Nutritional Epidemiology
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
Both diabetes and obesity are major public health problems, with an alarming increase in the numbers of people with these conditions. It has long been known that there is an important balance between energy intake in the form of food intake, and energy expenditure. However, the nature of the association between food intake and the risk for diabetes and obesity is poorly understood. There are confusing messages about what type of diets to eat, and what types of food to consume in what quantities, and what their effect is on the risk for diabetes or weight gain. Dietary intake is very difficult to measure, compounded by the limitations of the methods that have been used in the past to ascertain intake. Our research is important because it will help to address some of these pertinent issues by (1) using improved methods to assess dietary intake including measurement of blood-markers (called biomarkers) of food intake which are more accurate, (2) studying the association between diet and diabetes/obesity in large well conducted studies such as the EPIC-Norfolk cohort study, and (3) by collaborating with other scientists and groups who are doing similar research to increase further the size of studies and the resources available to adequately answer these questions. Examples of such collaboration include the InterAct Study with 12,403 cases of diabetes, making it the largest study in the world of these associations.
Technical Summary
The aim of the nutritional epidemiology programme is to understand the aetiological associations between dietary and nutritional factors and the risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and related metabolic disorders in order to inform preventive action. The contribution of dietary factors to the risk for diabetes and obesity is acknowledged to be important but major uncertainties exist about the nature of the relationship. This has often been the result of limitations in methods used to assess dietary intake, and has led to mixed, and often confusing messages about the role of dietary factors in promoting disease risk. Our objectives are to study the association of food intake and nutritional content with the risk for diabetes and related endpoints using dietary assessment instruments with greater precision as well as using biomarkers of dietary intake. Our methods include detailed dietary assessment by the self-reported semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire as well as by the more precise 7-day prospective food diary. From these we derive key nutritional factors. To overcome issues of measurement error and reporting bias we have also measured candidate biomarkers of nutritional status such as plasma vitamin C, serum ferritin (body iron stores), and also serum vitamin D (a hormone, partly derived from the diet). We also await completion of measurement of serum fatty acids in the large EPIC-InterAct Study in European populations, which should provide invaluable information on the association between different types of dietary fat intake, which is particularly difficult to quantify from self-report because of the “invisible” fat in the diet. We use large-scale observational epidemiological studies including EPIC-Norfolk Study, the Fenland Study and InterAct, a case-cohort study of 12,403 incident cases of type 2 diabetes nested within the EPIC-Europe cohort. We also address the critical problems of confounding by using genetic variants as instrumental variables to assess the causal nature of the relationship between nutritional biomarkers and outcomes including diabetes, obesity and quantitative metabolic traits. We have also initiated a randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of the supplementation of vitamin D among people at high risk of diabetes, to assess whether vitamin D might be causally related to diabetes risk. In order to translate the findings of this programme into preventive action, we will also work as part of the Centre of Excellence in Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) to develop collaborative work on understanding the determinants of dietary behaviour, and the development and evaluation of individual and collective dietary interventions.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Nita Forouhi (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Lagou V
(2021)
Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability.
in Nature communications
Li C
(2022)
Development and validation of a metabolite score for red meat intake: an observational cohort study and randomized controlled dietary intervention.
in The American journal of clinical nutrition
Lindsay T
(2022)
Joint associations between objectively measured physical activity volume and intensity with body fatness: the Fenland study.
in International journal of obesity (2005)
Related Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
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MC_UU_00006/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £6,002,000 | ||
MC_UU_00006/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £4,022,000 |
MC_UU_00006/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/2 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,576,000 |
MC_UU_00006/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/3 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,394,000 |
MC_UU_00006/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/4 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £2,987,000 |
MC_UU_00006/6 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/5 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,455,000 |
MC_UU_00006/7 | Transfer | MC_UU_00006/6 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,715,000 |
Description | NIHR Senior Investigator |
Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NIHR202397 |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2021 |
End | 03/2025 |
Description | ASME International Women's Day Resources (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi contributed to career development resources for women for the ASME (Advancing Scholarship in Medical Education) International Women's Day Resources. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.asme.org.uk/about-us/diversity/edi-resources/international-womens-day.html |
Description | Annual Professional Conference of American Diabetes Association 2020 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi was on an expert working group to host a symposium in epidemiology section of the Annual Professional Conference of American Diabetes Association. She also chaired a debate session on Controversies in nutrition. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://professional.diabetes.org/scientific-sessions |
Description | BBC Radio Cambs - Disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in BME communities in UK (NF) |
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 | Prof Nita Forouhi was interviewed on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire morning show on potential reasons for the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in BME communities in UK, and importance of Vitamin D along with public health measures. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | BMJ - Higher fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake linked to lower risk of diabetes |
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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | BMJ Press Release "Higher fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake linked to lower risk of diabetes" for paper "Association of plasma biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake with incident type 2 diabetes: EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study in eight European countries". As a result, Prof Nita Forouhi was interviewed for Nature Reviews Endocrinology on 14/07/2020, with article published on 28/07/2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-020-0401-5. BMJ paper was reported in about 40 news articles, including the Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/08/simple-diet-fix-could-help-halve-risk-developing-type-2-diabetes/, Scottish Sun https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5790225/apple-day-cuts-diabetes-risk-quarter/, Daily Star and La Repubblica. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-higher-fruit-vegetable-grain-intake.html |
Description | BMJ Editorial - Vitamin D and covid-19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi quoted in Euronews (German) report https://de.euronews.com/2021/03/08/vitamin-d-und-covid-19-was-ist-sinnvoll. Editorial also cited in reports in Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/09/vitamin-d-supplements-may-offer-no-covid-benefits-data-suggests, Yahoo News https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/science/vitamin-d-may-not-be-as-protective-against-covid-19-as-previously-thought-new-data-suggests/ar-BB1esBL3, and Medical News Today https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/no-benefit-of-vitamin-d-supplementation-on-muscle-health. Tweeted by more than 300 twitter users (08/03/2021) https://www.altmetric.com/details/101308277/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n544 |
Description | Cambridge Festival and CRASSH panel discussion on Alternative Proteins (DBI) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Dr Daniel Borsch Ibsen discussed plant protein sources as part of Cambridge Festival and Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) hybrid in-person/online panel discussion 'Alternative proteins, alternative values: changing foods for a changing world'. 20 people attended in-person and 38 online. The Q&A session was lively with a good spread of questions for the different panel members from more than 12 audience members. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/31953/ |
Description | Chair for the International Women's Day panel discussion - Women at the Leading Edge of the Pandemic Response (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi chaired the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine panel discussion "Women at the Leading Edge of the Pandemic Response" held to mark International Women's Day. The panelists were Professor Charlotte Summers and Professor Sharon Peacock. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-at-the-leading-edge-of-the-pandemic-response-tickets-2690585002... |
Description | Commissioner for EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi is a Commissioner for the EAT-Lancet 2.0 Commission. She is one of 24 Commissioners from 19 countries across various fields including human health, agriculture and livestock production, political science, behavior change, food justice, and environmental sustainability. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/eat-lancet-commission-2-0/the-commission/ |
Description | Conversation - Heart disease risk from saturated fats |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Conversation article by Prof Nita Forouhi and Dr Marinka Steur "Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from - new research". discussing findings from paper Steur et al. Dietary Fatty Acids, Macronutrient Substitutions, Food Sources and Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease: Findings From the EPIC-CVD Case-Cohort Study Across Nine European Countries. Journal of the American Heart Association 19 November 2021. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.019814. Prof Nita Forouhi interviewed by Times journalist Peta Bee. Prof Nita Forouhi answered questions from Very Well Health by email. Republished on Unit blog https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/11/30/heart-disease-saturated-fats-foods/ and shared on MRC Epidemiology Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Times article by Peta Bee discussing this research, and including quotation from Prof Nita Forouhi, published on 14 December 2021 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drink-milk-eat-cheese-its-healthier-than-you-think-sv3bx9qzf. Article in Very Well Health quotes Prof Nita Forouhi https://www.verywellhealth.com/saturated-fat-source-heart-disease-risk-5212279 Conversation article republished by at least 20 online news outlets, including Times of India https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/knowing-what-foods-are-high-on-fatty-acid-can-prevent-heart-disease-risk/articleshow/88013064.cms, Yahoo News, TVN, Deccan Herald https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/the-food-you-consume-maybe-reason-behind-your-heart-disease-1056080.html, Telengana Today and Science Alert. Paper tweeted by more than 160 Twitter accounts https://www.altmetric.com/details/117224868. Unit blog post viewed 109 times |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://theconversation.com/heart-disease-risk-from-saturated-fats-may-depend-on-what-foods-they-com... |
Description | Conversation - Type 2 diabetes: eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables daily lowers risk, study shows (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi co-authored an article in the Conversation: "Type 2 diabetes: eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables daily lowers risk, study shows". This was republished by four outlets including the Metro https://www.metro.news/type-2-diabetes-eating-a-diet-rich-in-fruit-and-vegetables-daily-lowers-risk-study-shows/2077405/. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://theconversation.com/type-2-diabetes-eating-a-diet-rich-in-fruit-and-vegetables-daily-lowers-... |
Description | DiabetesUK/NIHR UK-wide Diabetes Research Strategy Steering Group |
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 | Prof Nita Forouhi is a board member of the DiabetesUK/NIHR UK-wide Diabetes Research Strategy Steering Group. The aim of the Steering Group is to create a series of evidence-based recommendations that accelerate research and its translation by promoting collaborative working and focusing resources towards areas of diabetes research that will most benefit from additional support. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | European Congress of Cardiology (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi was invited to give a lecture on "Precision diet: personalisation of dietary advice" at the European Congress of Cardiology 2020 online virtual meeting. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.escardio.org/Congresses-&-Events/World-cardio-agenda/esc-congress-2020 |
Description | External seminar series - MRC Epidemiology Unit (BH) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dr Bridget Holmes recruited speakers and managed online events using Zoom for 12 external seminars in 2020 as part of the External Seminars Organisational Team. The seminars were advertised by email to subscribers to the Unit events email list, on the Unit website, and through the Unit Twitter and Facebook accounts. Registration was required, but all were welcome to register. The audience for these seminars varied according to the topic being discussed, but usually consists of researchers & academics, policy makers and third sector organisations. Most seminars were attended by 50-100 participants. An online survey of participants conducted in autumn 2020 indicated that about two thirds were from outside the MRC Epidemiology Unit/CEDAR, and that a quarter were from institutions located outside the UK. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/events/ |
Description | Food for Thought: The Science and Politics of Nutrition (Jointly hosted by The BMJ and Swiss Re) (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi was a Panelist for two discussion sessions (1) "What did we learn from Food for Thought 2018" and (2) Improving nutritional research and conflicts of interest (At the BMJ - Swiss Re Food for Thought online meeting). The discussions were viewed more than 300 times on YouTube. https://youtu.be/_sI9Ug2O4b0 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.swissre.com/institute/conferences/food-for-thought-bmj-2020.html |
Description | IUNS-ICN Congress of Nutrition (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi was invited to deliver a 'special lecture' session at the IUNS-ICN Congress of Nutrition held in Tokyo, Japan on 8 December 2022. Her session was titled 'An apple a day to keep the doctor away? Fruit and vegetable consumption and links with chronic disease'. It was well received with interesting follow up questions. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://icn22.org/program_lecture02.html |
Description | Interview with science journalist - artificial sweeteners and diabetes (FI) |
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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Dr Fumiaki Imamura gave an interview with German science journalist Susanne Donner about new BMJ article 'Do artificial sweeteners contribute to diabetes' |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Medical News Today - Vitamin D and lung inflammation in COVID-19 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Paper cited and Prof Nita Forouhi quoted in Medical News Today article "Study shows how vitamin D could halt lung inflammation in COVID-19 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/study-shows-how-vitamin-d-could-halt-lung-inflammation-in-... |
Description | Met as part of a selected group with UK Minister for Science, Research & Innovation on discussion on "UK research and development roadmap" |
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 | Prof Nita Forouhi was one of a small group invited to to meet the Minister for Science, Research & Innovation for discussion on "UK research and development roadmap" |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | NIHR CBRC website - Breaking the Bias for International Women's day (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi provided comment for an online article "Breaking the Bias for International Women's day" on the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre website |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://cambridgebrc.nihr.ac.uk/breaking-the-bias-for-international-womens-day/ |
Description | NIHR/CRN promotional video - BAME recruitment to clinical studies (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi featured in the NIHR National Clinical Research Network (CRN) producing video to boost BAME recruitment to clinical studies, with Centre for Black And Minority Ethnic Health at the University of Leicester (Prof Kamlesh Khunti ). NF featured in video, and recruited actor/comedian Omid Djalili to feature in the video (and through him also Oscar winning Whoopi Goldberg and Sanjeev Bhaskar). Youtube video at https://youtu.be/Dn1rJPgwGp8 and shared widely on twitter by celebrities involved. Youtube video watched 3,500 times (12/01/2021), Also watched over 1,800 times on Omid Djalili`s Instagram account and 116,000 times on his Twitter account by 19/05/2020, and shared by many other accounts and in several South Asian languages. Reported by more than 200 local and regional UK news outlets (via Press Association, Uni. Of Leicester Press Release). Article in Clinical School Newsletter on 02 June 2020. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://youtu.be/Dn1rJPgwGp8 |
Description | Nature - nutrition information and misinformation in Japan (FI) |
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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Dr Fumiaki Imamura was invited to discuss nutrition information and misinformation in Japan for an upcoming article with a Nature journalist. The article is yet to be released. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Phone interview with New York Times journalist - Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy (NF) |
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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi responded to an enquiry and held a phone interview with a New York Times journalist about PLoS Medicine article 'Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study'. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
Description | Science Media Centre expert comment - Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Intervention and Improved Glycaemia (NF) |
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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi provided expert comment to Science Media Centre on JAMA Network Open paper examining effects of a Low-Carbohydrate Dietary Intervention and Improved Glycaemia. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
URL | https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-effects-of-a-low-carbohydrate... |
Description | South Asian Health Foundation Scientific Conference on diabetes and multimorbidity (NF) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi was invited to give a talk on the role of diet and nutrition, specifically on low carbohydrate and low calorie diets, on 15 October 2020. This event was held online. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.sahf.org.uk/events |
Description | The Times - Drink milk, eat cheese: it's healthier than you think |
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 | Prof Nita Forouhi was interviewed by The Times journalist Peta Bee. The Times article (by Peta Bee) discussing research on dietary fats and dairy products, and including quotations from Prof Nita Forouhi was published on 14 December 2021 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drink-milk-eat-cheese-its-healthier-than-you-think-sv3bx9qzf |
Description | Unit blog post - Open-access reference genetic dataset for the world's largest study of incident type 2 diabetes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Unit News blog post "Open-access reference genetic dataset for the world's largest study of incident type 2 diabetes" to present the following paper: Cai L, Wheeler E, Kerrison ND, Luan J, Deloukas P et al. Genome-wide association analysis of type 2 diabetes in the EPIC-InterAct study. Sci Data (2020) 7, 393. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00716-7 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/open-access-genetic-dataset-type-2-diabetes/ |
Description | Unit blog post - Replacing red and processed meat with cheese, yogurt, nuts or cereals may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | A blog post was published on the MRC Epidemiology Unit's website titled "Replacing red and processed meat with cheese, yogurt, nuts or cereals may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes". This covered a paper by Ibsen et al (Prof Nita Forouhi is joint senior author on this paper) who found that replacing red and processed meat with cheese, yogurt, nuts or cereals was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/replacing-red-processed-meat-diabetes/ |
Description | Unit news blog - Health Data Research UK's Black internship programme |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Unit news article 'Unit welcomes first intern as part of Health Data Research UK's Black internship programme' . Shared on Unit and CEDAR social media channels |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/07/06/hdruk-black-internship-programme/ |
Description | Unit research news post - Legumes and type 2 diabetes |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Unit research news post 'Taking the analysis to the data to understand the relationship between legumes and type 2 diabetes' on Pearce et al. ' Associations of Total Legume, Pulse, and Soy Consumption with Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Federated Meta-Analysis of 27 Studies from Diverse World Regions' The Journal of Nutrition, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa447. Shared on Unit Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts. Submitted article to University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter. Unit news blog post received 250 unique views. Paper tweeted by 18 twitter accounts. Included in Clinical school Newsletter on 16/04/2021 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/2021/03/24/taking-analysis-to-data-legumes/ |
Description | University of Aberdeen Press Release for Lancet Editorial Comment "COVID-19 and ethnicity: who will research results apply to?" (NF) |
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 | The University of Aberdeen Press Release for Lancet Editorial Comment "COVID-19 and ethnicity: who will research results apply to?" was reported in at least 9 print and online news outlets, including Metro, Aberdeen Evening Express, Laboratory News and Foreign Affairs , MedicalXpress and Infosurhoy. Article tweeted by 211 Twitter users, mostly researchers, academics and third sector employees. Altmetric score of 207 on 13/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/83936247 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-bame-individuals-under-represented-covid-.html |
Description | University of Reading press release - Biomarker-estimated flavan-3-ol intake |
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 | University of Reading Press Release for Scientific Reports paper 'Biomarker-estimated flavan-3-ol intake is associated with lower blood pressure in cross-sectional analysis in EPIC Norfolk'. Conversation article by Lead author Gunter Kuhnle https://theconversation.com/a-whole-new-way-of-doing-nutrition-research-148352 Front page article in the Times on 22/10/20, and online articles in the Mirror https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/glass-red-wine-day-could-22886299, Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8863715/Diet-Drinking-tea-eating-apples-help-lower-blood-pressure-fight-heart-disease.html Metro, and more than 60 other online news outlets. Lead author Gunter Kuhnle also published Conversation article that was republished by Metro https://www.metro.news/biomarkers-a-whole-new-way-of-doing-nutrition-research/2190954/ Altmetric score of 600 on 14/01/2021 https://www.altmetric.com/details/92794195 |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uor-hfd101620.php |
Description | Video - Cambridge Biomedical Campus Vision 2050 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Prof Nita Forouhi recorded short "talking head" video for Cambridge Biomedical Campus Vision 2050 on her research, what being on the campus contributes and her vision for the future of the campus. Video published on CBC Vision website https://www.cbc-vision.co.uk/ |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://youtu.be/cmZILs871S8 |