Community NHS Trust (Collaboration)
- British Nutrition Foundation (Collaboration)
- Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) (Collaboration)
- Erasmus MC (Collaboration)
- University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Public Health England, Salisbury (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Defence (MOD) (Collaboration)
- University College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- British Dietetic Association (BDA) (Collaboration)
- Dalhousie University (Collaboration)
- Wageningen University & Research (Collaboration)
- University of Parma, Italy (Collaboration)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge (Collaboration)
- Association for Nutrition (Collaboration)
- Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour SNEB (Collaboration)
- BMJ Learning (Collaboration)
- Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) (Collaboration)
- Vitamin D External Quality Assessment Scheme (DEQAS) (Collaboration)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (Collaboration)
- Nestlé (Global) (Collaboration)
- St George's University of London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Zoology Ecology and Plant Science (Collaboration)
- Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa (Collaboration)
- University of York, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (Collaboration)
- University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- University of Leeds, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Social Research, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- Nutrition and Vascular Consensus Forum (Collaboration)
- UK Clinical Research Collaboration (Collaboration)
- Kenyan Institute for Medical Research (KEMRI) (Collaboration)
- Ulster University (Collaboration)
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ORCID iD |
| Polly Page (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Ahern AL
(2016)
Inequalities in the uptake of weight management interventions in a pragmatic trial: an observational study in primary care.
in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Allen JT
(2015)
Experiences of a commercial weight-loss programme after primary care referral: a qualitative study.
in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Allen NE
(2008)
Endogenous sex hormones and endometrial cancer risk in women in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).
in Endocrine-related cancer
Almiron-Roig E
(2016)
Acceptability and potential effectiveness of commercial portion control tools amongst people with obesity.
in The British journal of nutrition
Almiron-Roig E
(2015)
Assessing portion size in ethnic minorities in the U.K.: A systematic review of existing instruments
in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Almoosawi S
(2013)
Time-of-day of energy intake: association with hypertension and blood pressure 10 years later in the 1946 British Birth Cohort.
in Journal of hypertension
Almoosawi S
(2013)
Diurnal eating rhythms: association with long-term development of diabetes in the 1946 British birth cohort.
in Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
Almoosawi S
(2013)
Time-of-day and nutrient composition of eating occasions: prospective association with the metabolic syndrome in the 1946 British birth cohort.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Amirabdollahian F
(2009)
Is the zinc intake of young people in the UK adequate?
in European journal of clinical nutrition
| Description | Carbohydrate expertise for national commitees |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Co-chair of AfN Healthcare Specalism Working Group (working with the General Medical Council) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | DNSIYC Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Impact | - Diet and nutrition survey of infants and young children report - a one-off survey providing the only source of detailed information on the food consumption, nutrient intakes and nutritional status of infants and young children in the general UK population aged 4 to 18 months. DNSYIC surveyed 2683 infants and young children aged between 4 and 18 months living in the UK. The survey involved interviews with parents, a four-day record of food and drink consumed, measurements of height, weight and body composition, and blood samples collected between January and August 2011. - HNR released report with positive results on children's food consumption. - Parents have become more aware of the important factors relating to breast milk consumption and overall food consumption in young children, helping to improve the diets of your children |
| Description | ILSI Europe Expert Groups |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Invitation to participate in Sackler Consultation on assessment of thiamin status |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Invited to Cross-whitehall meeting on Food and Nutrition - linked with the WHO-FAO ICN2 |
| Geographic Reach | Asia |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Membership of ASN Medical Nutrition Council Nutrition Education of Healthcare Projects (NEHP) Group |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guidance committee |
| Description | NDNS Headline Results Publications (Government Official Statistic) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | - 6 reports on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Headline Results from Year 1; Years 1 and 2 combined; Years 1, 2 and 3 combined; Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 combined (UK) and Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 combined (Scotland); Years 1,2,3 and 4 combined (Northern Ireland); Years 2,3,4,5 combined (Wales) of the NDNS Rolling Programme. Published as an Official Statistic. Folate report: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-supplementary-report-blood-folate The data enable monitoring of the diet and nutritional well-being of the UK population to provide the evidence base for developing Government policy. - data used by Government advisory committees (SACN, SMCN, FSA COT, GACS) - Methodological and data reports and publications are available in public domain. The NatCen - HNR consortium has been awarded the tender by the Department of Health for the second Rolling Programme contract for years 6-9 (2013-2017). - The survey data enable monitoring of the diet and nutritional well-being of the UK population to provide the evidence base for developing Government policy. It is designed to allow DH/FSA to: -measure progress towards public health dietary recommendations - monitor trends in food consumption, nutrient intake and nutritional status in different population age groups - describe characteristics of those with intakes and/or status of specific nutrients that are above or below national average - assess the extent to which diet of the population as a whole and sub-groups deviates from that recommended by experts - calculate the likely exposure to natural toxicants, contaminants, additives, other food chemicals for risk assessment Inform public about dietary habits of the country and findings may improve dietary habits in the future. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statistical-press-notice-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-headline-results-from-years-1-2-and-3-combined-2008-09-2010-11; https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-shows-uk-population-is-eating-too-much-sugar-saturated-fat-and-salt; http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/researchscot/scotlandresearch/ScotlandProjectList/n10036 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-results-from-years-1-to-4-combined-of-the-rolling-programme-for-2008-and-2009-to-2011-and-2012 https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ndns-ni-exec-summary.pdf https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ndns-scotland-full-report.pdf http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/national-diet-nutrition-survey-rolling-programme/?lang=en |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-shows-uk-population-is-eat... |
| Description | NDNS Rolling Programme Comparison Study 2007: A comparison of results by dietary assessment method: repeat 24-hour recall and four-day estimated diet diary |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Impact | - On the basis of this comparison study, decisions were taken on the dietary assessment method used in the national NDNS Rolling Programme (commenced 2008, ongoing) for collection of data on food and drink consumption and nutrient intake. - Headline results reports have been published for Y1, Years 1&2 combined, Years 1, 2 and 3 combined. Year 1-4 combined is due to be published in 2014 along with Country Reports for Scotland, NI and Wales the first time - Robust assessment of food consumption and nutrient intake is important for monitoring the nutritional intake and understanding the status of the UK population in this respect. This enables government, policy makers and health professionals to understand population health and food/nutrient intake and to monitor progress against government recommendations and targets in this respect (e.g. saturated fat, fruit and vegetable intake, red meat consumption) |
| Description | NDNS results influence Government nutrition policy |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Increasing debate in general public, media, government, wider community, health professionals, lobby organisations on range of nutritional issues e.g. vitamin D, folate, carbohydrates, sugar consumption, sugar sweetened beverages, fats |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-shows-uk-population-is-eat... |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme - Nutrition Education for Improved Clinical Outcome project |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The Nutrition Education Leadership for Improved Clinical Outcomes (NELICO) project, is a subsection of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme. This phase of work began in 2010, with the main objective to deliver and evaluate innovative training in nutrition education and clinical leadership for junior doctors. This training would enable them to run nutrition awareness weeks across 3 NHS hospitals in England. All three hospital teams conducted highly effective nutrition awareness weeks. This was concluded through qualitative feedback from participants obtained immediately after the training and again after the awareness weeks. Additional information was gained from other hospital staff involved in the nutrition awareness weeks process. Collection of data for clinical audits on the use of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) by ward staff, the number and type of educational events held, attendance and feedback from teaching sessions, effectiveness of dissemination methods such as nutrition awareness week stalls, staff survey results and overall feedback, were other measures of effectiveness. The NELICO project and its resultant nutrition awareness weeks were considered useful by the majority of those involved, particularly in terms of raising awareness on clinical and public health nutrition in the hospital setting. In addition, the nutrition champions all found this to be a valuable professional development experience fostering a number of generic/transferable skills that can be utilised to tackle other education and awareness issues in the clinical setting. The junior doctor led training was particularly effective when combined with input and oversight from the hospital dietetics team. The results of these weeks were presented in a Round Table Event in London. This event included key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors who discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. |
| Description | Nutrition Education for Improved Clinical Outcomes 2013 Dissemination |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | ADD |
| Description | Patients Association Collaboration |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Report from the Urinary sodium study of adults 2008 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Impact | - Informs government of current sodium intake and enables assessment of progress against government salt reduction policy and targets. - Commitment to further studies on sodium intake of the UK population, on which HNR has collaborated - Informs government of current sodium intake and enables assessment of progress against government salt reduction policy and targets. |
| Description | Report of the Sodium Survey of adults 19-64 years in England 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Impact | - Informs government of current sodium intake and enables assessment of progress against government salt reduction policy and targets. - Informs government of current sodium intake and enables assessment of progress against government salt reduction policy and targets. |
| Description | Response to SACN carbohydrates and health report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a national consultation |
| Description | Sodium Survey of adults 19-64years in England 2011 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | UK Food Composition Expert User Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in advisory committee |
| Description | Urinary sodium study of adults 2008 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | 'NSHD' Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Amount | £49,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Medical Association (BMA) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2013 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Danone Grant - NDNS - Advisory input into analysis of yogurt consumption |
| Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Danone |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 12/2014 |
| Description | Diabetes UK, Project Grant |
| Amount | £88,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Diabetes UK |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2008 |
| End | 01/2011 |
| Description | FSA, Tender for Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children |
| Amount | £2,920,715 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Food Standards Agency (FSA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2009 |
| End | 09/2012 |
| Description | NNTV: NSA Nutritional supplementation Trial of fruit and vegetable extracts and Vascular function |
| Amount | £180,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN14315618 |
| Organisation | National Safety Associates (USA) |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 08/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education/Innovation Programme Funding Stream |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BDA-CC-860 |
| Organisation | British Dietetic Association (BDA) |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2010 |
| End | 12/2015 |
| Description | Rebuild of the Food Standards Agency recipes database (Development of a standardised approach) |
| Amount | £180,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Food Standards Agency (FSA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2013 |
| End | 11/2014 |
| Description | Soremartec R&D Hazelnut Study Grant |
| Amount | € 60,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | University of Parma |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Italy |
| Start | 04/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Title | 25-Hydroxyvitamin D by LCMS/MS |
| Description | Quantitation of the D2, D3 and epi D3 forms of the vitamin Standardised to international reference methods via the International Vit D Standardisation programme VDSP (https://ods.od.nih.gov/Research/vdsp.aspx) |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | EU ODiN - Food-based solutions for optimal vitamin D nutrition and health through the life cycle including publication - Workpackage 1; deliverable 1.4 UK NDNS from Y6 onwards - due for publication summer 2016 |
| URL | http://www.odin-vitd.eu/ |
| Title | DINO ( Diet in Nutrients Out) dietary assessment system |
| Description | This Access based system has optimised the dietary assessment function at HNR. It is a very versatile and user friendly system allowing coders and editors to carry out dietary assessment quickly and with the many variabilities of the studies with which HNR is involved. Collaborators appreciate its versatility and approach HNR to have dietary assessment done because of its usefulness. It cannot be provided as such to other researchers because the food composition database on which it is based is not our property but the property of the Department of Health. We also do not have the resources to deal with updating the database to deal with the many queries that would result from making it available, even if we could do so. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The creation of DINO enabled HNR to carry out the dietary assessment for the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and the new Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children, bringing major resources to HNR for these surveys and making HNR the major centre for dietary assessment in the UK. Many other researchers approach HNR to do their dietary assessment because of the DINO system and the fact that this is used in NDNS, and they wish to compare the results of their own study to the nationally representative results and therefore want to use the entirely same system, and our expertise with it. More recently, additional nutrients and compounds of interest have been added to the nutrient databanks which provides the nutrient outputs for DINO. For example, caffiene, polyphenols, whole grains and the glycaemic index of foods have been added. |
| Title | DNSIYC Clinical Database |
| Description | This Access database was designed to accommodate collection, management and reporting of data for the clinic stage for the DNSIYC survey. It facilitated secure in-time data collection from remote clinics, many of which were embedded within the NHS. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This database has informed the development of database systems for the NIHR funded WRAP trial (led by HNR). |
| Title | DNSIYC Dress Rehearsal (Databases, Food Composition Databank, Remote Clinic model, Field tracer water protocol) |
| Description | The Dietary Survey of Infants and Young Children is a national survey of the youngest age group in the population. A dress rehearsal was carried out in 2010 to test procedures for the main survey to take place in 2011. The dietary data for 188 infants and young children is completed and analysed. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The conducting of the dress rehearsal has enabled procedures to be tested and modified for the main survey. We tested novel field procedures (e.g. tracer water techniques), the model of using NIHR CRF which worked well and was rolled out nationally for the main survey. It also required us to generate a food composition databank of foods for infants and young children which will be a valuable resource for ourselves and other researchers. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diet-and-nutrition-survey-of-infants-and-young-children-2... |
| Title | Folate vitamers by LCMS/MS |
| Description | Quantitation of six folate vitamers including un-metabolised folic acid |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This method is being implemented for UK NDNS (previously method not available in UK) The method is available to wider research community for collaborations Poster presentation accepted at FOCUS ACB 2016 conference Warwick |
| Title | Gas chromatography (GC) |
| Description | (FID) analysis of derivatised fatty acids (FAMEs) in a very wide range of human tissue types. The majority of our work has been on plasma phospholipid samples with several thousand samples having been analysed since 2010 |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Profs Danesh, O'Rahilly, Wareham Cambridge Griffin MRC HNR |
| Title | High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) of vitamins in plasma: |
| Description | Made established methods available within UK, updated and adapted for available instrumentation ? Vitamin K, as phylloquinone ? Simultaneous fat soluble vitamin analysis of ten analytes; Vitamin A, vitamin E and a range of carotenoids ? Vitamin B6, as pyridoxal phosphate and pyridoxic acid. ? Vitamin B2, as FAD,FMH and RBF |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2008 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | MRC HNR Programmes UK NDNS Range of external collaborators national and international |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-results-from-years-1-to-... |
| Title | In-house Nutrient Databank for the UK |
| Description | food and nutrient information for foods consumed in the UK (for in-house studies) |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | HNR has historically provided dietary assessment support for the MRC NSHD 1946 Birth Cohort (http://www.nshd.mrc.ac.uk/study-members/impact-nshd/ ) MRC funded research programmes within MRC HNR have utilised the in-house databank Collaborations with external partners have used the in-house databank e.g. GEMINI Twin Study (UCL); |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3798084/ |
| Title | In-house nutrient databank and Food tables - other countries (The Gambia, Bangladesh) |
| Description | Food tables and nutrient composition for countries including The Gambria, Bangladesh, Uganda HNR maintains and updates this resource |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Outputs of Ann Prentice's MRC HNR research programme (Nutrition and Bone Health) |
| URL | http://www.mrc-hnr.cam.ac.uk/research/research-sections/nutrition-bone-health/ |
| Title | NDNS Comparison study dataset |
| Description | Dietary, anthropometric and DLW data from the NDNS comparison study conducted in 2007. Number of sibjects >1000. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This nationally representative data was used to decide the dietary assessment method for the NDNS rolling programme. It has also been used to examine energy expenditure data by DLW for studies of energy expenditure by the FSA. It is being used for further dietary analyses. |
| Title | NDNS Rolling Programme dietary and bioanalytical data |
| Description | Dietary intakes from Y1, Y2 and Y3 of the NDNS rolling programme - food and nutrient intake information Blood analytes from Years 1, 2 and 3 of the NDNS rolling programme |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Year Produced | 2008 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The report of the Year 1 from the NDNS rolling programme has been written and appeared on the FSA's website in January 2010. A report for Years 1 and 2 combined was published on the Department of Health's website in July (dietary/nutrient intakes) and October 2011 (blood analytes). A report for Years 1, 2 and 3 combined was published on DoH website in July 2012. The full dietary/nutrient dataset for Y1 and Y2 combined was transferred to the UK data archive for public use in November 2011. Dietary and blood data for Y3 is due to be deposited to the national databank shortly. This data is used for population level surveillance, monitoring population intake/status against recommendations and to identify areas of concern. |
| Title | Nutrition and Vascular Studies (NVS) Platform |
| Description | NVS research has been facilitated at MRC EWL by the establishment of a state-of-the-art Vascular Function Assessment Lab (VFAL) dedicated to nutritional studies. The VFAL has developed bespoke Standard Operating Procedures for the measurement of macro- and micro-vascular as well as endothelial function in relation to nutrition interventions/exposures (i.e. Carotid Intimal Media Thickness, Flow Mediated Dilatation, Pulse Wave Analysis/Velocity, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Digital Electrocardiography, Laser Doppler Iontophoresis and other complementary measures). Ongoing method development work in the VFAL ensures enhanced precision in the detection of vascular changes relating to nutrition. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2011 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The NVS Platform/Team is led under NSS by SR (NNEdPro Chair c/o BDA & Cambridge University), in the role of Senior Clinician Scientist as well as NDNS Lead Clinician, at the MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory (EWL) in Cambridge. NVS focuses on the development and synthesis of translatable evidence as well as strengthening methodology, underpinning the ability to investigate and define the place of Nutrition in the CVD/Metabolic Risk Management. The NVS team also has a particular interest in understanding how diets rich in (or supplemented with) fruit, vegetables and/or phytonutrients can modulate cardio-metabolic pathways in at-risk populations, such as the overweight and obese. Based on NVS work, the NNEdPro group aims to translate key findings and other supporting evidence from the wider literature, particularly into educational innovations (incorporating impact assessment) for healthcare professionals. NVS also leads on a national Consensus Forum aimed at harmonising methods in this area across UK centres and NVS is also involved significantly in the BNF compendium of evidence on Nutrition and CVD (10 year update). |
| URL | http://www.nnedpro.org.uk/phases-of-work/phase-3/nutrition-and-vascular-function |
| Title | Specialised nutritional assays |
| Description | improvements to p-amino benzoic acid (PABA) method (first established by MRC DUNN) for assessing completeness of 24 hr urine collections vitamin C in stabilised plasma Refinements and platform change for activation coefficient assays i.e. vitamin B1 status (erythrocyte transketolase activation coefficient) vitamin B2 status (erythrocyte glutathione reductase activation coefficient). |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | UK NDNS including past surveys and rolling programme Outputs of MRC HNR Research Programmes Outputs of national and international collaborators (including MRC Keneba) |
| Title | Stable Isotope Analysis |
| Description | quantitative measurement of metabolic processes |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Advancing and refining methodologies (and modelling) for body composition and total energy expenditure using stable isotopes, increasing sample throughput, data quality and quantitation for missing data; reducing analytical costs Newly invented methodology for assessment of whole body nitric oxide production in man Energy expenditure and body composition measurements for NDNS RP and DNSIYC |
| Title | UK Nutrient Databank |
| Description | Database on the nutrient content of foods commonly consumed in the UK (MRC HNR manage and maintain the Databank in conjunction with Public Health England as part of responsibility for NDNS) |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The UK Nutrient Databank is now provided via the UK Essex Archive to the research community. This faciliates datasharing of the databank used for UK NDNS for use in wider research. |
| URL | https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6533&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Title | DXA database |
| Description | Database containing new functionality and routines to reliably and efficiently format results from DXA scans into data tables that can be used for research analysis; AND post-processing of DXA data routines for participants with certain artefacts (e.g. joint replacements) enabling previously unusable data to be included in study results thereby maximising potential and use of research data |
| Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Several publications via the MRC HNR Nutrition and Bone Health Programme (Dr Kate Ward) |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8756328215002872 |
| Title | ODiN database |
| Description | database to support food and food composition data coding for standardisation with ODiN |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | report on standardised vitamin D |
| URL | http://www.odin-vitd.eu/ |
| Title | Reporting novel UVB dosimetry data |
| Description | A database was written to import and format raw data from the instrument. In addition a parameter-driven export routine was included enabling researchers to produce summary data to their requiremenst for use by statistics packages and other reporting tools |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | MRC Nutrition and Bone Health Programme (Prentice) PhD student Billing Thesis Determinants of vitamin D status in mother and infant pairs, U of Cambridge |
| URL | http://www.mrc-hnr.cam.ac.uk/research/research-sections/nutrition-bone-health/ |
| Description | A toolkit for exposure measurement |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PNR led on this project and therefore coordinated all the elements. It carried out all the work on the dietary assessment side and this also where the cross-unit appointment was located. PNR coordinated with the website provider as the toolkit was developed. PNR organise dht workshops with experts and users for this project. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This project was a PHSRN funded cross unit appointment to develop a toolkit to enable researchers and students to choose approrpate dietary assessment and physical activity measurement instrument for their studies. The MRC Epidemiology Unit provided the content and expertise for the physical acitivity side, which was virtaully half the project. |
| Impact | The website is now live, hosted by Stduio 24, a Cambridge based company. The work has also been presented at the International Conference for Dietary Assessment and physical Activity Measurements in Washington in June 2009. A workshop was held in December 2009 with potential users to determine the success of the website and proved to be very enthusiastically received. A paper on the physical activity measurements included in the toolkit has been drafted. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | APRC UK MoD_PAET and FEAT |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Method design, provision of individual dosing and collection kits, analysis of samples and modelling of data for total energy expenditure. Training of dosing method provided. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaborators are the sponsors of the study, they gained ethical approval, recruited participants and ran the intervention. |
| Impact | Provision of isotope for first determination of total energy expenditure. Discussions related to method refining. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | APRC UK MoD_PAET and FEAT |
| Organisation | University of Chichester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Method design, provision of individual dosing and collection kits, analysis of samples and modelling of data for total energy expenditure. Training of dosing method provided. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaborators are the sponsors of the study, they gained ethical approval, recruited participants and ran the intervention. |
| Impact | Provision of isotope for first determination of total energy expenditure. Discussions related to method refining. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | ARTD UK MoD |
| Organisation | Ministry of Defence (MOD) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Method design, supply of individual DLW dosing and collection kits, analysis of sample and modelling of energy expenditure. Training was provided for the dosing method. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaborators act as the sponsor, gained ethical approval, recruited and ran the intervention. |
| Impact | Reports (2) and datasets (2) were sent to collaborators detailing total energy expenditure. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Academic Project Supervision LSHTM |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is a Master's project led by LSHTM where EAR acts as scientific advisor (public health nutrition). The topic is on eating location and adolescence energy intake in NDNS years 1-4. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Andrew Chapman (LSHTM) is a post-graduate student in Medical Statistics and Luigi Pall (LSHTM) is academic supervisor and project P.I. |
| Impact | Masters thesis in preparation |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | CLYMBOL |
| Organisation | University of Surrey |
| Department | Department of Computer Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of p-aminobenzoic acid tablets and measurement of it in urine |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project inception, performance, management and completion |
| Impact | pending |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | CNC Diet and Cancer |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Centre for Nutritional Epidemiology in Cancer Prevention and Survival (CNC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dietary data from the NSHD cohort provided to this consortium. Contribution to publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | provided data to use for data analysis and publications |
| Impact | several publications (see section publications) |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Cambridge Baby Growth Study I |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dietary assessment and analysis Nutrition expertise to inform interpretation of data and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with Dr Ken Ong MRC U Cambridge Epi has led to ongoing expertise in infant and young child nutrition and allowed us to bid for the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children. Dr Ong runs the Cambridge Baby Growth Study (cohort) and his team recruit and interview all mothers in the study. Participants complete a diet diary, which is then sent to HNR for dietary coding, food and nutrient composition analysis. |
| Impact | Papers submitted. an updated dataset with additional respondents (2 years of age), was delivered on 02.08.12. |
| Description | Cambridge Baby Growth Study II |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dietary assessment and analysis Stable isotope techniques to quantify breast-milk intake in infants Lipidomics analyses Nutrition expertise to inform interpretation of data and publications |
| Collaborator Contribution | MRC Epidemiology lead the study and cohort |
| Impact | Database and coding frames established Datasets due to be provided 2016 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Children's portion sizes/food atlas (NDNS RP) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This is a NatCen and MRC-HNR co-led project with the P.I. at MRC-HNR being EAR and P.I. at NatCen being CR. NZ, SN and PP act as co-investigators (advisors). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Caireen Roberts (NatCen) is the leading author carrying out the data analysis and manuscript preparation with advice from NZ and EAR. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Cork PABA - TRAP study |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology and Public Health |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice regarding 24 hour collectionss and assessment of completeness using PABA Analysis of PABA completed and interpretation provided regarding the completeness of 24 hour collections. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiating and conducting study; provision to HNR of aliquots of 24 hour urine for analysis |
| Impact | Advice provided so that study could include urine sample analysis; analysis performed and interpretation provided. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | DEQAS plasticisers |
| Organisation | Vitamin D External Quality Assessment Scheme (DEQAS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of apparent concentration of 25OH vitamin D in quality assessment samples by an immunological method, in order to assess interference by exogenous plasticisers and any influence of this on analytical results. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiation of the study, provision of samples with varied exposure to plasticisers |
| Impact | Potential interference in this assay by plasticisers was not confirmed |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | DNSIYC Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | HNR leads the Consortium for the survey. In addition HNR's contributions include: Dietary assessment: Design of diet diaries including a breastfeeding diary. Organise and carry out briefings for interviewers. Coding of completed diet records. Analysis of biological samples for indicators of vitamin D and iron status Analysis of results Report on the dress rehearsal stage of the project and on the mainstage of the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developmental work, all fieldwork components,reporting and project managementPilot studies on use of portion size implements in dietary assessment of young children Survey doctor and medical advisor |
| Impact | Outputs include the following confidential reports to the funder: DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Dress Rehearsal response rate report, February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page, Beverley Bates and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Report of the Dress Rehearsal February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 1 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Polly Page, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 2 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | DNSIYC Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Department | Human Nutrition Research Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | HNR leads the Consortium for the survey. In addition HNR's contributions include: Dietary assessment: Design of diet diaries including a breastfeeding diary. Organise and carry out briefings for interviewers. Coding of completed diet records. Analysis of biological samples for indicators of vitamin D and iron status Analysis of results Report on the dress rehearsal stage of the project and on the mainstage of the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developmental work, all fieldwork components,reporting and project managementPilot studies on use of portion size implements in dietary assessment of young children Survey doctor and medical advisor |
| Impact | Outputs include the following confidential reports to the funder: DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Dress Rehearsal response rate report, February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page, Beverley Bates and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Report of the Dress Rehearsal February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 1 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Polly Page, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 2 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | DNSIYC Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | HNR leads the Consortium for the survey. In addition HNR's contributions include: Dietary assessment: Design of diet diaries including a breastfeeding diary. Organise and carry out briefings for interviewers. Coding of completed diet records. Analysis of biological samples for indicators of vitamin D and iron status Analysis of results Report on the dress rehearsal stage of the project and on the mainstage of the survey. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developmental work, all fieldwork components,reporting and project managementPilot studies on use of portion size implements in dietary assessment of young children Survey doctor and medical advisor |
| Impact | Outputs include the following confidential reports to the funder: DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Dress Rehearsal response rate report, February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page, Beverley Bates and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Report of the Dress Rehearsal February - June 2010. Jill Sommerville, Helen Henderson, Sarah West-Sadler, Les Bluck, Polly Page and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 1 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Polly Page, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. DIET AND NUTRITION SURVEY OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN (DNSIYC) Mainstage - Wave 2 Response rate report. Jill Sommerville, Darren Cole, Claire Deverill, Rosie Sutton, Debbie Collins and Alison Lennox. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Diet quality in teenage girls in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP) |
| Organisation | Dalhousie University |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR and NatCen co-led project with EAR as P.I. NZ acted as co-investigator carrying out the data analysis with advice from CR. SN acted as co-investigator. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Valdeep Gill and Caireen Roberts (NatCen) acted as co-investigators and originators of the project idea. Sara Kirk acted as scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Manuscript submitted to British Journal of Nutrition (under review): Energy intake affects diet quality in adolescent girls in the UK: data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP). Nida Ziauddeen, Eva Almiron-Roig, Sonja Nicholson, Valdeep Gill, Sara F.L. Kirk and Caireen Roberts. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Diet quality in teenage girls in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR and NatCen co-led project with EAR as P.I. NZ acted as co-investigator carrying out the data analysis with advice from CR. SN acted as co-investigator. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Valdeep Gill and Caireen Roberts (NatCen) acted as co-investigators and originators of the project idea. Sara Kirk acted as scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Manuscript submitted to British Journal of Nutrition (under review): Energy intake affects diet quality in adolescent girls in the UK: data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP). Nida Ziauddeen, Eva Almiron-Roig, Sonja Nicholson, Valdeep Gill, Sara F.L. Kirk and Caireen Roberts. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Dietary assessment in AMORE (Adverse Metabolic Effects of obesity in Relation to Ethnicity) |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Department | International Centre for Circulatory Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The dietary assessment team were responsible for the diet coding analysis of food diaries completed as part of the AMORE (Adverse Metabolic Effects of Obesity in Relation to Ethnicity) study. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Imperial College of Science and Technology |
| Impact | Dietary data files containing nutrient intakes are to be delivered by the end of November 2011 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | ENID |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of specialist advice regarding sample collection and analysis Body composition and breast-milk intake analyses by stable isotopes Measurement of biomarkers in breast milk |
| Collaborator Contribution | Lead and run the study in conjunction with MRC HNR Maternal Child Nutrition programme |
| Impact | Advice provided; analysis will commence during 2012 |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Early emergence of ethnic differnces in chronic disease risk |
| Organisation | St George's University of London |
| Department | Community Health Sciences Division |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dietary assessment and analysis Nutrition expertise for data interpretation Co-supervision of PhD student |
| Collaborator Contribution | This project is led by Prof Peter Whincup at St Georges Hospital. He has conducted the study on children of different ethnic background, recruiting all pariticipants, conducting the dietary and physical activity assessment and taking blood samples in this school-based study in children of different ethnic backgrounds. |
| Impact | Conference presentations Papers submitted |
| Description | Eating context data in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP) |
| Organisation | Dalhousie University |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. NZ is carrying the data analysis and drafting of results. SN and PP are acting as NDNS advisors. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is scientific advisor and originator of the project idea. Pablo Monsivais and Tarra Penney (CEDAR) are scientific advisors. |
| Impact | Two manuscripts are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating context data in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP) |
| Organisation | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
| Department | Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. NZ is carrying the data analysis and drafting of results. SN and PP are acting as NDNS advisors. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is scientific advisor and originator of the project idea. Pablo Monsivais and Tarra Penney (CEDAR) are scientific advisors. |
| Impact | Two manuscripts are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating rate, energy intake and hunger (meta-analysis) |
| Organisation | Nestlé (Global) |
| Department | Société des Produits Nestlé SA |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | This was a systematic review project led by the University of Liverpool. EAR acted as co-investigator (data collection, data checking and manuscript writing). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Eric Robinson (University of Liverpool) was the P.I. for the project and carried out the database construction and statistical analyses. Femke Reuters (VU University) contributed to the data searches and data checking plus writing of the paper; Cees de Graaf (Wageningen University), Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) and Ciaran Forde (NRC) acted as scientific advisors and contributed to the writing of the paper; Catrin Tudur Smith and Sarah Nolan (University of Liverpool) performed the meta-regression analyses. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Robinson E., Almiron-Roig E, Rutters F et al. (2014). A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of eating rate on energy intake and hunger. Am J Clin Nutr 100: 123-151. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating rate, energy intake and hunger (meta-analysis) |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Department | School of Psychological Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a systematic review project led by the University of Liverpool. EAR acted as co-investigator (data collection, data checking and manuscript writing). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Eric Robinson (University of Liverpool) was the P.I. for the project and carried out the database construction and statistical analyses. Femke Reuters (VU University) contributed to the data searches and data checking plus writing of the paper; Cees de Graaf (Wageningen University), Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) and Ciaran Forde (NRC) acted as scientific advisors and contributed to the writing of the paper; Catrin Tudur Smith and Sarah Nolan (University of Liverpool) performed the meta-regression analyses. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Robinson E., Almiron-Roig E, Rutters F et al. (2014). A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of eating rate on energy intake and hunger. Am J Clin Nutr 100: 123-151. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating rate, energy intake and hunger (meta-analysis) |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a systematic review project led by the University of Liverpool. EAR acted as co-investigator (data collection, data checking and manuscript writing). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Eric Robinson (University of Liverpool) was the P.I. for the project and carried out the database construction and statistical analyses. Femke Reuters (VU University) contributed to the data searches and data checking plus writing of the paper; Cees de Graaf (Wageningen University), Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) and Ciaran Forde (NRC) acted as scientific advisors and contributed to the writing of the paper; Catrin Tudur Smith and Sarah Nolan (University of Liverpool) performed the meta-regression analyses. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Robinson E., Almiron-Roig E, Rutters F et al. (2014). A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of eating rate on energy intake and hunger. Am J Clin Nutr 100: 123-151. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating rate, energy intake and hunger (meta-analysis) |
| Organisation | VU University Medical Center |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a systematic review project led by the University of Liverpool. EAR acted as co-investigator (data collection, data checking and manuscript writing). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Eric Robinson (University of Liverpool) was the P.I. for the project and carried out the database construction and statistical analyses. Femke Reuters (VU University) contributed to the data searches and data checking plus writing of the paper; Cees de Graaf (Wageningen University), Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) and Ciaran Forde (NRC) acted as scientific advisors and contributed to the writing of the paper; Catrin Tudur Smith and Sarah Nolan (University of Liverpool) performed the meta-regression analyses. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Robinson E., Almiron-Roig E, Rutters F et al. (2014). A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of eating rate on energy intake and hunger. Am J Clin Nutr 100: 123-151. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Eating rate, energy intake and hunger (meta-analysis) |
| Organisation | Wageningen University & Research |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a systematic review project led by the University of Liverpool. EAR acted as co-investigator (data collection, data checking and manuscript writing). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Eric Robinson (University of Liverpool) was the P.I. for the project and carried out the database construction and statistical analyses. Femke Reuters (VU University) contributed to the data searches and data checking plus writing of the paper; Cees de Graaf (Wageningen University), Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) and Ciaran Forde (NRC) acted as scientific advisors and contributed to the writing of the paper; Catrin Tudur Smith and Sarah Nolan (University of Liverpool) performed the meta-regression analyses. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Robinson E., Almiron-Roig E, Rutters F et al. (2014). A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effect of eating rate on energy intake and hunger. Am J Clin Nutr 100: 123-151. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | English Institute of Sport_DLW |
| Organisation | English Institute of Sport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Calculations of total energy expenditure in 5 elite triathletes using the doubly labeled water technique, including; training the researcher in isotope dose administration; individual isotope dose preparation; receipt and analysis of urine samples; modelling and report writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Recruitment of athletes; collection of urine samples; collection and coding of diet diaries; analysis of bone health |
| Impact | Doubly labeled water report sent on 01/02/2016. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Enteropathy in The Gambia |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice re stability of lactulose and mannitol in urine, prior to collection of these samples. Analysis of lactulose and mannitol performed; results reported to partners. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiated and performed the study, sent samples for analysis |
| Impact | Advice provided, appropriate urine samples collected and analysed. Partner using results to determine gut integrity of study population. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Expected satiety and weight management (invited review) |
| Organisation | Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) |
| Department | Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was an invited review led by the SICS. EAR provided scientific advice, contributed to data collection and writing of the paper in particular the methodologies section. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ceiran Forde (SICS) led the paper structure and data collection plus writing up. Jeffrey Brunstrom (UB) was co-author of the applications and methodologies section and scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Review paper published in Current Obesity Reports: Forde C, Almiron-Roig E, Brunstrom JM (2015). Expected Satiety: Application to weight management and understanding energy selection in humans. Curr Obesity Rep 4(1): 131-140. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Expected satiety and weight management (invited review) |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Department | School of Experimental Psychology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was an invited review led by the SICS. EAR provided scientific advice, contributed to data collection and writing of the paper in particular the methodologies section. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ceiran Forde (SICS) led the paper structure and data collection plus writing up. Jeffrey Brunstrom (UB) was co-author of the applications and methodologies section and scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Review paper published in Current Obesity Reports: Forde C, Almiron-Roig E, Brunstrom JM (2015). Expected Satiety: Application to weight management and understanding energy selection in humans. Curr Obesity Rep 4(1): 131-140. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Fenland |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of plasma phosphilipid fatty acid methyl ester profile in participants samples |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiate and conduct project. Collect samples, genotype and phenotype participants. Analyse data. |
| Impact | Pending |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | GEMINI Diet Project |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Convert information in the diet diaries into usable data on food and nutrient intakes. The final datasets was delivered on 10.01.12 and 23.03.12 |
| Collaborator Contribution | The dietary assessment instrument used required that we make many conversions from photographs of foods to weights of foods. This information will be useful in other studies. |
| Impact | Interim data files Phase 1 delivered 13 July 2010. Final datasets delivered as stated above. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | HALCyon - a lifecourse approach to healthy ageing |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and dietary data provided by PNR to bring the data from the various cohorts together to enable analyses to be conducted. Overseeing the work of the postdoctoral fellow. Contribution to presentations and publications on the work carried out |
| Collaborator Contribution | This project is a multi-cohort initiative to exmine the role of a number of factors in relation to ageing in terms of physical and mental capability. A post doctoral fellow has been recruited by LHA for the dietary aspects of this project and is being overseen by both PNR (Dr Lennox) and LHA staff. LHA is coordinating the project and provides the framework by which the dietary work can be achieved. |
| Impact | Work from the dietary aspects have been presented at the International Congress of Nutrition in Bangkok in October 2009 and the International Conference of Public Health Nutirtion in Porto in 2010. Papers have been prepared. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | HERO G |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of lactulose and mannitol in urine samples |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planned and executed project, collected data and samples, analysed data. |
| Impact | pending |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Health benefits of dietary fibre components |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Centre for Nutritional Epidemiology in Cancer Prevention and Survival (CNC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Coordination of the project Review of the cardiovascular and colonic function effects. Diabetes and weight effects were carried out by Dr Jebb's team at HNR Responsibility for the final report and liaison with the FSA |
| Collaborator Contribution | This project was a review of the literature on vairous health aspects of dietary fibre, for the Food Standards aAgency. Prof Sheila Bigham's team at CNC provided the reivew on the dietary fibre and colon cancer. Another section as privided by the Unviersity of Reading ( Prof Glenn Gibson) |
| Impact | The main output was a report to the FSA, which they then summarised and is now on their website. Several sections are being prepared for publication, the diabetes and metabolic effects paper has been drafted. This study will inform the current carbohydrate initiative at the FSA. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Hepcidin and anaemia in pregnancy |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of EGR activation coefficient to indicate B2 status |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation, performance, management, data analysis |
| Impact | pending |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | IAEA_DLW |
| Organisation | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | MRC-EWL analysed samples of water with known enrichments sent from IAEA |
| Collaborator Contribution | The IAEA are compiling precision and accuracy data from DLW laboratories around the world for a publication. |
| Impact | A survey report form has been completed and sent to the IAEA |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Iodine status and associated health outcomes in British women during pregnancy |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of iodine in urine to validate assay as set up at University of Leeds |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation , running, mamangement; bioanalysis and data interpretation etc |
| Impact | pending |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Irish salt survey 2012 |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology and Public Health |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice regarding collection of 24 hour urine output, preservation and analysis of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) Measurement of PABA and interpretation of results with respect to completeness of 24 hour urine collections. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; provision of samples for analysis |
| Impact | Advice given; analytical results provided. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | LRTI |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist advice regarding sample handling and analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Identification of study subjects and collection of blood samples |
| Impact | Provision of analytical results indicating micronutrient status |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Liver transplant_TBW |
| Organisation | King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NCH) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Method design; sample receipt; analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry for 2H/1H and 18O/16O ratios; modelling for total body water (30 patients on two occasions); report writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators are the sponsors for the study, they designed the study, gained ethical approval and will recruit and run the intervention. Publication writing with MRC HNR assistance. |
| Impact | Summary datasets for total body water sent: 04/02/15 and 27/07/15 |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | MEDiUM |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Measurement of lactulose and mannitol in urine |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planned and carried out project; collected samples and data; anaylse results |
| Impact | pending |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | MMCT |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist advice regarding sample handling and analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Identification of study subjects and collection of blood samples |
| Impact | Provision of analytical results indicating micronutrient status |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Maternal B6 and foetal development |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist analyses and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | project initiation and management |
| Impact | Advice provided to facilitate appropriate sample collection. Specialist analytical results provided re B6 and vitamin C status. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | MaternalART (Gumba) Study (anti-retroviral therapy) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Human Nutrition Research Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Breast milk intake measured in infant urine analyses by stable isotopes |
| Collaborator Contribution | PhD student project in Nutrition and Bone Health Research Group conducted in Uganda |
| Impact | still in progress |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Measures of the school food environment (syst. review) |
| Organisation | Dalhousie University |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is acting as scientific advisor for this project and was the originator of the project idea. Maria Bryant (Leeds Clinical Trial Unit) and June Stevens (University of North Carolina) are acting as scientific advisors. Tarra Penney (University of Cambridge) is co-investigator involved in the database construction. |
| Impact | Conference proceedings review article: Penney, T. L., et al. (2014). "Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities." Proc Nutr Soc 73(2): 226-236. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Measures of the school food environment (syst. review) |
| Organisation | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
| Department | Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is acting as scientific advisor for this project and was the originator of the project idea. Maria Bryant (Leeds Clinical Trial Unit) and June Stevens (University of North Carolina) are acting as scientific advisors. Tarra Penney (University of Cambridge) is co-investigator involved in the database construction. |
| Impact | Conference proceedings review article: Penney, T. L., et al. (2014). "Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities." Proc Nutr Soc 73(2): 226-236. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Measures of the school food environment (syst. review) |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | Leeds Clinical Trials Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is acting as scientific advisor for this project and was the originator of the project idea. Maria Bryant (Leeds Clinical Trial Unit) and June Stevens (University of North Carolina) are acting as scientific advisors. Tarra Penney (University of Cambridge) is co-investigator involved in the database construction. |
| Impact | Conference proceedings review article: Penney, T. L., et al. (2014). "Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities." Proc Nutr Soc 73(2): 226-236. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Measures of the school food environment (syst. review) |
| Organisation | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sara Kirk (Dalhousie University) is acting as scientific advisor for this project and was the originator of the project idea. Maria Bryant (Leeds Clinical Trial Unit) and June Stevens (University of North Carolina) are acting as scientific advisors. Tarra Penney (University of Cambridge) is co-investigator involved in the database construction. |
| Impact | Conference proceedings review article: Penney, T. L., et al. (2014). "Modifying the food environment for childhood obesity prevention: challenges and opportunities." Proc Nutr Soc 73(2): 226-236. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS England Sodium Survey 2014 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWL and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary sodium in adults (aged 19-64 years) in England. EWL provided intellectual input to design the urine collection protocol and analytical methodologies. EWL performed analyses of 24 hour Urine collections to determine complete recovery through measurement of PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) and urinary sodium excretion. EWL co-authored a report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of sodium and salt intake in the adult sample by deriving these intakes from urinary sodium excretion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field nurse team who collected urine from adult participants across England. |
| Impact | Report: NDNS: assessment of dietary sodium in adults in England, 2014. Prepared by: Beverley Bates, Lorna Cox, Natalie Maplethorpe, Anjali Mazumder, Sonja Nicholson, Polly Page, Ann Prentice, Keeva Rooney, Nida Ziauddeen and Gillian Swan Published on: 22 March 2016 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS National Diet and Nutrition Survey (Field YRS6-9) and Sodium (Salt) Survey Assessments |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | HNR provides scientific and nutritional leadership for the NDNS (government funded); all nutritional components of the survey and specific inputs (including training of field-workers and field laboratory personnel) for assessment of dietary intake, nutritional status, energy expenditure, sample and data analysis, results reporting and interpretation. Membership of NDNS Project Board. Advisory and representation to Government (Public Health England) for policy development and briefings to Ministers. Leadership and coordination. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Responsibility for fieldwork force, sample design, sampling, overall project coordination. |
| Impact | in progress |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | NDNS National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme Years 1-5 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The NDNS Rolling Programme is carried across the UK, covering the general population aged 1.5 years upwards. The core survey includes questionnaires, dietary assessment, physical measurements, blood and urine analysis, DLW assessment of energy expenditure. The contract includes boosted samples in the devolved countries funded by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The NDNS RP is published as an Official statistic reflecting the quality and importance of the data. HNR's contributions to the NDNS RP are coordinated and delivered through the NSS Programme. Specifically these centre on dietary assessment, blood and urine collection (via NatCen Field Team), processing and analysis, Doubly Labelled Water measurements for energy expenditure; analysis of dietary and biochemical data; delivery of related datasets and reports. High level scientific oversight and methodological innovation in areas of dietary assessment and measurements of nutritional status. Maintaining the food compositon databank, generating dietary feedback to survey participants. HNR carries out compilation and analysis of the data generated by NDNS both to write results reports for DH, but also in preparing submitting refereed publications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nat Cen are lead contractor on NDNS and are responsible for national survey research throughout the UK. For NDNS they carry out all the fieldwork, design and administration of all questionnaires, and their nurses perform physical measurements and take blood samples. They bring invaluable expertise to NDNS through their understanding of participant behaviour and responses. Their data management is excellent and they optimise response through computer assisted interviewing and careful question design. They take responsibilty for data deposit to the National Essex Data Archive. |
| Impact | Most outputs from NDNS rolling programme (NDNS RP) so far have been in the form of reports to the Department of Health and the Foods Standards Agency. Data have been published annually on the Department of Health Website. See Other Outputs and Knowledge. The NDNS RP supports the monitoring and development of diet and nutritional well-being of the UK population to provide the evidence base for developing Government public health nutrition policies. In addition, add-on projects within the NDNS programme are generating important developments in dietary assessment and blood analysis. This are listed within the relevant sections. Advances in methodologies and results data from the NDNS have been reported at conferences and published. The first year of data was reported and placed on the FSA website in Feb 2010, subsequent years are published via DH website. Papers have been submitted for publication and have been presented at national and international conferences. Ahead of the start of NDNS, HNR was invovled in conducting the Comparison Study on >1000 individuals in 2007 to decide the method of dietary assessment for the main survey. This was presented at the International Conference for Dietary Assessment and Physical Activity Methods in Washington in June 2009; papers have subsequently been published. The study enabled the decision to be made on the method for the main survey - the diet diary. . |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | NDNS National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme Years 1-5 |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The NDNS Rolling Programme is carried across the UK, covering the general population aged 1.5 years upwards. The core survey includes questionnaires, dietary assessment, physical measurements, blood and urine analysis, DLW assessment of energy expenditure. The contract includes boosted samples in the devolved countries funded by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The NDNS RP is published as an Official statistic reflecting the quality and importance of the data. HNR's contributions to the NDNS RP are coordinated and delivered through the NSS Programme. Specifically these centre on dietary assessment, blood and urine collection (via NatCen Field Team), processing and analysis, Doubly Labelled Water measurements for energy expenditure; analysis of dietary and biochemical data; delivery of related datasets and reports. High level scientific oversight and methodological innovation in areas of dietary assessment and measurements of nutritional status. Maintaining the food compositon databank, generating dietary feedback to survey participants. HNR carries out compilation and analysis of the data generated by NDNS both to write results reports for DH, but also in preparing submitting refereed publications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nat Cen are lead contractor on NDNS and are responsible for national survey research throughout the UK. For NDNS they carry out all the fieldwork, design and administration of all questionnaires, and their nurses perform physical measurements and take blood samples. They bring invaluable expertise to NDNS through their understanding of participant behaviour and responses. Their data management is excellent and they optimise response through computer assisted interviewing and careful question design. They take responsibilty for data deposit to the National Essex Data Archive. |
| Impact | Most outputs from NDNS rolling programme (NDNS RP) so far have been in the form of reports to the Department of Health and the Foods Standards Agency. Data have been published annually on the Department of Health Website. See Other Outputs and Knowledge. The NDNS RP supports the monitoring and development of diet and nutritional well-being of the UK population to provide the evidence base for developing Government public health nutrition policies. In addition, add-on projects within the NDNS programme are generating important developments in dietary assessment and blood analysis. This are listed within the relevant sections. Advances in methodologies and results data from the NDNS have been reported at conferences and published. The first year of data was reported and placed on the FSA website in Feb 2010, subsequent years are published via DH website. Papers have been submitted for publication and have been presented at national and international conferences. Ahead of the start of NDNS, HNR was invovled in conducting the Comparison Study on >1000 individuals in 2007 to decide the method of dietary assessment for the main survey. This was presented at the International Conference for Dietary Assessment and Physical Activity Methods in Washington in June 2009; papers have subsequently been published. The study enabled the decision to be made on the method for the main survey - the diet diary. . |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | NDNS Northern Ireland Sodium Survey 2015 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWL and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary sodium in adults (aged 19-64 years) in Northern Ireland. EWL provided intellectual input to design the urine collection protocol and analytical methodologies. EWL performed analyses of 24 hour Urine collections to determine complete recovery through measurement of PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) and urinary sodium excretion. EWL co-authored a report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of sodium and salt intake in the adult sample by deriving these intakes from urinary sodium excretion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field nurse team who collected urine from adult participants across Northern Ireland. |
| Impact | Report: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Assessment of dietary sodium - Adults (19 to 64 years) in Northern Ireland 2015 Prepared by: Beverley Bates, Lorna Cox, Natalie Maplethorpe, Anjali Mazumder, Sonja Nicholson, Polly Page, Ann Prentice, Keeva Rooney, Nida Ziauddeen, Gillian Swan and Joanne Casey 28 July 2016 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | NDNS Republication of the UK NDNS RP Y1-4 report (2017) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWLand the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary intakes and nutritional status in a representative sample of the UK population from the age of 1 1/2 years upwards. EWL provided intellectual and scientific expertise to the design and analytical methodologies of the survey. EWL performed analyses of blood and urine samples and coded the food records. EWL co-authored the report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of food and nutrient intake and nutritional status. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out across the UK by their interviewers and field nurse team. |
| Impact | Report Replication: of the UK NDNS RP Y1-4 report: Re-published on the 28th February 2017 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | NDNS Scotland Sodium Survey 2014 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWL and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary sodium in adults (aged 19-64 years) in Scotland. EWL provided intellectual input to design the urine collection protocol and analytical methodologies. EWL performed analyses of 24 hour Urine collections to determine complete recovery through measurement of PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) and urinary sodium excretion. EWL co-authored a report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of sodium and salt intake in the adult sample by deriving these intakes from urinary sodium excretion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field nurse team who collected urine from adult participants across Scotland. |
| Impact | Report: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Assessment of dietary sodium Adults (19 to 64 years) in Scotland, 2014 Prepared by: Beverley Bates, Lorna Cox, Natalie Maplethorpe, Anjali Mazumder, Sonja Nicholson, Polly Page, Ann Prentice, Keeva Rooney, Nida Ziauddeen, Gillian Swan and Anne Milne Published on: 23 March 2016 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | NNVAS trial |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist advice regarding sample collection and analysis |
| Impact | Samples collected appropriately to facilitate future analysis |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Nairobi rickets study |
| Organisation | Kenyan Institute for Medical Research (KEMRI) |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice re assessment of acute phase reaction to inform interpretation of nutritional biomarkers, prior to performing analyses. Measurement of acute phase proteins and of 25OH vitamin D to determine Vitamin D status in these participants. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiating and performing the study, blood samples supplied to HNR for analysis |
| Impact | Advice supplied re bioanalysis. Analytical results provided. Discussions re interpretation to follow. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | National Diet and Nutrition Rolling Programme Years 1-10 (2008-2018) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Lead and provider for all nutritional measurement (dietary and nutritional biomarkers and DLW) including design, delivery, data processing, data analysis and results reporting |
| Collaborator Contribution | Survey contract lead, sampling, fieldwork, results reporting |
| Impact | https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/ndns-results-from-years-9-to-11-2016-to-2017-and-2018-to-2019 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/ndns-time-trend-and-income-analyses-for-years-1-to-9 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/ndns-results-from-years-7-and-8-combined https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-supplementary-report-blood-folate https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/ndns-results-from-years-5-and-6-combined https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-assessment-of-dietary-sodium-in-adults-in-england-2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-results-from-years-1-to-4-combined-of-the-rolling-programme-for-2008-and-2009-to-2011-and-2012 |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | National Diet and Nutrition Survey Results from Years 5 and 6 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2012/2013 - 2013/2014) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWLand the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess food and nutrient intakes in a representative sample of the UK population from age 1 1/2 years upwards. EWL provided intellectual/Scientific expertise input the to NDNS RP. EWL performed analyses of blood and urine samples and code diet records to derive food and nutrient intakes. EWL co-authored the report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of food and nutrient intake and blood and urinary analytes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field interviewers and nurse teams. |
| Impact | NDNS RP Y5&6 report: National Diet and Nutrition Survey Results from Years 5 and 6 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2012/2013 - 2013/2014) Prepared by: (Editors) Beverley Bates, Lorna Cox, Sonja Nicholson Polly Page, Ann Prentice, Toni Steer and Gillian Swan 9 September 2016 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP): Supplementary report: blood folate results for the UK as a whole, Scotland, Northern Ireland (Years 1 to 4 combined) and Wales (Years 2 to 5 combined) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | MRC EWL provided the scientific input, blood analysis for folate. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen Social Research, undertook fieldwork to collect sample/data. |
| Impact | Folate report National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS RP): Supplementary report: blood folate results for the UK as a whole, Scotland, Northern Ireland (Years 1 to 4 combined) and Wales (Years 2 to 5 combined) Nov 2017 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661932/National_Diet_and_Nutrition_Survey_Rolling_Programme__NDNS_RP_.pdf Republished Y1-4 Scotland: National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme: Results from Years 1-4 (combined) for Scotland (2008/09-2011/12) Oct 2017 http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/publications-and-research/national-diet-and-nutrition-survey-rolling-programme-results-from-years-1-4 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | National Survey of Health and Development |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PNR carries out the diet coding and analysis for NSHD, and for the clinic visit, perfoms this function. HNR also coordinates the blood and urine collection and analysis and reports results from blood analyses to pariticipants and GPs. HNR contributes to reports and publications from the clinic visit adn to al dietary publications where diet has been involved for NSHD. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NSHD is run by the MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing. They have set up the clinic visit at age 60-65 years and this will generate data, including dietary data, which will be used to explore diet-disease relationships by PNR. HNR has been involved with the NSHD cohort since the 1980s and has extensive publications on the dietary aspects of the study. For the clinic visit, LHA contact participants, recruit them to the clinic visit, develope questionnaire materials, arrange clinic visits and are custodians of data generated. |
| Impact | Outputs from NSHD are listed in publications from PNR. There have been 3 NSHD final data reports delivered to LHA: 1. MRC National Survey of Health hand Development (MRC NSHD) Clinic Data Report 2006-2011. Prepared by Wing Nip, Kerina Bonar, Lorna Cox, Darren Cole, Alison Lennox. (JUne 2011) 2. MRC National Survey of Health and Development (MRC NSHD) Dietary Data Report 2006-2011. Prepared by Celia Prynne, Wing Nip, Alison Lennox. (September 2011). 3. MRC National Survey of Health and Development (MRC NSHD) Report on Sample Status 2006 - 2011. Prepared by Wing Nip, Kerina Bonar, Alison Lennox. (November 2011). Final datasets for all of the above reports were released to LHA this year (2011). There are also presentations at conferences. NSHD is used by HNR in a number of projects ( eg NPRI eating behaviours project)- also two PhD students have recently completed their PhD programmes using NSHD data, one on iron algorithms and their use in epidemiological studies and one on tracking of dietary behaviours through the lifecourse. Publications from NSHD: 17182808, 17524184, 18285805, 18503720, 19550434, 19825206, 19709447, 18000518, 18827811, 17010234 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Association for Nutrition |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | BMJ Learning |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | British Dietetic Association (BDA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | British Nutrition Foundation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | General Medical Council (GMC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | National Safety Associates (USA) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Nutrition and Vascular Consensus Forum |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Patients Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour SNEB |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | St George's University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | Ulster University |
| Department | Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge Judge Business School |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | School of Clinical Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Parma |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides one of the work hubs for the NNEdPro core team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships involve collaborative exchange of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approaches from the New Zealand, Australia, Oman, Malaysia, India, Macedonia and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. The NNEdPro group is collaborating with a variety of organisations for the development of the third phase of work. These partnerships will provide a variety of perspectives necessary for this development which is in line with improving patient care and safety in the UK. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and vice versa. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum and contributes to teaching in 4th Year, 6th Year, student selected components. Further development of this curriculum stream is underway. The Cambridge NNEdPro team has also produced 2 key papers in 2013 with several more in progress. The group collaborated with the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), Medical Nutrition Council (MNC) to write a supplement on medical education in nutrition. The group will also be collaborating with the MNC on a seminar to be run at the ASN conference in San Diego in spring 2014. The NNEdPro group has recently launched a second work hub at the University of Ulster. This hub will focus on the importance of hydration education and will increase collaboration across the regions. Collaboration on funding application also exists with several partners. Although these applications are still under consideration, the collaboration will continue with or without the funding, as the ethos of many programmes remain similar. |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Partnerships |
| Organisation | British Dietetic Association (BDA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides the work base for the NNEdPro Cambridge team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships are equal collaboration of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approached from the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. A NNEdPro group member and Senior Medical Advisor/Clinician Scientist at MRC HNR provide PhD co-supervision with a PhD candidate at King's College, London, and for another in New Zealand. All partners were involved with an event which was coordinated by the NNEdPro group which was hosted in London. Key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors met to discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. The advice contributed by all partners contributed to the success of this event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and discussed above. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum. The Cambridge NNEdPro team also produced the 3 papers with several more in publication, including the BMJ Open paper entitled, 'Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England'. Two papers were also published in MedEdWorld, an online publication produced by The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). The NNEdPro group has been asked by the Society of Nutrition Education and Behaviour to produce a workshop to present at their 2013 annual conference. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Partnerships |
| Organisation | Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour SNEB |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides the work base for the NNEdPro Cambridge team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships are equal collaboration of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approached from the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. A NNEdPro group member and Senior Medical Advisor/Clinician Scientist at MRC HNR provide PhD co-supervision with a PhD candidate at King's College, London, and for another in New Zealand. All partners were involved with an event which was coordinated by the NNEdPro group which was hosted in London. Key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors met to discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. The advice contributed by all partners contributed to the success of this event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and discussed above. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum. The Cambridge NNEdPro team also produced the 3 papers with several more in publication, including the BMJ Open paper entitled, 'Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England'. Two papers were also published in MedEdWorld, an online publication produced by The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). The NNEdPro group has been asked by the Society of Nutrition Education and Behaviour to produce a workshop to present at their 2013 annual conference. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Partnerships |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cambridge University Health Partners |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides the work base for the NNEdPro Cambridge team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships are equal collaboration of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approached from the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. A NNEdPro group member and Senior Medical Advisor/Clinician Scientist at MRC HNR provide PhD co-supervision with a PhD candidate at King's College, London, and for another in New Zealand. All partners were involved with an event which was coordinated by the NNEdPro group which was hosted in London. Key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors met to discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. The advice contributed by all partners contributed to the success of this event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and discussed above. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum. The Cambridge NNEdPro team also produced the 3 papers with several more in publication, including the BMJ Open paper entitled, 'Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England'. Two papers were also published in MedEdWorld, an online publication produced by The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). The NNEdPro group has been asked by the Society of Nutrition Education and Behaviour to produce a workshop to present at their 2013 annual conference. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Partnerships |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Public Health and Primary Care |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The main partner of the Need for Nutrition Education Programme (NNEdPro) is the BDA. The MRC HNR provides the work base for the NNEdPro Cambridge team which is hosted by the BDA. The Cambridge NNEdPro team produces the outputs for the partners. All other partnerships are equal collaboration of knowledge and expertise as required. These partnerships have also produced international interest in the Need for Nutrition Education Programme, with approached from the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and the United States. The NNEdPro group has also been consulted by NHS organisations on a variety of initiatives. A NNEdPro group member and Senior Medical Advisor/Clinician Scientist at MRC HNR provide PhD co-supervision with a PhD candidate at King's College, London, and for another in New Zealand. All partners were involved with an event which was coordinated by the NNEdPro group which was hosted in London. Key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors met to discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. The advice contributed by all partners contributed to the success of this event. |
| Collaborator Contribution | All partners provide resources and advisory support to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme group, as required, and discussed above. |
| Impact | NNEdPro collaborates with the Nutrition Education Review Group (NERG) in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. In the academic year 2010-11, Cambridge University approached the NNEdPro Group to collaborate on a first round of clinical and public health nutrition teaching for 4th Year Cambridge medical students. The teaching was repeated in the 2011-12 academic year and NNEdPro group members have also contributed to Student Selected Components (SSCs). Nutrition now has a place in the clinical phase of the Cambridge Undergraduate Medical Curriculum. The Cambridge NNEdPro team also produced the 3 papers with several more in publication, including the BMJ Open paper entitled, 'Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England'. Two papers were also published in MedEdWorld, an online publication produced by The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). The NNEdPro group has been asked by the Society of Nutrition Education and Behaviour to produce a workshop to present at their 2013 annual conference. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Nutrient Status Study |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist analysis and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | project initiation and management; provision of biological samples |
| Impact | Assays completed and data on Vitamin C and beta-carotene status provided to collaborator |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Nutrition in Young Offender institutions |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice about sample collection and analysis. Analysis of nutritional biomarkers in blood; provision of data and discussions re interpretation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; provision and storage of blood samples |
| Impact | Advice provided initially and in 2011-12 regarding blood sample analysis. Analyses performed during 2013. Data analysis ongoing |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Nutritional supplementation in school |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice regarding blood sampling and analyses of nutritional biomarkers. Analysis of appropriate biomarkers in blood samples and provision of data to collaborators |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management, identification of subjects, provision of blood samples |
| Impact | Advice provided at outset and during 2011-12. Analyses performed during 2013. Data analysis ongoing 2014. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | OBEMAT2_TBW |
| Organisation | Rovira i Virgili University |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in stable isotope methods, supply of dose batches, analysis of samples by IRMS and modelling for total body water and body composition. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Designed the study, recruit and test the participants. |
| Impact | Initial datasets (2) and reports (2) have been sent to collaborators detailing total body water and body composition. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | ODiN Food-based solutions for optimal vitamin D nutrition and health through the life cycle |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Comparison of immunoassay data re 25OH vitamin D concentrations with fully-validated in-house LCMS/MS method for standardisation of survey results with others in Europe. Dietary assessment - vitamin D intake; standardisation of approaches; recoding of all food groups according to ODIN food group list, disaggregated the recipes and quantified the ingredients of interest in the NDNS and DNSYC Surveys; application of vit-D composition data to ODiN food codes |
| Collaborator Contribution | Study PI, design, statistical analysis |
| Impact | analytical results for assay harmonisation and standardisation recoding of all food groups according to ODIN food group list, disaggregated the recipes and quantified the ingredients of interest in the NDNS and DNSYC Surveys; application of vit-D composition data to ODiN food codes |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | OTIS-Complementary feeding in infants |
| Organisation | Umea University |
| Department | Department of Clinical Sciences |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Method design; provision of two isotope batches (deuterium only and DLW) with explanatory spreadsheets for the Umea researchers to calculate individual doses when needed; sample receipt and analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry for 2H/1H and 18O/16O ratios; modeling for body composition (250 infants on two occasions) and total energy expenditure (25 infants on one occasion); report writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators are the sponsors for the study, they designed the study, gained ethical approval and will recruit and run the intervention. |
| Impact | The deuterium isotope batch has been sent along with explanatory dosing spreadsheets. As yet no samples have been receipted. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | PABA Dietphone |
| Organisation | Queen Margaret University |
| Department | Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Advice re PABA analysis and 24 hour urine collections. Analytical results provided and interpreted. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Conducted study and porvided aliquots of urine for analysis |
| Impact | Advice given enabling study to progress. Analytical results provided and interpreted. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Portion size estimation tools for dietary assessment (syst. review) |
| Organisation | Quadram Institute Bioscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. and BA as contributing scientist |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Mike Roe acts as scientific advisor for the project |
| Impact | Poster presentation at the International Conference on Diet and Physical Activity Methods in Brisbane, September 2015 |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Portion size estimation tools for minority ethnic groups (syst. review) |
| Organisation | University of Chester |
| Department | Faculty of Health and Social Care |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. CG acted as co-investigator (research assistant), involved in data searches and database construction. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Basma Ellahi acted as scientific advisor and corresponding author. Amanda Aitken was co-investigator (research assistant), involved in data searching and database construction. |
| Impact | Conference presentation at the Nutrition Society Summer Conference, Nottingham, 2015: Almiron-Roig, E., et al. (2015). "Assessing portion size in ethnic minorities in the U.K.: A systematic review of existing instruments." Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 74(OCE5): E306. Submitted publication to Nutrition Reviews (under revision): Dietary assessment in minority ethnic groups: A systematic review of portion size estimation instruments relevant for the UK. Eva Almiron-Roig, Amanda Aitken, Catherine Galloway and Basma Ellahi. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Price promotions and food purchases |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a University of Cambridge-led study where EAR contributed as co-investigator (as public health nutritionist). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Teresa Marteau and Rachel Pechey (University of Cambridge) were P.I. and co-investigator respectively, RP was the main data manager and analyst. Marc Suhrcke and Ryota Nakamura (University of East Anglia and University of York) performed the statistical modelling. Susan Jebb (Unviersity of Oxford) was scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Publications and press release: Pechey, R., Jebb, S. A., Kelly, M. P., Almiron-Roig, E., Conde, S., Nakamura, R., Shemilt, I., Suhrcke, M. and Marteau, T. M. (2013). Socioeconomic differences in purchases of more vs. less healthy foods and beverages: Analysis of over 25,000 British households in 2010', Social Science & Medicine, 92, pp. 22-26. Nakamura, R., Suhrcke, M., Jebb, S. A., Pechey, R., Almiron-Roig, E. and Marteau, T. M. (2015) 'Price promotions on healthier compared with less healthy foods: a hierarchical regression analysis of the impact on sales and social patterning of responses to promotions in Great Britain', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(4), pp. 808-816. Press Release: https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/media-room/press-release-archive/-/asset_publisher/a2jEGMiFHPhv/content/supermarket-promotions-boost-sales-of-less-healthy-foods-more-than-healthier-foods. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Price promotions and food purchases |
| Organisation | University of East Anglia |
| Department | School of Medicine UEA |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a University of Cambridge-led study where EAR contributed as co-investigator (as public health nutritionist). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Teresa Marteau and Rachel Pechey (University of Cambridge) were P.I. and co-investigator respectively, RP was the main data manager and analyst. Marc Suhrcke and Ryota Nakamura (University of East Anglia and University of York) performed the statistical modelling. Susan Jebb (Unviersity of Oxford) was scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Publications and press release: Pechey, R., Jebb, S. A., Kelly, M. P., Almiron-Roig, E., Conde, S., Nakamura, R., Shemilt, I., Suhrcke, M. and Marteau, T. M. (2013). Socioeconomic differences in purchases of more vs. less healthy foods and beverages: Analysis of over 25,000 British households in 2010', Social Science & Medicine, 92, pp. 22-26. Nakamura, R., Suhrcke, M., Jebb, S. A., Pechey, R., Almiron-Roig, E. and Marteau, T. M. (2015) 'Price promotions on healthier compared with less healthy foods: a hierarchical regression analysis of the impact on sales and social patterning of responses to promotions in Great Britain', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(4), pp. 808-816. Press Release: https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/media-room/press-release-archive/-/asset_publisher/a2jEGMiFHPhv/content/supermarket-promotions-boost-sales-of-less-healthy-foods-more-than-healthier-foods. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Price promotions and food purchases |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a University of Cambridge-led study where EAR contributed as co-investigator (as public health nutritionist). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Teresa Marteau and Rachel Pechey (University of Cambridge) were P.I. and co-investigator respectively, RP was the main data manager and analyst. Marc Suhrcke and Ryota Nakamura (University of East Anglia and University of York) performed the statistical modelling. Susan Jebb (Unviersity of Oxford) was scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Publications and press release: Pechey, R., Jebb, S. A., Kelly, M. P., Almiron-Roig, E., Conde, S., Nakamura, R., Shemilt, I., Suhrcke, M. and Marteau, T. M. (2013). Socioeconomic differences in purchases of more vs. less healthy foods and beverages: Analysis of over 25,000 British households in 2010', Social Science & Medicine, 92, pp. 22-26. Nakamura, R., Suhrcke, M., Jebb, S. A., Pechey, R., Almiron-Roig, E. and Marteau, T. M. (2015) 'Price promotions on healthier compared with less healthy foods: a hierarchical regression analysis of the impact on sales and social patterning of responses to promotions in Great Britain', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(4), pp. 808-816. Press Release: https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/media-room/press-release-archive/-/asset_publisher/a2jEGMiFHPhv/content/supermarket-promotions-boost-sales-of-less-healthy-foods-more-than-healthier-foods. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Price promotions and food purchases |
| Organisation | University of York |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a University of Cambridge-led study where EAR contributed as co-investigator (as public health nutritionist). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Teresa Marteau and Rachel Pechey (University of Cambridge) were P.I. and co-investigator respectively, RP was the main data manager and analyst. Marc Suhrcke and Ryota Nakamura (University of East Anglia and University of York) performed the statistical modelling. Susan Jebb (Unviersity of Oxford) was scientific advisor. |
| Impact | Publications and press release: Pechey, R., Jebb, S. A., Kelly, M. P., Almiron-Roig, E., Conde, S., Nakamura, R., Shemilt, I., Suhrcke, M. and Marteau, T. M. (2013). Socioeconomic differences in purchases of more vs. less healthy foods and beverages: Analysis of over 25,000 British households in 2010', Social Science & Medicine, 92, pp. 22-26. Nakamura, R., Suhrcke, M., Jebb, S. A., Pechey, R., Almiron-Roig, E. and Marteau, T. M. (2015) 'Price promotions on healthier compared with less healthy foods: a hierarchical regression analysis of the impact on sales and social patterning of responses to promotions in Great Britain', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 101(4), pp. 808-816. Press Release: https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/media-room/press-release-archive/-/asset_publisher/a2jEGMiFHPhv/content/supermarket-promotions-boost-sales-of-less-healthy-foods-more-than-healthier-foods. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Regulatory interventions to reduce intake of artificial trans fatty acids |
| Organisation | UK Clinical Research Collaboration |
| Department | Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a CEDAR-led project where EAR and SJ acted as scientific advisors (as public health nutritionist). EAR contributed to data screening, data extraction and data checking; both EAR and SJ contributed to manuscript production. SJ acted as senior scientific advisor on nutrition policy. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Vivien Hendry and David Ogilvie were P.I. and senior advisor on systematic review procedures respectively for the project. Sara B. Neelon and Pablo Monsivais contributed to data screening, data extraction, data checking and paper writing. Simon Griffin contributed to manuscript writing. |
| Impact | Manuscript published: Hendry VL, Almiron-Roig E, Monsivais P, Jebb SA, Benjamin Neelon SE, Griffin SJ, Ogilvie DB (2015). Impact of regulatory interventions to reduce intake of artificial trans fatty acids (TFA): a systematic review. Am J Public Health 105(3):e32-42 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Republished Y1-4 NI: National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme: Results from Years 1-4 (combined) for Northern Ireland (2008/09-2011/12) Aug 2017 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWLand the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess food and nutrient intakes in a representative sample of the UK population from age 1 1/2 years upwards. EWL provided intellectual/Scientific expertise input the to NDNS RP. EWL performed analyses of blood and urine samples and code diet records to derive food and nutrient intakes. EWL co-authored the report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of food and nutrient intake and blood and urinary analytes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWLand the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess food and nutrient intakes in a representative sample of the UK population from age 1 1/2 years upwards. EWL provided intellectual/Scientific expertise input the to NDNS RP. EWL performed analyses of blood and urine samples and code diet records to derive food and nutrient intakes. EWL co-authored the report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of food and nutrient intake and blood and urinary analytes. |
| Impact | Republished Y1-4 NI: National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling programme: Results from Years 1-4 (combined) for Northern Ireland (2008/09-2011/12) Aug 2017 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Review of new technologies for use in NDNS |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Steering Group membership; advisory input to project design, systematic review, prioritisation of technologies, report writing |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project design and lead; focus groups with public/NDNS participants |
| Impact | Report for Department of Health |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Review of new technologies for use in NDNS |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Steering Group membership; advisory input to project design, systematic review, prioritisation of technologies, report writing |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project design and lead; focus groups with public/NDNS participants |
| Impact | Report for Department of Health |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Saving Lives At Birth (SLAB) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Developed method to measure the tracer to tracee ratio of glucose in breast milk. Provided feedback on the method and have helped design the study method based on this. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators will run the laboratory study and provide the samples. |
| Impact | A report has been sent to the collaborators detailing the method. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Scottish Sodium Study |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Department | Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input for survey design and methodogolies. Analysis urine for sodium, potassium, creatinine and PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) - urine recovery marker. Data analysis, quality control, interpretation and provision to collaborator. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Has assisted our investigation of the usefulness of PABA, the recovery marker for urine completeness. |
| Impact | ScotCen provided report of results to FSA Scotland. Study was substudy of Health Survey for Scotland and will appear in publications of this survey. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Sodium Survey of adults 19-64 years in England 2011 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC HNR and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary sodium in adults (aged 19-64 years) in England. HNR provided intellectual input to design the urine collection protocol and wrt analytical methodologies. HNR performed analyses of 24 hour Urine collections to determine complete recovery through measurement of PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) and urinary sodium excretion. HNR co-authored a report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of sodium and salt intake in the adult sample by deriving these intakes from urinary sodium excretion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selction), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field nurse team who collected urine from adult participants across England. |
| Impact | Report published on the Deparment of Health website: National Diet and Nutriton Survey - Assessment of dietary sodium in adults (aged 19 - 64 years) in England, 2011. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Sodium Survey of adults 19-64 years in England 2011 |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC HNR and the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess dietary sodium in adults (aged 19-64 years) in England. HNR provided intellectual input to design the urine collection protocol and wrt analytical methodologies. HNR performed analyses of 24 hour Urine collections to determine complete recovery through measurement of PABA (Para-amino benzoic acid) and urinary sodium excretion. HNR co-authored a report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of sodium and salt intake in the adult sample by deriving these intakes from urinary sodium excretion. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selction), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field nurse team who collected urine from adult participants across England. |
| Impact | Report published on the Deparment of Health website: National Diet and Nutriton Survey - Assessment of dietary sodium in adults (aged 19 - 64 years) in England, 2011. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Southampton B6 follow-up |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice and specialist analyses |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management |
| Impact | advice provided; specialist analysis to follow |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Sport, Physical Activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young People (SPEEDY) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Coding of 4 day diet diaires and q'aire on habitual diet and food preferences. Checking and cleaning of dataset and delivery to collaborators. SPEEDY 1: n=480 diaires, SPEEDY 3: n=385 diaires. SPEEDY 1 diaires n= 1600 re-coded in 2013. Final dataset checked and delivered to collaborators. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CI for SPEEDY, physical activity assessment, physical measurements, saliva samples and acitgraphs undertakne by partners. |
| Impact | Delivery of datasets to collaborators: SPEEDY 1 on 24.08.12 SPEEDY 3 on 24.08.12 SPEEDY 1 (re-code) September 2013 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Sport, Physical Activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young People (SPEEDY) |
| Organisation | University of East Anglia |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Coding of 4 day diet diaires and q'aire on habitual diet and food preferences. Checking and cleaning of dataset and delivery to collaborators. SPEEDY 1: n=480 diaires, SPEEDY 3: n=385 diaires. SPEEDY 1 diaires n= 1600 re-coded in 2013. Final dataset checked and delivered to collaborators. |
| Collaborator Contribution | CI for SPEEDY, physical activity assessment, physical measurements, saliva samples and acitgraphs undertakne by partners. |
| Impact | Delivery of datasets to collaborators: SPEEDY 1 on 24.08.12 SPEEDY 3 on 24.08.12 SPEEDY 1 (re-code) September 2013 |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | TRIAC_DLW |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Method design; provision of individual isotope dose kits (10 adults on two occasions); sample receipt; analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry for 2H/1H and 18O/16O ratios; modelling for body composition and total energy expenditure; interpretation of results; summary report writing and assistance with publication writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators are the sponsors for the study, they designed the study, gained ethical approval and will recruit and run the intervention. Publication writing with MRC HNR assistance. |
| Impact | Modelled datasets for the estimation of body composition and total energy expenditure. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | The Baby Milk Study (2012 - 2016) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Coding of Baby Milk study diet diaries, checking and preparation of data set for analysis for MRC Epidemiology. |
| Collaborator Contribution | MRC Epidemiology led on the study, including design, recruitment and final reporting. |
| Impact | Data currently being analysed and written up by MRC Epidemiology |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Thiamin Laos study |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of specialist analyses and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; provision of biological samples |
| Impact | Provided analytical results regarding vitamin B1 status in study subjects. Data analysis indicated that thiamin supplementation was not advantageous in treating malaria. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Thyrotoxicosis_DLW |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Department of Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Method design; preparation and provision of individual isotope dose kits; sample receipt; analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry for 2H/1H and 18O/16O ratios; modelling for body composition and total energy expenditure (12 patients on two occasions); interpretation of results; summary report writing and assistance with publication writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators are the sponsors for the study, they designed the study, gained ethical approval and will recruit and run the intervention. Publication writing with MRC HNR assistance. |
| Impact | Dataset summary sent to collaborators on 21/09/15. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | UCC Food Choice at Work Study |
| Organisation | University College Cork |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology and Public Health |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of advice regarding 24 hour urine collections and use of PABA to judge completeness Analytical results and interpretation provided to collaborators. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initiation and performance of study, provision to us of aliquots of 24 hour urine for analysis |
| Impact | Advice provided so that study could commence; analytical results and their interpretation provided to partners. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | UKBiobank_DLW |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Method design; provision of individual isotope dose kits for participants; sample receipt; analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry for 2H/1H and 18O/16O ratios; modelling for doubly labelled water (100 adults on one occasion) for the determination of total energy expenditure; report writing. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators are the sponsors for the study, they designed the study, gained ethical approval and will recruit and run the intervention. |
| Impact | Modelled datasets for the determination of total energy expenditure. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | UMEA |
| Organisation | Umea University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Analysed plasma samples, generated fatty acid methyl ester profile of 1518 subjects. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planned and executed project, provided samples analysed data. |
| Impact | Pending |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Urinary Sodium Study of adults |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | HNR analysed the urine samples for sodium, potassium and creatinine, and liaised with the MRC Dunn Nutrition Unit (Sheila Bingham) who carried out the PABA analyses. HNR wrote the sections of the final report on the urine sodium results and compared these with past assessments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Nat Cen led this study of urinary sodium excretion in the UK to assess sodium intake and determine if changes are bieng made in compliance with Government guidelines for salt intake. They recruited participants and instructed them on urine collections and collected completed collections. They led on the final report. Their expertise in survey work allowed this project to be conducted. |
| Impact | This study was reported to the FSA in the form of a report. Results published on FSA website and in news articles. Data used as primary outcome measure for the national salt reduction programme. |
| Start Year | 2007 |
| Description | VDSP |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Department | Population Studies Program |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Participation in Vitamin D Standardisation Program - discussions regarding assay characteristics and performance. Contribution of expertise regarding these analytical methods. Contribution to discussions and experiments to determine source of interference in materials used internationally in method assessment. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Coordinating large international group of scientists interested in assessing Vitamin D status through blood measurements |
| Impact | International collaboration in standardising assessment of Vitamin D status across different analytical procedures Influencing international harmonisation initiatives for population monitoring and surveillance and also status assessment for clinical trials/studies, past and future |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Vitamin B1 in CNS infections |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist analysis and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | project initiation and management; provision of biological samples |
| Impact | provided analytical results indicating vitamin B1 status in study subjects |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Vitamin D in demyelinating disease |
| Organisation | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Department | Neonatal Unit Wrightington |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provision of specialist advice regarding sample collection handling and analysis. Sample logging. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; identification of appropriate subjects and provision of blood samples, |
| Impact | Advice provided; analysis to start when sufficient subjects identified |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | Wirral Community NHS Trust Portion size tools study |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | David Vaughan (Wirral Community NHS Trust) acted as co-investigator by organising the data collection phase. Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) acted as senior scientific advisor. |
| Impact | NHS IRAS application logged under HRA. Two manuscripts in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Wirral Community NHS Trust Portion size tools study |
| Organisation | Wirral Community NHS Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is an MRC-HNR led project with EAR as P.I. |
| Collaborator Contribution | David Vaughan (Wirral Community NHS Trust) acted as co-investigator by organising the data collection phase. Susan Jebb (University of Oxford) acted as senior scientific advisor. |
| Impact | NHS IRAS application logged under HRA. Two manuscripts in preparation. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Y7&8 report: National Diet and Nutrition Survey Results from Years 7 and 8 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2014/2015 - 2015/2016) Mar 2018 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Social Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration between MRC EWLand the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). To assess food and nutrient intakes in a representative sample of the UK population from age 1 1/2 years upwards. EWL provided intellectual/Scientific expertise input the to NDNS RP. EWL performed analyses of blood and urine samples and code diet records to derive food and nutrient intakes. EWL co-authored the report and produced tables with relevant descriptive statistics of food and nutrient intake and blood and urinary analytes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NatCen (lead collaborator) was responsible for sample (design and selection), recruitment of participants and for fieldwork carried out by their field interviewers and nurse teams |
| Impact | Y7&8 report: National Diet and Nutrition Survey: Results from Years 7 and 8 (combined) of the Rolling Programme (2014/2015 - 2015/2016) Mar 2018 |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | Zinc supplementation in pneumonia |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Unit, The Gambia |
| Country | Gambia |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialised analysis and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | project initiation and management; provision of biological samples |
| Impact | Provision of specialised analytical results indicating micronutrient status |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | catch-up growth in HIV infected infants |
| Organisation | University of Stellenbosch |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | provision of specialist analysis and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; porovision of biological samples |
| Impact | Provided analytical results indicating degree of gut integrity |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | epigenisis in humans |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC International Nutrition Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of specialist analysis and advice |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project initiation and management; provision of biological samples; data analysis and publication |
| Impact | Provided analytical results indicating vitamin B2 status in study subjects, used for PIs PhD thesis |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | (MRC-HNR) The UK Need for Nutrition Education Programme- House of Lords and BDA Chairman visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked discussions afterwards and raised interested and awareness for the NNEdPro group Talk lead to the offer of further help from the House of Lords when needed e.g. for funding applications and an invite for NNEdPro to exhibit at the BDA live. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | 34th National Nutrient Database Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | talk given on the dissaggregation of composite dishes in the UK NDNS food composition database and impact on meat, fruit and vegetable intakes Future talks have been requested by members of the audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Acute Hydration status and micro-vascular function in healthy human volunteers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation raised awareness of hydration status and micro-vascular function A paper was produced based on the content of this abstract |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | An 'alternative' academic journey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Questions and discussion n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Approaches in Managing Ambiguous and Incomplete Responses to a Food Frequency Questionnaire Measuring Calcium and Vitamin D Intake in Older People |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Oral Presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | BBC Inside Out - Food Poverty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Provided advice to BBC Inside Out programme makers on dietary assessment techniques. Programme makers have revised approach to programme feature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | BBC News advice on changes in UK diet |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Advised programme makers on key/notable changes in the UK diet over the past 20 years and advised on suitable information sources. Programme makers revised approach to feature. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | BBC Watchdog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Filming by BBC in 2009 to be transmitted when the UK salt study report came out in 2012. HNR research communicated to the general public. Built links with media. Raising profile of unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2012 |
| Description | Big Weekend 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Activities on 'Funky Fruits' and 'FoodSwitch App' to general public. Communication knowledge and research on healthy eating and making healthy eating choices through engaging activities. Invited to participate in the same event in 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Cambridge Physical Activity Measurement Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk was given on the principles and practices of doubly labelled water to measure energy expenditure. Many discussions arose following the talk regarding study designs and what MRC EWL could offer in terms of future collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Awareness raising and public engagement on nutrition, public health, nutrition science including Foodswitch App which MRC HNR contributed to development of (dietary data) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented stand at Cambridge Science Festival 2014 over two days. Stand/activity was focused on new Food Switch App for smart phones and tablets, enabling public to make healthier food choices when shopping in supermarkets. FoodSwitch app has won Public Health England's 'Health X' competition. HNR have run the same stand at other public engagement events and has been very well received. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Cambridge Science Festival: 2017 (Kevin Donkers; Elise Orford; Priya Singh; Sara Wassell; Michelle Venables; Kerry Jones; Toni Steer; Sarah Meadows) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Science Festival: 2017 (Kevin Donkers; Elise Orford; Priya Singh; Sara Wassell; Michelle Venables; Kerry Jones; Toni Steer; Sarah Meadows). Stand with practical activities based on the theme of 'Stable Isotope Detectives'. Activities for all ages to illustrate the science of stable isotopes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cambridge University Global Health Society Nutrition Talk by the Need for Nutrition Education Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Cambridge University Global Health Society invited the Need for Nutrition Education Programme to present a talk to their group entitled, A Global Perspective on Nutrition. There were many questions asked regarding international malnutrition before and after the presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Cambridge University Medical School Nutrition Training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Need for Nutrition Education Programme established the Nutrition Education Review Group which brought nutrition teaching into the Cambridge University medical school curriculum. Teaching for Stage 1 students completed for 2011/12 students in January 2012 and for 2012/13 students in November 2012. Teaching for Stage 3 students completed for 2012/13 students in August 2012. Teaching for Cambridge Graduate Course 2011/12 in January 2012. Teaching for Stage 1 Student Selected Component (SSC) on International Nutrition in April 27, 2012. Providing nutrition training and raising awareness of nutrition related issues to Cambridge University medical students. Before this teaching, the Cambridge University medical curriculum has never contained a nutrition component. . Training was provided as a part of an ongoing project to improve nutrition training across medical training. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Cambridge University Medical Student Teaching 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Teaching for Stage 1 students completed for 2011/12 students in January 2012 and for 2012/13 students in November 2012. 150 students per session. Teaching for Stage 3 students completed for 2012/13 students in August 2012. Teaching for Cambridge Graduate Course 2011/12 in January 2012, 2013 & 2014 Teaching for Stage 1 Student Selected Component (SSC) on International Nutrition in April 27, 2012. Completed a Student Selected Component (SSC) with one student in collaboration with the Addenbrooke's Hospital Obesity Clinic. Teaching for stage 3 Clinical and Public Health Nutrition in Preparation for Medical Practice 2014 Providing nutrition training and raising awareness of nutrition related issues to Cambridge University medical students. Before this teaching, the Cambridge University medical curriculum has never contained a nutrition component. . Training was provided as a part of an ongoing initiative to improve nutrition training across medical training. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013,2014 |
| URL | http://www.nnedpro.org.uk |
| Description | Complex survey sample analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talks at statistical and postgraduate Nutrition society conferences |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Danone - Advisory input into NDNS data analysis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Provided and continue to provide advice for Danone to conduct own data analysis on the NDNS dataset - defining the nutrient contribution that yogurt makes to the diet and also the nutrient intakes of those who consume yogurts. Advisory input continues. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Diabetes UK talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | gave talk on measures of glucose status in the NDNS information disseminated to ~60 health professionals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Dietary Assessment Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 46 students, nurses and nutrition professionals attended a one-day workshop on 'An introduction to Dietary Assessment' Very positive feedback and requests from 12 delegates to run an more advanced workshop at a later date |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Dietary Fibre 2010 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Talk given on fibre analysis, health and future directions information disseminated to ~60 health professionals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | EuroFIR Food Forum presentation, Brussels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A joint presentation with Mark Rose from the Institute of Food Research entitled: Food Match Methodology in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | FSV NEQAS meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | A presentation was requested to inform other labs measuring fat-soluble vitamins aboiut the National Diet and Nutrition Survey we are undertaking for Department of Health. Discussion and questions indicated interest in this survey. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | FoodSwitch app |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Provided advice and staff time to check and categorise nutrient data for the development of an app to assist the public in making healthier food choices. Funded by British Heart Foundation via Consensus Action on Salt and Health NGO (CASH) App still in development - launch anticipated early 2014. App launched in 2014. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | General Medical Council Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | This talk was given as part of the General Medical Council (GMC) Education Inter-Regulatory Group. Title of presentation: Innovation in the delivery of nutrition education and training in the future medical workforce Meeting title: General Medical Council, Education Inter-Regulatory Group Meeting location: London, UK Date of presentation: July 18, 2013 This presentation allowed the NNEdPro group to communicate with the education regulators in England. Following this presentation, communication continued with the GMC and others in attendance at the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Green Man Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The intended purpose of the stall was to inform the public about human nutrition studies that were taking place at MRC EWL. Specifically the use of stable isotopes for the quantification of breast milk intake. (ERO) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Guest editor for a special issue of Journal of Biomedical Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to be a guest editor for a special issue of Journal of Biomedical Education on Nutrition Education for the Health Care Professions Developed knowledge and understanding of nutrition education |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Hydration Education for Healthcare Professionals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Three training sessions have ben run (24/07/14, 17/09/14, 1/10,14) which educated Health Care Professionals, in particular GP's on the importance of healthy hydration The pilot session for this training lead to another training session being ran for GP's. The change in the audiences Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding to hydration is being analysed |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | IFR Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave lecture on NSS dietary assessment work Develop collaborations with Institute of Food Research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | ISBNPA Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conference abstracts ISBNPA 2015, St Andrews Scotland Investigating inequalities in the uptake of weight management interventions: insights from a pragmatic trial Challenges of Participant Retention: Reflections from the WRAP trial |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Industry talk - Kelloggs European Breakfast Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Fibre Review Symposium in Brussels for the Kelloggs European Breakfast Club. Talk entitled 'The science and nutrition of fibre.' None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Conference Poster 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Need for Nutrition Education Programme group was excepted for the poster in the Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Conference in March 2013. Title:Need for Nutrition Education Programme: Laying the foundations of nutrition knowledge relevant to clinical and public health practice Authors: Dr Sumantra Ray, Celia Laur, The NNEdPro Group Presenter: Jean Redmond This conference poster led to many discussions and highlighted potential for collaborations with colleagues in Dublin. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Lecture to practitioners working with older people |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | about 30 individuals (nurses, administrators of care homes etc) attended the workshop. HNR provided the scientific context for the more practical discussions that followed. None to date |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Lecture to practitioners working with young children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | over 100 attended this session which was about feeding of infants and toddlers asked to present following year; asked to evaluate and contribute to materials to be provided to mothers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | MRC activity Book: MRC EWL contribution from Stable Isotopes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Revised and updated version of the 2017 colouring book. Now an activity and colouring book. A collaboration of all MRC Cambridge research units. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Media Interview on Diet Diaries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | interview given on diet diaries and their complexities incorporated into a Leopard films documentary |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Media Interview on Vitamin C |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | interview given on vitamin C article published on BBC Online |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Media Interviews on Dietary Habits and Dietary Intake |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 3 media interview givens on dietary habits and dietary intake. Content of interviews was incorporated into BBC documentary series, Sunday Times article, Cambridge Evening News and article in the Independent |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010 |
| Description | Media interviews on topic of FoodSwitch App |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Radio interview for BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and television interview for BBC Look East on the new FoodSwitch App FoodSwitch has won awards and is being used across the country by members of the public to check the dietary information of food products |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Media interviews on topic of eating rate and food industry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two interviews took place in 2015 on the topic of eating rate featuring recent research at MRC HNR (with the Health magazine; and one with the Men's Health magazine, both from the USA). An interview took place in 2016 with an undergraduate student on the topic of the future of the food industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016 |
| Description | Media interviews on topic of fruit and vegetable dietary advice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 2 local media interviews (one for Cambridge News and one for Hertfordshire Mercury) on the topic of fruit and vegetable consumption - dietary advice Increased awareness, stimulated thinking, with the aim of changing dietary behaviours |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Media interviews on topic of hospital food |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for Naked Scientist Radio and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on topic of hospital food and the importance of nutrition in hospitals Shared information, stimulated thinking |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Micronutrient intakes and status from NDNS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to speak at Nutritionist in Industry Meeting/SENSE Meeting - Making the Most of Micronutrients; London Awareness raising about NDNS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | NDNS Dissemination - What do UK adults eat? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In progress No impacts yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mrc-hnr.cam.ac.uk/research/key-achievements/hnr-engagement-what-do-uk-adults-eat/ |
| Description | NDNS Media activities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | interviews on the results of the NDNS Braodcasted on Anglia TV |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | NDNS Talk at Institute of Food Research Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave seminar on NDNS Results Years 1 - 4, increasing knowledge on the NDNS survey Recognition of HNR's work on the NDNS survey and future plans for NDNS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS Talk at University of Porto |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture at University of Porto Medical School on NDNS survey results Developing external collaborations and widening knowledge of the NDNS survey |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS User Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 50 people attended an event intended for a mixed audience of academics, policy-makers, industry and health professionals to provide an overview of the UK NDNS dataset, variables and complexities, to highlight richness of the dataset, opportunities for research and to faciliate access and awareness. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS User Day (Y1-4 Combined Report) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talks sparked further discussion about NDNS as a national resource & opportunities for public/population health research, which will be built upon/reviewed for future similar activities. After the talk some attendees enquired about the possibility of the NDNS consortium conducting more technical workshops on the NDNS datasets deposited in the UK data archive. After the talk some attendees enquired about the possibility of the NDNS consortium conducting workshops on the NDNS data deposited in the UK data archive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NDNS: ad-hoc cross sctional survey to sustainable RP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | poster presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit to MRC HNR in Cambridge by Director of Centre for Magnesium Research, Hawaii to set up a collaborative research project using NDNS data Research output expected from above |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NHS Dorset Nutritional Care Strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The Need for Nutrition Education Programme was asked to give a presentation based on the scoping exercise to inform educational elements of the NHS Dorset Nutritional Care Pathway strategy. The learning from this presentation will be used to influence the strategy. A formal report will be written by NHS Dorest incorporsting this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | NIHR PRP Steering Group Member |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Steering Group Member for 'Making the best use of new technologies in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey' Developing success and HNR's contributions to NDNS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNEdPro Certificate Course in Food and Nutritional Care |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Teaching in Belfast, northern Ireland. Certificate Course in Food and Nutritional Care for Pre-registered pharmacists. The pharmacy students developed their knowledge and understanding of medical nutrition education The results training session lead to the potential development of a paper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNEdPro Chairman: My Academic Journey so Far |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Ongoing involvement in Selwyn academic activities Planned visit to MRC HNR by Biological Sciences members from Selwyn College to explore collaborative possibilities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNEdPro Developed for tomorrows doctors in the UK: Programme Development and Implementatition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talked raised awareness of the work of The UK Need for Nutrition Education Innovation/Education Programme. Peer-reviewed journal paper published in Advances in Nutrition summarising presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNEdPro Education Sessions Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'A platform bridging research, police and practice' to inform the audience further regarding NNEdPro - questions were also asked from the dietitians regarding the topic presented. Not known |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNEdPro article in an e-bulletin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | An article was written upon the request of the NNEdPro Communications Adviser. This newsletter was distributed to all healthcare providers who subscribe to this newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.sugarnutrition.org.uk/Nutrition-Update-February-2013-NNEdPro.aspx |
| Description | NNEdPro input to Dorset Nutritional Care Strategy 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | A report was written entitled: Using Current Evidence and National Recommendations to Build the Evidence Base for a Nutritional Care Strategy. This report was delivered upon request from the Dorset Primary Care Trust. This report continued collaboration with the Dorset Primary Care Trust. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | NNEdPro talk to Dean's Advisory Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk was well received and audience members developed their knowledge and understanding of medical nutrition education Built external collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | NNedPro Nutrition Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The intended purpose of the talks were to give the attendees an understanding of nutrition concepts in relation to health and disease. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | NNedPro Nutrition summer school (MCV): Introduction to macronutrient digestion and absorption; Obesity and insulin resistance. June 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | NNedPro Nutrition summer school (MCV): Introduction to macronutrient digestion and absorption; Obesity and insulin resistance. June 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education - Nutrition Education for Improved Clinical Outcomes (NELICO) Training Weekend |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The NNEdPro group including the Founder/Chairman, an MRC Senior Investigator Scientist, held an intensive training weekend for 3 teams of junior doctors from 3 NHS hospitals. Topics including, nutrition, change management and leadership were presented by doctors, dietitians, nutritionists and professionals in change management and leadership. The junior doctors formed teams and returned to their respective hospitals to complete 3 Nutrition Awareness Week programmes in June 2012. All three hospital teams conducted highly effective nutrition awareness weeks. This was concluded through qualitative feedback from participants obtained immediately after the training and again after the awareness weeks. Additional information was gained from other hospital staff involved in the nutrition awareness weeks process. Collection of data for clinical audits on the use of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) by ward staff, the number and type of educational events held, attendance and feedback from teaching sessions, effectiveness of dissemination methods such as nutrition awareness week stalls, staff survey results and overall feedback, were other measures of effectiveness. The NELICO project and its resultant nutrition awareness weeks were considered useful by the majority of those involved, particularly in terms of raising awareness on clinical and public health nutrition in the hospital setting. In addition, the nutrition champions all found this to be a valuable professional development experience fostering a number of generic/transferrable skills that can be utilised to tackle other education and awareness issues in the clinical setting. The junior doctor led training was particularly effective when combined with input and oversight from the hospital dietetics team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Articles in BMAnews |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Two articles have been published in BMAnews relating to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme. The articles published on February 25, 2012 was entitled 'Juniors promote nutrition campaign'. The article relating to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme Round Table Event was published on October 27, 2012, entitled 'Call for Improved Nutrition Teaching'. These articles raised awareness about the Need for Nutrition Education Programme and its current work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme - The Pulse Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | An article relating to the Need for Nutrition Education Programme awareness weeks was published in autumn 2012 (issue 62) of 'The Pulse' newsletter at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals. The article was part of the continued effort to raise awareness on hospital malnutrition in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals after the Nutrition Awareness Weeks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Article Notification |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | An article notification was produced by the Need for Nutrition Education Programme for their article published in BMJ Open entitled 'Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England.' Authors include Sumantra Ray, Ruzan Udumyan, Minha Rajput-Ray, Ben Thompson, Keri-Michele Lodge, Pauline Douglas, Poonam Sharma, Rachel Broughton, Sandra Smart, Rick Wilson, Stephen Gillam, Mike J van der Es, Ilana Fisher, Joan Gandy. The article notification was entitled 'Nutrition training is key for tomorrow's doctors'. This article notification was included as part of the article dissemination process and received a good response. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Need for Nutrition Education Programme Round Table Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The Need for Nutrition Education Programme hosted a Round Table Event in London in autumn 2012. Key individuals from the medical, nutrition and education sectors met to discuss the importance of nutrition and education and how we can work together. The event objectives were: • To inform key members of the medical education and healthcare community of NNEdPro work to date and direction for the future. • To have a facilitated discussion regarding the current and future provision of nutrition education within Britain's hospitals and medical schools. • To suggest areas for future collaborative work to improve nutrition education for tomorrow's doctors. The proceedings of this meeting produced 5 key themes. These proceedings were disseminated after the event to a variety of sources. Discussion held during this meeting were continued following this event and a virtual discussion forum was created. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | New Dynamics of Ageing Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Gave presentation on UK resources for curveillance and research on nutrition and health of older people research disseminated to ~100 health professionals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | New Methodologies in Dietary Assessment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Symposium to debate strengths and weaknesses of digital technologies in dietary assessment in nutritional surveillance and large studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Nurse Centre of Excellence talks (London and Manchester) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Contributed a talk to two study days each of approx 40 research nurses, to explain the impact on research quality of adherence to protocol using blood sample collection as an example. Generated discussion covering interest and understanding of requirements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Nurse Supervisors Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | 17 nurse supervisors attended a symposium at which I was invited to speak to them about the importance of avoiding preanalytical errors when collecting blood and urine samples for national surveys. Nurse supervisors understood why they were being asked to undertake complex tasks and expressed high motivation to ensure that the blood and urine samples were treated correctly; this will allow improved accuracy of results included in surveys of national importance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Nutrition Education Review Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Head of Group appointed Honorary Senior Advisor for the University of Cambridge Nutrition Education Review Group Developing collaborations and improving understanding and the importance of nutrition education |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | PG research seminar (Uni of Chichester) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was given as part of the PG research seminar series at the Uni of Chichester to a group of approximately 50 staff and PG students. The department has an interest in different types of tea and the effects on metabolism and performance so requested a talk detailing some of the research work in the area that had been undertaken. Discussions with PhD students and staff followed the presentation with regard to study designs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | PIIDAT Expert Group Member |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Expert Member for the Improvement and Innovation in Dietary Assessment Technology (Partnership Grant) Developed collaborations and improved understanding of dietary assessment technology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Perspectives in Public Health 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | This article summaries the work of NNEdPro over the past 5 years. It highlights the outcomes of a meeting hosted by the NNEdPro group in October 2012, which included a variety of healthcare professionals including medical and nutrition policymakers. This completed the dissemination for the October 2012 meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.nnedpro.org.uk/phase2.html |
| Description | Podcasts for HALCyon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | none so far - recent activity |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Policy talk - FSA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | In Review of the nutrition and bone health projects funded by the FSA at FSA, London. Talk entitled 'Bioavailability of vitamin K1 in hte UK diet and the relationship of intake to status (N05050). None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Policy talk - Scottish Government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Talk at the Scottish Government Vitamin D Workshop in Edinburgh entitled 'Vitamin D in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.' None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Presentation to Mphil students on Nutritional Epidemiology module at Cambridge University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Sharing of NDNS survey results and the role of HNR in the national nutrition survey Follwoing the presentation, an invitation to present for the following year was offered. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Public Engagement - Cambridge 41 Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to members of Cambridge 41 Club at Wolfson College, Cambridge. Talk entitled 'Improving choices in the supermarket.' None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007 |
| Description | Public Engagement - Gifted & Talented Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Two Gifted and Talented Masterclasses were held at HNR in 2009 where presenters spoke about the dietary surveys currently running that PNR are involved in and helped the students to complete their own food diary. None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010 |
| Description | Public Engagement - HNR 10th Anniversary Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two presentations were given during these events. The first talk was entitled 'Advances in dietary assessment and analysis of dietary data' and the second was a summary of the work carried out to date on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey. None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2009 |
| Description | Public Engagement - School Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk to students during a visit from Abbey College to HNR giving an 'Introduction to Population Nutrition Research.' None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008 |
| Description | Public engagement (London) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk to Hampstead Garden Suburb Fellowship; mainly retirees also other members of their local community, about National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Sparked debate afterwards about the findings of the survey and also about nutrition policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Rationing in the UK talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ~80 people attended a talk given on 'Rationing in the UK - it's impact and health legacy' Audience members asked for some further information after the talk and inspired some attendee's who were teachers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Stable Isotope laboratory tour_Ugandan high commisioner |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Joyce Kikafunda (The Ugandan High Commisioner) and Professor Roger Whitehead (Director of the MRC Dunn nutrition laboratory (1973-1998)) were given a tour of the MRC EWL and heard about some of the present work being undertaken. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Talk at Age UK autumn meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave talk on 'Easting well to stay well' at Age UK autumn meeting. Highlighting work of unit. Talk was well received by attendees. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at BNF Scientific Advisory meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave talk on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and the Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children Continuing to attend and contribute at scientific advisory meetings. Highlighting work of unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Cambridge Graduate Course in Medicine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'Clinical and Public Health Nutrition' Based on this teaching, there will be exam questions on nutrition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at Danone meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave talk on 'Intakes of and influences on toddler eating in the UK' at meeting. Continuing to attend and contribute to meetings with Danone, including inducstry members and health professionals. Highlighting work of unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at EuroWorkS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk was well received by audience and developed their knowledge and understanding of berry consumption and cardiovascular implications. Title of talk: 'Potential cardiovascular implications of Sea Buckthorn berry consumption in humans' Developed knowledge and built networks with external collaborators |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Euroscience Open Forum 2012 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave presentation at national conference on 'What Do People Eat in the UK? ' Highlighting work of unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Institute for Grocery Distribution Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave talk on NDNS to potential HNR collaborators Talk was well received |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at International Congress on Physiology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk was well received and developed knowledge and understanding of nutrition and vascular function Title of talk: 'Emerging paradigms in nutrition and vascular function' Developed knowledge and links with external collaborators |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Nutritional Epidemiology Module, Addenbrooke's |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave presentation to MPhil students at Addenbrooke's on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Highlighting HNR's work on NDNS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Nutritionist in Industry Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave talk to members of industry on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Recognisied for work on National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Highlighting work of unit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk at Primary Care 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk was well received by audience members, and developed their knowledge and understanding of nutrition and cardiovascular disease. Title of talk: 'Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease: What's New?' Developed knowledge and built networks with external collaborators |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at Thackray Museum Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | over 100 people attended this public lecture. There was much diccussion and questions afterwards. None except evaluations from audience received afterwards were very good. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Talk at United Nations Web TV |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Gave talk on behalf of NNEdPro, at the United Nations Web TV on 'Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases - General Assembly: Informal interactive hearing with non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, the private sector and academia (Parts 1 and 2)' Developed knowledge, understanding and importance of nutrition education |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at University of Birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk on the topic of 'Primary Care- How Does Nutrition Fit In?' Developing knowledge and understanding of nutrition and primary care |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at University of Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave talk on topic of nutrition career and NNEdPro Developed knowledge and understanding of nutrition research and nutrition education |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at University of North Carolina |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk was well received and audience members developed their knowledge and understanding of medical nutrition education Built external collaborations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk at University of Parma |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ~150 members of the Fcaulty of Medicine and Food Sciences at the University of Parma attended the multi-speaker talk Expected future advisory input to the Italian nutrition and medical workforce strategy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.unipr.it/notizie/5-novembre-seminario-sulla-formazione-nutrizione-nella-ricerca-e-nella-p... |
| Description | Talk at University of Surrey |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Senior Investigator Scientist gave talk on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey to MSc Nutrition Science students at the University of Surrey. Highlighted work of unit. Talk was well recieved by students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Talk for University Rovira i Virgili (Spain) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk on current research on food environments and portion size for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University. The aim was to open new collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Talk to Danone |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to members of industry about Diet and Nutrition Survey of infants and young children: methods used in the survey. The talk helped to develop links for the Diet and Nutrition Survey of infants and young children survey. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Talk to Health Professionals - Food for Thought |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Food for Thought: Nutrition and Mental Well-being Conference (The Media Action Group for Mental Health Annual Sanity Fair Conference) at Stoke-on-Trent. Talk entitled 'Nutrition and Depression.' None. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006 |
| Description | Talk to PepsiCo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to industry members about Diet intakes and nutrient adequacy. Talk was well received by PepsiCo and other industry representatives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Talk to University of Cambridge MPhil course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to MPhil Nutrition students on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. Talk to approximately 50 students, broadening knowledge of National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Talk to University of Otago |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to Department of Nutrition as part of recognised seminar series on National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. Talk to approximately 50 students, broadening knowledge of National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Talk to University of Surrey MSc course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk to MSc students on the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. Talk to approximately 50 MSc students, broadening knowledge of National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Talks at Kolkata and Fresenius, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Senior Medical Advisor/Clinician Scientist gave talk on 'Evidence Based Medicine and Nutrition: An overview of application to healthcare and research' which was well received Improved understanding |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | The Guardian- Malnutrition Live Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Increased awareness of what carers can do about malnutrition and how this can be prevented unknown |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2014/jul/29/what-can-carers-do-about-malnutrition-live... |
| Description | UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme - Talk at Parma University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk to Parma University in December 2016 entitled: UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Rolling Programme Dr Sonja Nicholson |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Visit to Unit (Department of Health, Greece) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Health professionals |
| Results and Impact | Dr Renata Micha & Dr George Michas from the Department of Health in Greece visited unit to meet with members of Nutrition Surveys and Studies group and to find out about HNR's work on surveys and dietary assessment. Built links with European health professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Vitamin D Standardisation Program |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 30 laboratory professionals measuring 25hydroxy vitamin D in national surveys conducted in several countries meet to discuss international harmonisation of results so vitamin D status can be compared internationally. A presentation was requested on the Uk National Diet and Nutrition Survey and issues related to measurement of vitamin D status. Interest was expressed in the problems we had identified and overcome which were of value to participating laboratories. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | https://ods.od.nih.gov/Research/vdsp.aspx |