Nutritional epidemiology

Description	Cambridge Diabetes Seminar (NF)
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact	The Cambridge Seminar was held from 31st March till 6th April 2019, imparting training to public health professionals including clinicians and non-clinicians on the public health and epidemiological aspects of diabetes. It was a privilege to organise and host this week-long residential training seminar that included participants from more than 20 countries, with a substantial representation from low and middle income nations where opportunities for such training are sparse. This Seminar is an important contribution to capacity building for public health research for diabetes and related disorders which bear a huge public health burden.
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/cds2019/

Description	Citation of research in WHO Global report on diabetes
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
Impact	The WHO report on diabetes calls on governments and agencies to ensure that people are able to make healthy choices, and individuals to eat healthily, be physically active, and avoid excessive weight gain. Two of our research publications are cited as evidence for the importance to minimise the intake of sugar sweetened beverages for the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
URL	http://www.who.int/diabetes/global-report/en/

Description	Cross-Council Food, Nutrition and Health vision document
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
URL	http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/documents/1503-crosscouncil-fnh-booklet/

Description	International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas Publication
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee

Description	Joint SACN/NHS-England/Diabetes-UK Working Group on lower carbohydrate diets for adults with type 2 diabetes (NF)
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition#joint-working-group-...

Description	Joint SACN/NHS-England/Diabetes-UK Working Group on lower carbohydrate diets for adults with type 2 diabetes (NF)
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition#joint-working-group-...

Description	McKinsey's 'How the world could better fight obesity'
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
URL	http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/economic_studies/how_the_world_could_better_fight_obesity

Description	Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
URL	http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/9580.pdf

Description	POSTnote 493 May 2015 - Sugar and Health
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
URL	http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0493

Description	SACN recommendations on carbohydrates 2015
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Citation in other policy documents
URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sacn-carbohydrates-and-health-report

Description	Stakeholder (academic) engagement with Public Health England on sugar reduction and also on 5-a-day message
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/324043/Sugar_Reduction_Res...

Description	Strategic review of nutrition research
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee

Description	WHO/IDF/EASD Cambridge Diabetes Seminar
Geographic Reach	Multiple continents/international
Policy Influence Type	Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact	We organised the Cambridge Seminar in August 2015, which was a week-long residential training programme for capacity building in the field of epidemiological and public health aspects of diabetes. 42 participants from all continents (including 27 countries) attended this Seminar, taught by an international expert faculty who voluntarily gave of their time for free in this educational endeavour. 81% of the participants reported that their knowledge was much improved as a result of the Seminar; 100% rated the Seminar as excellent to very good, and 100% reported that their learning objectives were completely or very well met. Some of the Seminar participants have sent feedback since the meeting that they are active in the diabetes epidemiology field, motivated by their attendance at the Seminar.
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/cds2015/

Description	Written evidence to House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee Childhood Obesity Inquiry
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL	https://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence-submissions/#HOCTC18

Description	Capital Award
Amount	£157,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	4050373855
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	04/2014
End	03/2015

Description	Determinants of blood nutritional biomarkers-vitamin D, vitamin C and carotenoids across eight European countries and their causal associations with diabetes
Amount	£146,959 (GBP)
Funding ID	701708
Organisation	European Commission
Sector	Public
Country	European Union (EU)
Start	03/2016
End	02/2018

Description	Developing theory and methods for evaluating the impact of community food initiatives on NCD risk, social and economic wellbeing and the environment.
Amount	£427,192 (GBP)
Funding ID	MR/P025250/1
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	03/2017
End	02/2019

Description	Global Initiative on gene-environment interaction on diabetes/obesity risk (Interconnect)
Amount	€ 1,998,313 (EUR)
Funding ID	602068
Organisation	European Commission
Department	Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Sector	Public
Country	European Union (EU)
Start	10/2013
End	09/2017

Description	High Throughput Science - Investigating the genetic determinants of healthy ageing: the MRC EPIC-Norfolk study
Amount	£1,340,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	MC_PC_13048
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	10/2013
End	04/2014

Description	Investigating pathways to metabolic disease using 'omic' approaches: the MRC Fenland study
Amount	£1,211,936 (GBP)
Funding ID	MC_PC_13046
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	10/2013
End	03/2014

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	NutritionalEpidemiology
Amount	£3,576,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	MC_UU_00006/3
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	04/2020
End	03/2025

Description	UU Supplementary Strategic Partnership (Cambridge Initiative)
Amount	£1,068,295 (GBP)
Funding ID	MR/L00002/1
Organisation	Medical Research Council (MRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	05/2013
End	03/2018

Title	Measurements toolkit: online resource
Description	We launched a free online toolkit for the measurement of diet, anthropometry and physical activity. This toolkit serves as a one stop shop for researchers globally to access information on different methods and instruments available for using methods fit for purpose in the research context. There is a decision matrix and an instrument library, as well as detailed information on key concepts in measurement including issues of validity, reliability, and harmonisation of data across studies. This toolkit updated, expanded and improved a prior version of the toolkit which was funded by the MRC PHSRN and the InterConnect Project. The current DAPA toolkit is supported through the MRC Epidemiology Unit, and the Cambridge NIHR BRC theme on nutrition, diet and lifestyle.
Type Of Material	Improvements to research infrastructure
Year Produced	2017
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	The DAPA toolkit is accessed by researchers worldwide and this is reflected in the number of webpage visit hits by total number and by region. We also published the key elements of the toolkit in a scientific paper describing online methods toolkits (DOI: 10.1017/S1368980018002951 )
URL	https://www.measurement-toolkit.org/

Title	Data from: Genome-wide association analysis of type 2 diabetes in the EPIC-InterAct study
Description	Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a global public health challenge. Whilst the advent of genome-wide association studies has identified >400 genetic variants associated with T2D, our understanding of its biological mechanisms and translational insights is still limited. The EPIC-InterAct project, centred in 8 countries in the European Prospective Investigations into Cancer and Nutrition study, is one of the largest prospective studies of T2D. Established as a nested case-cohort study to investigate the interplay between genetic and lifestyle behavioural factors on the risk of T2D, a total of 12,403 individuals were identified as incident T2D cases and a representative sub-cohort of 16,154 individuals was selected from a larger cohort of 340,234 participants with a follow-up time of 3.99 million person-years. We describe the results from a genome-wide association analysis between more than 8.9 million SNPs and T2D risk among 22,326 individuals (9,978 cases and 12,348 non-cases) from the EPIC-InterAct study. The summary statistics to be shared provide a valuable resource to facilitate further investigations into the genetics of T2D.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2020
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.qnk98sfcg

Title	GWAS summary statistics for risk-taking
Description	Risk-taking propensity is a trait of significant public health relevance but few specific genetic factors are known. Here we perform a genome-wide association study of self-reported risk-taking propensity amongst 436,236 white European UK Biobank study participants. We identify genome wide associations at 26 loci (P<5 x10-8), 24 of which are novel, implicating genes enriched in the GABA and GABA receptor pathways. Modelling the relationship between risk-taking propensity and BMI using Mendelian randomisation shows a positive association (0.25 approximate SDs of BMI (SE: 0.06); P =6.7 x10-5). The impact of individual SNPs is heterogeneous, indicating a complex relationship arising from multiple shared pathways. We identify positive genetic correlations between risk-taking and WHR, childhood obesity, ever-smoking, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, alongside a negative correlation with women's age at first birth. These findings highlight that behavioural pathways involved in risk-taking propensity may play a role in obesity, smoking, and psychiatric disorders
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2018
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/research/resources/gwas-summary-statistics-dataset/

Title	Research data supporting: Genome-wide association study for risk taking propensity indicates shared pathways with body mass index
Description
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2018
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/276235

Title	Risk-taking summary statistics UK Biobank
Description
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2018
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/276425

Description	Developing theory and methods for evaluating the impact of community food initiatives on NCD risk
Organisation	University of Cambridge
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Academic/University
PI Contribution	Chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer are responsible for the vast majority of deaths in all but the poorest low and middle income countries (LMICs). They are particularly rising in LMICs and are higher in many LMICs than in high income countries. A key driver of this health burden is poor quality nutrition, including diets high in energy dense and highly processed foods and low in fruit, vegetables and fibre. There are several factors that may contribute to poor diets, including poor conditions for growing, storing and transporting fruit and vegetables, and a reliance on relatively expensive food imports. In small island developing states (SIDS) the relationship between a reliance on food imports, poor nutrition and a high burden of chronic diseases is particularly apparent. Community-based agricultural food production initiatives are one possible approach to improving food and nutritional security and to reducing the risk of chronic diseases. They can also help to improve 'food sovereignty' by increasing the ability of populations to influence their own food systems in ways that are sustainable and promote health. Such initiatives may take several forms, but are owned, organised and managed locally, and produce either fresh or minimally processed food for local consumption. While the potential contribution of such initiatives is recognised, there is very little evidence available on what their impacts actually are in terms of health, social well-being, economics or the environment. There is an urgent need for improved evidence on their impacts, and this proposal is concerned with developing and testing methods to contribute towards filling this evidence gap. The proposal is designed to help establish a transdisciplinary research programme with the conceptual and methodological skills necessary to undertake robust evaluations of community-based food production initiatives in LMICs. The evaluation of the initiatives will include their contribution to promoting health and social wellbeing, their economic and environmental impacts, and their sustainability. The development work proposed here will be undertaken in two contrasting middle income SIDS, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Fiji. Both are actively engaged in promoting local food production for local consumption, and their well-defined geographical boundaries and relatively small size provide ideal settings to undertake development work. However, the overall goal is to develop a framework and methods that are readily adaptable and applicable to other LMIC settings in which nutritional insecurity is a major contributor to the risk of chronic diseases, including many settings in sub-Saharan African, where levels obesity and diabetes are already high and increasing. In this project we will update and expand existing evidence reviews on community-based food initiatives in LMICs. In the two chosen settings, we will develop and test research methods to investigate the current nutritional adequacy of local diets and the contribution of community-based food production, and find out who is involved in and supports local food production. We also aim to develop methods to estimate the environmental impacts such as on local water use and carbon emissions. Finally, we aim to determine the major challenges and successes in establishing and sustaining selected initiatives, and how barriers to success might be overcome. The findings will enable us to develop an evaluation framework and refine methods to design a programme of work to robustly evaluate and compare community-based food production initiatives in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific from the perspective of their impacts on chronic disease risk, social and economic well-being and the environment.
Collaborator Contribution	Relevance: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for the vast majority of deaths, and age-standardised prevalence rates of obesity and diabetes and mortality rates from cardiovascular disease and many cancers are higher in many low and middle income countries (LMICs) than in high income countries. The burden of NCDs is an urgent concern beyond the public health field for governments, society at large, and regional and international organisations. The UN high-level declaration on the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), for example, has committed governments around the world to taking concerted action, recognising the direct impact of NCDs on the economic and social development in particular for LMICs and calling for a multi-sectoral response. Food security and sovereignty are central upstream determinants of NCDs and community-based food production a poignant example of such multi-sectoral effort required. Who will benefit: While a multi-sectoral ('whole of government' and 'whole of society') response has been identified as playing a vital part in comprehensive approach to prevent and control NCDs, multi-sectoral collaborations require evidence and guidance to develop, implement, evaluate and sustainably support their initiatives. Direct beneficiaries of this project will be civil society organisation as organisers of community-based food production initiatives. Further direct beneficiaries will be governmental and non-governmental organisation as initiators and supporters of such initiatives. This includes governments in the selected countries but also regional policy-makers as both in the Caribbean and the Pacific setting intergovernmental regional collaborations are established to pool resources and expertise. Furthermore, policy-makers of governments in regions that are similarly vulnerable can benefit from the findings of this project. For example, our South African partners have a strong interest in this research programme and see relevance for policy-making in their setting. Finally, research partners will directly benefit from this project. There is an increasing interest in natural experimental studies to evaluate policy responses and 'real life' initiatives that tackle upstream determinants of health. As a relatively novel research field, this project will contribute to further develop methods for such evaluations, with strong guidance within the MRC Epidemiology Unit who contributed to the MRC guidance on evaluating natural experiments. How will they benefit: As a development project, the short term benefit will be to identify specific needs to support the development and maintenance of community-based food production initiatives, particularly for relevant key organisation in the two identified regions. The impact plan outlines how these will be engaged. In more medium term, with the successful establishment of a comprehensive programme of research, we can cumulate robust evidence for their complex impact, including potential unintended consequences for the settings such as the potential negative environmental impact in terms of water pollution or carbon emission. With robust evidence beneficiaries across sectors will be able to make a case for further support of such initiatives and identify concrete factors that might need addressing to reduce negative impacts. The researchers directly involved in the project, at the University of Cambridge, the University of the West Indies, the University of the South Pacific and the University of Witwatersrand will be involved in highly innovative methods development work; this will include local colleagues and postdoctoral researchers. Researchers beyond the direct collaboration will benefit will be access to tools, conceptual framework and related guidance made publically available (see academic beneficiaries).
Impact	N/a
Start Year	2017

Description	Imperial College South Asia Biobank Study
Organisation	Imperial College London
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Academic/University
PI Contribution	We are collaborating with the South Asia Biobank study to asses dietary intakes in this population of approx 150k S. Asians. We will help to lead analyses in understanding the links between dietary factors and chronic disease, as well as the determinants of dietary intakes.
Collaborator Contribution	It is anticipated that this collaboration will yield important findings with relevance for public health translation.
Impact	There is a disproportionately high burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia. The South Asia Biobank study, led by Professor John Chambers is funded by NIHR and seeks to understand the determinants and drivers of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Start Year	2019

Description	InterConnect Project
Organisation	European Commission
Country	European Union (EU)
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	We are leading work packages on the harmonisation of exposures and establishing a study registry, and the Director is leading the Research Network on type 2 diabetes.
Collaborator Contribution	We have obtained funding from the EU under its FP7 programme to establish a global network that will facilitate the co-ordination of population research on the interaction between genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of obesity and diabetes.
Impact	The collaboration is multi-disciplinary including experts from the fields of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, obesity and childhood development and growth, as well as specialists in data information and data harmonisation fields. The project has just started recently and outputs are awaited.
Start Year	2013

Description	Intervention Co-creation to Improve Community-based Food Production and Household Nutrition in Small Island Developing States
Organisation	University of Exeter
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Academic/University
PI Contribution	One in five members of the United Nations are small island developing states (SIDS): 38 countries with a combined population of 61 million. The majority of these are poor, eligible for official development assistance, and over a quarter are 'least developed' countries. They have high burdens of malnutrition, including overweight and obesity alongside anaemia in women of reproductive age, and additionally some, such as Haiti, also have high burdens of childhood stunting. Over the past 3 decades malnutrition in SIDS has been exacerbated by an increasing reliance on food imports, the majority of which are of low nutritional quality. SIDS Governments have committed to increasing the local production and consumption of nutritious food as a way of increasing food security and sovereignty and addressing the high burden of malnutrition related morbidity and mortality. This proposal is intended to add to the evidence base and research capacity to support these policy commitments. The proposal builds on development work undertaken in partnership with the Universities of the South Pacific and West Indies in two SIDS: Fiji and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) respectively. Through this work evaluation methods were developed and pilot data collected. In addition, relationships were established with two local and very well established NGOs, the Foundation for Rural Integration and Enterprise Development (FRIEND) in Fiji and Richmond Vale Academy in SVG. In this proposal we will co-create community based interventions to improve local food production and consumption with these two NGOs and evaluate their impacts on household nutrition and household expenditures. Mixed methods will be used, including quantitative household surveys, qualitative in-depth group interviews and photo voice. The design of the interventions will be informed by preliminary work that identifies and appraises available evidence on current dietary intakes in those settings, and the nutritional value of locally produced foods. The design will also be informed by 'mapping' the food systems in Fiji and SVG. This will be done by engaging stakeholders from across the food value chain in a participatory process, including a workshop, in which the factors, and the relationships between them, contributing to the burdens of malnutrition will be drawn. In addition, to the full development and testing of interventions in Fiji and SVG, new work will be undertaken in Haiti. In Haiti available dietary and nutritional evidence will also be collated and appraised, and stakeholders engaged in mapping the food system. Pilot data will be collected in the Nippes region of Haiti, including on household nutrition and the opportunities for increasing household and small holder food production as a means to improving nutrition. This work will inform the design of an intervention ready for further roll out and evaluation.
Collaborator Contribution	Relevance: One in five members of the United Nations are small island developing states (SIDS); most are eligible for official development assistance (ODA), and over a quarter are 'least developed' countries. SIDS share common development challenges, including vulnerabilities related to food insecurity and malnutrition. High proportions of the populations of the Caribbean and South Pacific lack access to 'sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life', resulting in high rates of adult overweight and obesity and associate, anaemia in women and childhood stunting. SIDS also lack food sovereignty and are highly reliant on food imports. An urgent concern for social and economic development, governments committed to concerted action, and have committed to promoting nutritious local food production and consumption. Civil society organisations are highly active in supporting local communities in subsistence food production to positively affect their health and livelihoods but require substantial cross-sector support for sustainable impacts. Who will benefit: Direct beneficiaries of this project will be civil society organisations who deliver community food production initiatives within the specific sites (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Fiji) and beyond across the region (including Haiti). Further direct beneficiaries will be governmental and non-governmental organisation as initiators and supporters of such initiatives. This includes governments in the selected countries but also regional policy-makers, including the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the Pacific Community. Finally, our Caribbean and Pacific research partners (The University of the West Indies, of the South Pacific and State University of Haiti) will directly benefit from this project establishing new partnerships and new learning as part of a truly multi-disciplinary research team. How will they benefit: As an intervention study, the short-term benefit will be to co-develop innovative community-based food production interventions with cross-sector partners to directly support the countries' commitment to promote local food production. The impact plan outlines how these will be engaged. The project also has a strong capacity building aim. There is an increasing interest in multi-level, complex interventions and natural experimental studies to evaluate 'real life' initiatives that tackle upstream determinants of health. The co-investigators and early career researchers will be involved in highly innovative methods development work; this will include local colleagues and postdoctoral researchers. Innovative approaches include participatory systems approaches with stakeholders for developing programmes and participatory visual approaches to involve communities in their evaluation. Researchers beyond the direct collaboration will have access to tools, conceptual frameworks and related guidance. In the more medium term, with the successful establishment of a comprehensive programme of research, we can accumulate robust evidence for the interventions' impacts, including importantly potential unintended consequences at community or household levels, whether social, economic or other. With robust evidence, beneficiaries across sectors will be able to make a case for further collaborative work between researchers and civil society organisations to develop and evaluate such initiatives.
Impact	n/a
Start Year	2020

Description	NIHR BRC Diet and Activity Research Translation (DART) Collaboration
Organisation	National Institute for Health Research
Department	NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
Country	United Kingdom
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	I am leading a theme within this collaboration, and a particular feature of this collaboration is to generate added value for research through complementary contributions across centres with different sets of expertise.
Collaborator Contribution	This is a national translational research collaboration (TRC) across multiple NIHR funded Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) in England that are focused on aspects of diet, nutrition and physical activity for better health.
Impact	The NIHR DART Collaboration is developing: a common strategy for maximising the impact of diet, nutrition, physical activity and sedentary behaviour research across the country tools and resources that are fit-for-purpose for measurement of dietary and activity metrics training events for academics and health care professionals a network to enable working with industry, charities and other partners in sectors such as wearables and food industry addressing unmet research needs and developing a strategic approach to the grand challenges in this research area. For example, a life course approach to obesity including both therapeutic and public health preventative approaches.
Start Year	2019

Description	UAE Healthy Future Study advisory project
Organisation	New York University Abu Dhabi
Country	United Arab Emirates
Sector	Academic/University
PI Contribution	Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are extremely common in the UAE and throughout the Arab World. While cohort studies have made tremendous contributions to scientific knowledge of the epidemiology and determinants of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, none have been done in Arab populations. To study the causes of these diseases and other diseases common to Emirates, we have established a prospective cohort study, the UAE Healthy Future Study. It will be a resource for researchers throughout the UAE and the wider region with data accessible for all research which will be of benefit to the local population.
Collaborator Contribution	We have developed our protocol in collaboration with a number of partners including Department of Health-Abu Dhabi (DOH), Dubai Health Authority(DHA), Zayed Military Hospital, the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Health Point Hospital, Daman, Capital Health Screening Centre, UAE University, Zayed University, Khalifa University, EBTIC, HealthPlus Diabetes & Endocrinology Center (Abu Dhabi), Dubai Blood Donation Center (Latifa Hospital), and UAE University (Al Ain).
Impact	n/a
Start Year	2020

Description	"Why butter is no longer the bad guy" Telegraph
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	Interview with Daily telegraph journalist for article published on 03/05/2016 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/health-advice/why-butter-is-no-longer-the-bad-guy/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/health-advice/why-butter-is-no-longer-the-bad-guy/

Description	53rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Poster presentation titled "Associations of dairy consumption with fat and lean mass distribution in the Fenland study, UK" at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Garnered a lot of interest.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.easd.org/virtualmeeting/home.html#!resources/associations-of-dairy-products-intake-with-...

Description	Age at menarche - T2DM risk (KO, CE)
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	American Diabetes Association Press release on "Age at menarche and type 2 diabetes risk: the EPIC-InterAct study." Diabetes Care, PMID: 24159179 Limited coverage in international news media.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2013

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	Area deprivation and the food environment over time - story in the news
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	"Press release: The rise of the takeaway: Number of takeaways in deprived areas increases substantially over two decades // Coverage in national and regional media, including 6 national newspapers, Radio 5 Live, numerous regional radio stations, BBC Look East. Tom Burgoine & Pablo Monsivais did upwards of 15 interviews. Authors approached by member of the public supporting Newcastle City Council's opposition to the opening of a McDonalds, appealing for support. // http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-rise-of-the-takeaway"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-rise-of-the-takeaway

Description	Article on spicy food and health in Cambridge news, citing scientist's editorial.
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	Article in Cambridge News citing Nita Forouhi's Editorial on Spicy Foods, 'Consumption of hot spicy foods and mortality-is chilli good for your health?' at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Study-suggests-eating-spicy-food-reduce-risk/story-27549214-detail/story.html The editorial provided a balanced review of the state of knowledge about this group of foods (spicy foods) that are increasingly popular with the public, and what their potential health effects might be.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Study-suggests-eating-spicy-food-reduce-risk/story-27549214-detail/s...

Description	Artificial sweeteners - SMC (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Provided expert commentary to Science Media Centre for rapid reaction to Nature article linking consumption of artificial sweeteners (saccharine) to insulin resistance. Quoted in more than 15 national and international news articles, and helped to provide balance and keep the findings in perspective. For example: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/17/artificial-sweeteners-diabetes-saccharin-blood-sugar http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11101477/Sweeteners-could-cause-obesity-scientists-warn.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/artificial-sweeteners-linked-to-obesity-epidemic-scientists-say-1.2769196 http://www.timesofisrael.com/sweeteners-boost-diabetes-risk-israeli-study-finds/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-non-caloric-artificial-sweeteners-nas-and-gluco...

Description	BBC - Truth about Fat
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	Nita Forouhi was filmed for an interview by the BBC for a documentary "The Truth about Fat", that was broadcast on April 2, 2015. The programme has also been shown on various international media since then. To help shape the content of the TV programme on dietary fat and health, Nita had extensive discussions with a BBC TV journalist by phone and also met with the programme producer to explain the complex science in simple terms, and advised on which aspects to convey in a popular science programme. "The Truth about Fat"" programme was broadcast on 02 April 2015, and NF was able to present some of her programme's recent research on dietary fats in a substantial segment of the broadcast. Numerous colleagues have contacted Nita to congratulate her on the exciting research from her group and on the clear messages in the programme. At various national and international meetings people come up and identify Nita to tell her how much they enjoyed the programme (some have watched the programme in the Netherlands for instance, others in the UK and elsewhere).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015,2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05psf4l

Description	BBC - diet evidence
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	Spoke with BBC researcher about diet in preparation for a new documentary (possibly "the truth about") looking at popularity and evidence supporting different diets such as vegan, mediterranean, Atkins, gluten free etc. The researcher was interested, but not clear when the programme will be recorded or aired, or if NF will be inviited to appear on it. Nita had a follow-up conversation on 30/08/2016 to discuss the different aspects of diabetes prevention being studies in the Unit/Cedar, and also mentioned a couple of teams in the MRL whose work she might be interested in.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	BBC Health - James Gallagher - National Obesity Forum
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	Interview with BBC Health online journalist James Gallagher on new report published by National Obesity forum. Also provided quotes to Diabetes UK. Quoted in BBC online news report "Public Health England: Advice to eat more fat 'irresponsible'" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36345768. blog article https://healthunlocked.com/cllsupport/posts/133602326/different-views-on-eating-fatty-foods. Comments highlighted in Diabetes UK response to NOF report https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Diabetes-UKs-statement-on-todays-NOF-report/?id=176933_1759247&idkeep=True&epslanguage=en
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36345768

Description	BBC Health News - low fat and low carb diets
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 agreed to a phone interview with BBC Health News editor James Gallagher on low fat and low carb diets for item in the New Year. Awaiting publication. Article not published in January 2019, but James Gallagher has said it may still be published.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

Description	BBC Healthiest Smoothie
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	Laura O'Connor interviewed by BBC Radio Cambrigeshire for programme on making the healthiest smoothie possible. Also filmed for BBC Radio Cambs website. Broadcast on radio on 14 January and also published online //
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=996039953758419

Description	BBC Horizon - China Study
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	Phone discussion and email exchange with BBC Horizon researcher on planned documentary looking at the China Study.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	BBC Inside Out - Type 2 Diabetes
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	NF spoke with BBC Inside Out researcher in preparation for programme on T2DM.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	BBC London - SACN (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	Took part in live discussion on SACN report and how to implement recommendations for sugar consumption on Chris Rogers & Harriet Scott Show on BBC London 94.9 To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	BBC Look East - Sugar and Health
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	BBC Look East Interview on sugar and health, broadcast on Tuesday 15th May. In the interview Nita discussed the impact of habitual consumption of sugary drinks on health, and also why eating whole fruit is healthier than drinking fruit juice (link to programme no loner available).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

Description	BBC News Gestational Diabetes
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Interviewed for BBC News item on gestational diabetes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39236818
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39236818

Description	BBC News Online - Takeaways in deprived areas
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Paper "Associations between exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight in Cambridgeshire, UK: population based, cross sectional study" mentioned in online article on fast food outlet number in deprived areas.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44642027

Description	BBC News comment on SUN Cohort study
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	Spoke with BBC News website journalist Philippa Roxby about abstract published at year's European Congress on Obesity on results from the SUN Cohort (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra) reporting that eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables could cut obesity risk. Discussed several deficiencies in the analysis and conclusions. The BBC did not publish a report on this abstract.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	BBC One query - ultra-processed diets (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	Article in Mirage News https://www.miragenews.com/sugar-levy-had-no-lasting-negative-impacts-on-uk-soft-drinks-industry/ Tweeted by more than 50 twitter users. Included in article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 06/03/2020
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	http://www.miragenews.com/sugar-levy-had-no-lasting-negative-impacts-on-uk-soft-drinks-industry

Description	BBC Online article on saturated fat and health
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	Nita Forouhi was invited by the editor at the BBC Health Online website to contribute to an online article on dietary saturated fat and health. First there was a telephone interview, during which Nita provided substantial information on the complex topic, to simplify messages. Following this she also provided the journalist with the latest evidence in the form of some key scientific publications so they could use this in the piece on saturated fat and other articles. The BBC News Health article was published on 06 January 2016 and cited the interview with Nita substantially. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34846832 ). The article captures some key information provided by Nita on the importance of considering what saturated fat is replaced with in the diet, the importance of moving from a focus on nutrients to a focus on foods, and information that not all saturated fat is the same, and that blood biomarkers of fat intake are providing important new insights.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015,2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34846832

Description	BBC Radio 4 - Food Programme - Palm oil and health (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	Responded to query from producer of BBC Radio 4 Food Programme about palm oil and health, and referred them to relevant publication, and suggested they speak with Prof Tom Sanders, emeritus professor at Kings College, London. Programme broadcast 01/02/2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Research on take away location and obesity referred to by Rosie Boycott, who advises the Mayor of London on food and is Chair of the London Food Board, during discussion on how food choices and habits are shaped, and how they can be changed http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0709v4f
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0709v4f

Description	BBC Radio 4 Today programme - carbohydrate intake and health
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 was interviewed live on BBC Radio 4 Today programme (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bf4cvk#play starts 47:05 ends 51.30), after providing expert comment to Science Media Centre expert on new study in Lancet Public Health looking at carbohydrate intake and health (http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-carbohydrate-intake-and-health/).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bf4cvk#play

Description	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Red Meat (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	Interviewed live by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on "Drivetime" and BBC News 24 for 7.30 bulletin about red meat consumption and health. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - sugar tax
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Prof Forouhi was interviewed live by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on introduction of sugar tax.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

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	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - COB trial
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - COB trial examining the effect on diets rich in coconut oil, olive oil or butter on measures of health. NF and Prof Kay-Tee Khaw designed trial comparing the effects of 50 g/day of coconut oil, olive oil or butter for 30 days on the cholesterol levels of almost 100 volunteers. They also appeared in the final programme https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09m62j5/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-7-episode-2. A paper for the trial has been accepted by BMJ Open and is awaiting publication. The progrmme aired on 10 January 2018. The study received media coverage on 9 and 10 January 2018 including BBC Today Programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kq180 (Starts 54:10), BBC Breakfast News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09khszx/breakfast-09012018 (Starts at 1:40:00), BBC Radio Wales (interview with Trust Me presenter) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ljrtq, BBC Health News online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42608071, Independent Online http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/coconut-oil-heart-disease-reduce-risk-study-bb2-trust-me-im-a-doctor-a8149141.html, Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5248337/Claire-Coleman-Proof-coconut-oil-GOOD-you.html The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coconut-oil-is-packed-with-saturated-fat-but-it-may-be-good-for-you-p0c3ddhsm and at least 12 other smaller online outlets. NF was interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rcm1f (Item starts at 1:50:50).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rcm1f

Description	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - COB trial
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - COB trial examining the effect on diets rich in coconut oil, olive oil or butter on measures of health. NF and Prof Kay-Tee Khaw designed trial comparing the effects of 50 g/day of coconut oil, olive oil or butter for 30 days on the cholesterol levels of almost 100 volunteers. They also appeared in the final programme https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09m62j5/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-7-episode-2. A paper for the trial has been accepted by BMJ Open and is awaiting publication. The progrmme aired on 10 January 2018. The study received media coverage on 9 and 10 January 2018 including BBC Today Programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kq180 (Starts 54:10), BBC Breakfast News https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09khszx/breakfast-09012018 (Starts at 1:40:00), BBC Radio Wales (interview with Trust Me presenter) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ljrtq, BBC Health News online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42608071, Independent Online http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/coconut-oil-heart-disease-reduce-risk-study-bb2-trust-me-im-a-doctor-a8149141.html, Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5248337/Claire-Coleman-Proof-coconut-oil-GOOD-you.html The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coconut-oil-is-packed-with-saturated-fat-but-it-may-be-good-for-you-p0c3ddhsm and at least 12 other smaller online outlets. NF was interviewed by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rcm1f (Item starts at 1:50:50).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09m62j5/trust-me-im-a-doctor-series-7-episode-2

Description	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - DNA Diets
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	Spoke with researcher from BBC "Trust me I'm a Doctor" for one hour about DNA diets etc for upcoming programme, and sent them additional information and new research papers by email. Not yet known if programme on this will air.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - Gastric emptying and satiety (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	Helped BBC Trust Me I'm a doctor researcher to find appropriate scientist to interview for item on gastric emptying and satiety.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor - Mike Duffy - fat and health
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	Discussion with BBC Trust Me I'm a Doctor director Mike Duffy about potential studies on dietary fat and health for new programme to be aired in spring 2019. Several potential studies topics and designs were discussed, but no commitment to take part was made, and Mike Duffy was informed about other researchers working in the field who might like to get involved depending on the focus of the study. No follow up in 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

Description	BBC World Service - Health Check - Saturated Fat
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	Interview on saturated fat and health with BBC World Service "Health Check" programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l73f7. Interview followed phone conversation with James Gallagher - health editor at the BBC website - about dietary fat in preparation for an article in the New Year, and was recorded in November 2015.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l73f7

Description	BBC World Service - The Food Chain - The Truth About Diabetes
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Two dietary saturated fat research papers referred to in BBC World Service programme The Food Chain episode The Truth About Diabetes http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03gyqb0
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03gyqb0

Description	BBC website 50 Second health videos (Diet and Health)
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	NF provided input and advice to BBC Health editor James Gallagher, on 50 second videos on diet and health issues for BBC News Website. In particular she edited and corrected the text to be used for the videos to help get the message as right as possible on conveying information to the public on dietary saturated fat intake and health. As a result of her input, she was also invited to contribute to an online BBC article on saturated fat, and was also interviewed for a radio programme to be broadcast on BBC World Service (this has been recorded and is yet to be broadcast). It has been really important to provide up to date scientific evidence on the role of saturated fat in diets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015,2016

Description	BMC Medicine Press Release - Mediterranean Diet
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	BMC Medicine Press Release "Mediterranean diet could lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the UK" on paper "Prospective association of the Mediterranean diet with cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality and its population impact in a non-Mediterranean population: the EPIC-Norfolk Study" PubMed:27679997. NF did a phone interview with the Guardian, which resulted in the article https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/29/mediteranean-diet-could-prevent-19000-uk-heart-attack-stroke-deaths and answered questions by email from the Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3812772/A-Mediterranean-diet-UK-save-20-000-lives-year-one-eight-deaths-heart-attack-stroke-prevented-change.html. NF email interview for Medicalresearch.com http://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/inverse-association-between-mediterranean-diet-and-cardiovascular-disease/28383/. Also reported by the Daily Telegraph, ITVonline, Experss, Telegraph and Independent, and more than 30 other national, international, regional and specialist news outlets. Featured in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 26/10/2016.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/29/mediteranean-diet-could-prevent-19000-uk-heart-...

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 Press Release - Food for thought
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 on "Food for Thought" series, and SwissRe conference. NF was a series advisor for https://www.bmj.com/food-for-thought, and also an author of three of the papers in the series. NF also gave a talk as part of the launch event for the series at the Swiss Re Institute http://institute.swissre.com/research/library/food_for_thought_nita_forouhi_presentation.html Shared papers, series and talk on Unit social media channels. The article "Food based dietary patterns and chronic disease prevention" PubMed 29898951 was mentioned briefly in a couple of news articles including http://www.quotidianosanita.it/scienza-e-farmaci/articolo.php?articolo_id=62996. All three articles with Nita as an author were shared 70+ times on social media. Published in Uni of cambridge Clinical School Newsletter.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.bmj.com/food-for-thought

Description	BMJ press release, video & Pico abstract and media coverage for science article
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, video abstract, and BMJ Pico abstract for paper ""Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimation of population attributable fraction"" published online in BMJ // More than 200 reports print and online news resources. These included reports in national and international media in the UK, USA, France, India, Nigeria, Denmark, Germany, China, Spain and Romania, including BBC News online, Guardian, Daily Mail, Forbes, NPR and Cambridge News, and reports in specialist health and science news outlets such as Medical Xpress, Diabetes Insider and the Nursing Times." // Fumiaki Imamura was subsequently interviewed by Catherine Woods for PBS Newshour on artificial sweeteners, following earlier media coverage, quoted extensively in PBS Newshour article http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/diet-soda-healthier-regular-soda/ and BMJ Meta-analysis was referred to in the article. This article has had wide impact, including being listed in the top 100 list of the Altmetric score for 2015 with a score of 953. The Altmetric list reflects the most influential articles that captured the public imagination.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3576

Description	Beverage Daily - Soft Drink Industry Levy
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 Forouhi was quoted in article about introduction of UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2016/03/18/UK-sugar-tax-comment-and-analysis

Description	Big Biology Day, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
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	Big Biology Day. Unit members participated in two IMS stands at the Big Biology Day event held at Hills Road 6th Form College. The first stand was a "Science festival" type stand with hands-on activities for families, for which the Unit provided the "Sugar Cube Challenge" and "Sweet Enough Challenge" activities which we had developed earlier. Unit members (e.g. Professor Nita Forouhi) also contributed to a "faces of the IMS" booklet which gave examples of different career paths at the IMS, and which were handed out at a stand in the careers fair part of the event. The hands-on stand had over 250 visitors, and hundreds of CEDAR and MRC Epidemiology leaflets were handed out. (as well as most of our MRC Rulers and pens!) and queues to take part in activities for most of the day. There was a higher proportion of teens compared to the Cambridge Science Festival in March. There were fewer visitors to the stand at the careers fair, though still over 50 in the course of the day. Subsequently received request for work experience from 6th form student who visited careers stand.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	Big Wednesday event for Cambridge City Council
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Unit took part in Cambridge City Council Big Wednesday event which had an urban festival theme. Stand focused on physical activity and included activities for chlidren to join in. 50-60 children participated in activities at the stand, and about 50 parents talked to volunteers about the Unit and its activities, and the importance of a healthy diet and physical activity. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/chypps-overview

Description	Blog - Circulating glycine is genetically associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	78 unique page views for Unit blog article 5-6 March 2019. Tweeted by 20 tweeters, Altmetric score of 16 on 05/12/2019. http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/circulating-glycine-coronary-heart-disease/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/circulating-glycine-coronary-heart-disease/

Description	Bottom Line - diabetes and dairy research (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	Interview with Dr Fumiaki Imamura by Bottom Line for upcoming article on diabetes and dairy research. Awaiting publication
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

Description	British Science Association Scibar - Diabetes
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Gave talk at SciBar event at Novi Cambridge hosted by Cambridge British Science Association and Cambridge University Health Partners, to mark World Diabetes Day. About 50 people attended the meeting (almost full capacity) and the talk was followed by a lively Q&A.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Burgoine et al Takeaway Press Release (PM)
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	Press release on Burgoine et al "Associations between exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight in Cambridgeshire, UK: population based, cross sectional study.2 BMJ (2014) Coverage in UK National Media, Web only media & blogs & and other local, national and international press The Guardian - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/14/takeaways-twice-likely-obese-study?CMP=twt_fd http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10696261/Living-near-glut-of-takeaways-doubles-changes-of-obesity.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/study-highlights-link-between-readily-available-fast-food-and-obesity-9190887.html
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/blog/takeaway-obesity-link/

Description	CAM Magazine query on loneliness and dietary variety
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Prof Forouhi responded to questions from CAM magazine on loneliness and diet quality, in preparation for upcoming article.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	CSAR talk - Public talk "The NCD emergency, intergenerational inequality, and the urgent need for systems change" at Wolfson College, Cambridge (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Prof Nita Forouhi was invited to give a public talk "Let food be thy medicine: diet, nutrition and type 2 diabetes" at Churchill College, organised by Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR). About 150 people attended the talk, with a lively and positive Q&A session and positive feedback from several attendees by email after it.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020
URL	https://www.csar.org.uk/lectures/lectures-2019-2020/tbc-09mar2020/

Description	Cambridge Big Weekend
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Cambridge Big weekend - Fun Lab. Unit volunteers ran the "Sugar cube challenge" exercise bike activity and displayed posters about sugar and health and physical activity. The Fun lab was open to the pubic from 12 noon until 5pm, and approximately 250 people visited the stand, with 120 taking in the "Sugar Cube Challenge".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	Cambridge Diabetes Seminar 2019 (ET)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Eirini Trichia was involved in the organising organising committee for the Cambridge Diabetes Seminar 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	Cambridge News - PHE Obesity Stats (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Quoted by the Cambridge News in an article on the Public Health England statistics for overweight and obesity. To be determined,
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/With-the-release-of-alarming-new-obesity-data-Cambridge-ex...

Description	Cambridge News Feb 6
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	Nita Forouhi was quoted by the Cambridge News in an article on the Public Health England statistics for overweight and obesity TBD
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/With-the-release-of-alarming-new-obesity-data-Cambridge-ex...

Description	Cambridge News Health Section
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	Short article in Cambridge News Health Section "Diabetes seminar in city" reporting on start of 2015 Cambridge Diabetes Seminar, hosted by the MRC Epidemiology Unit.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	Cambridge Science Festival
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Interactive stand at the Cambridge Science Festival. Typical attendance around 300 visitors, including children and adults. Inquiries from school teachers and members of the public for further information. Excellent feedback from visitors and consistently good attendance at the stand.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
URL	http://www.cam.ac.uk/science-festival

Description	Cambridge Science Festival - A healthier you in a digital future
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	Stand "A healthier you in a digital future"at Cambridge Science festival hands-on event at Cambridge Guildhall, including adults only session on the evening of Saturday 18th. Posters on factors influencing food choice, wearable fitness trackers and their research counterparts, and use of antibodies in our research. Activities included the "Things can only get Bitter" bitter taste test, the Race to 20,000 steps challenge using fitness monitors, and making antibodies out of play-doh and magnets. More than 500 visitors, including more than 300 children, attended our stand over the two days, and participated in activities and talked with Unit staff. The response was very positive. We also gave away over 150 copies of a MRC Cambridge colouring book and flyers for the MRC Festival in June.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/healthier-you-high-tech-future

Description	Cambridge TV - Athena SWAN
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	Interviewed by Cambridge TV for Athena SWAN.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Cambridge TV - Diversity in the workplace
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	Discussed workplace diversity and Athena SWAN with Jenifer Varzaly on Cambridge TV http://www.cambridge-tv.co.uk/law-matters-ep25-workplace-diversity/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.cambridge-tv.co.uk/law-matters-ep25-workplace-diversity/

Description	Cambridge summer school presentation on nutritional epidemiology research and food policy
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Prof Forouhi gave a presentation to Cambridge summer school participants on nutritional epidemiology research and food policy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	Channel 4 - PHE calorie recommendation
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	Responded to query from Channel 4 fact check on PHE recommendation to cut calorie intake. Quoted in online article published at https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/fatcheck-will-the-governments-calorie-cuts-work
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/fatcheck-will-the-governments-calorie-cuts-work

Description	Comment on 'sense about science' on benefits of tailoring on diet
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	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	SW provided a quote to 'Sense About Science' for 'Ask for Evidence' article "Can you tailor a diet according to your blood type?" The quote provided was useful in clarifying that there is no clear or quality evidence that a person should tailor their diet by their blood type.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.askforevidence.org/articles/can-you-tailor-a-diet-according-to-your-blood-type

Description	Comments to MedPageToday on Plant-based diets
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	Provided written comments to Gloria Arminio Berlinski for article on T2D prevention and whole plant-based foods on MedPage.Today. Article not published.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	Communicating research to parliamentarians, public officials, policymakers
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 Forouhi was part of a small delegation that included the Vice Chancellor from the University of Cambridge and local politicians (the Mayor, James Palmer and MP, Daniel Zeichner) to the Houses of Parliament to meet with MPs and Lords to promote our research and its policy implications, combined with the launch of the "Research Horizons" initiative. She was a "Table Host" for the topic of Health, and several parliamentarians and thought leaders approached that table to discuss what type of research she focuses on and why. This provided a fantastic opportunity to explain the importance of public health focused research, and in particular the relevance of dietary and nutritional research and that of other modifiable behaviours. It was a tremendous platform to disseminate information and promote knowledge exchange on public health with MPs and Lords and others in the audience.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	Consortium meeting Community Food and Health (CFaH) Project
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	Progress review on fieldwork and analyses of emerging data from our two site community based project in small island states in low/middle income settings in the Caribbean and Fijian islands. This meeting provided the opportunity to meet with the study PIs and field staff from the two settings. Prof Forouhi is PI of the international global health project.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

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	Conversation article on dairy
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	The Conversation article "Dairy got the all-clear this week - but was it justified?" discussing recent European Journal of Epidemiology paper "Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies" by Jing Guo et al. Published at https://theconversation.com/dairy-got-the-all-clear-this-week-but-was-it-justified-77423 and on Unit website at http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/opinion-dairy-got-clear-last-week-justified/ and University of Cambridge website http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-dairy-got-the-all-clear-this-week-but-was-it-justified? Republished by Yahoo News and MedicalXPress.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://theconversation.com/dairy-got-the-all-clear-this-week-but-was-it-justified-77423

Description	Cross-council vision
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	Posted online news item on Cross Council vision for Food Nutrition and Health Research published by BBSRC, MRC and ESRC and tweeted it. http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-cross-council-vision-food-nutrition-health-research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/new-cross-council-vision-food-nutrition-health-research

Description	Daily Mail Good Health - Yoghurt
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	Interview with Daily Mail Good Health associate editor about health impacts of plain natural yoghurt. Journalist was fishing for sensational quotes, which NF did not provide. Not quoted in article.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5755199/Why-eat-pot-yoghurt-day.html

Description	Daily Mail Interview - Fibre and health
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 was interviewed by the Daily Mail and quoted in Daily Mail article "Are YOU eating enough fibre to save yourself from having a stroke?" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6591141/Are-eating-fibre-save-having-stroke.html
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6591141/Are-eating-fibre-save-having-stroke.html

Description	Daily Mail Interview - Fibre and health (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	Interviewed by Daily Mail and quoted in Daily Mail article "Are YOU eating enough fibre to save yourself from having a stroke?"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6591141/Are-eating-fibre-save-having-stroke.html

Description	Daily Mail Vitamin Gummies
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	Quoted briefly in article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5465007/Why-vitamins-look-like-sweets-harm-good.html but comments helped to inform overall message in article. Also republished at https://www.infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/xhtml/en_GB/health/why-vitamins-that-look-like-sweets-may-do-more-harm-than-good/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5465007/Why-vitamins-look-like-sweets-harm-good.html

Description	Dairy fat - Irish News
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	Quoted in Irish News article 'Dairy: It's wrong to confuse 'full fat' with 'full of fat' ' http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/01/18/news/dairy-it-s-wrong-to-confuse-full-fat-with-full-of-fat--884235/ form press release issued in 2014 for paper 'Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study' Pubmed 25107467.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/01/18/news/dairy-it-s-wrong-to-confuse-full-fat-with-full-of...

Description	Diabetes UK Women in Science
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Supporters
Results and Impact	Featured in Diabetes UK Blog celebrating women in Science for International Women's Day https://blogs.diabetes.org.uk/?p=5134
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://blogs.diabetes.org.uk/?p=5134

Description	Diabetes UK statement on National Obesity Forum report
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	Rapid response to The National Obesity Forum and Public Health Collaboration's Report on obesity and Type 2 diabetes for Diabetes UK and made available on their website May 22 2016. Nita Forouhi's full comment is available for download alongside a few quotes on the website.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/Diabetes-UKs-statement-on-todays-NOF-report/

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	Diabetologia Press Release and media coverage on published article (NF, LOC)
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	Diabetologia press release "Study shows yoghurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes". This paper has had wide external reach and has helped to clarify the link between yoghurt consumption and risk of new-onset diabetes. Reported in over 60 national and international newspapers, and more than 30 online health and science news outlets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/study-shows-yoghurt-consumption-reduces-the-risk-of-type-2-diabetes/

Description	Diet in Sierra Leon - BBC Radio Berkshire
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	Interview with Bridgitte Tetteh of BBC Radio Berkshire's African and Caribbean programme on diet quality in Sierra Leon. Broadcast on 15/05/16 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03tlw5f (item starts at 24:05)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03tlw5f

Description	Diet soda and waist circumference
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	Nita Forouhi provided comment to Science Media Centre on paper "Diet Soda Intake Is Associated with Long-Term Increases in Waist Circumference in a Biethnic Cohort of Older Adults: The San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging." http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction- to-study-on-diet-soda-consumption-and-abdominal-fa t-in-older-adults/ She was quoted in the Times, Australian papers and Daily Mail. Provided balance and context in high profile reports on the paper. // http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2997973/ Diet-drink-day-older-people-pot-belly-65s-drink-lo w-calorie-fizz-increase-waist-size-three-inches-de cade.html"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-on-diet-soda-consumption-and-abdominal-fa...

Description	Dietary Fibre and diabetes (InterAct study) media coverage
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	"Diabetologia press release ""Study adds to evidence that increasing dietary fibre reduces the risk of developing diabetes"" on InterAct paper ""Dietary fibre and incidence of type 2 diabetes in eight European countries: the EPIC-InterAct Study and a meta-analysis of prospective studies"" // Reported in Express, Daily Mail and Mirror, as well as in the Times of India and about 15 lower profile mainstream national and international online media outlets. Also covered by articles in more than 20 specialist health or science online news outlets. //"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/580110/high-fibre-vegetable-rich-diet-slashes-risk-diabet...

Description	EASD Press release on Dairy Products and Diabetes Risk
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	EASD Press release on Dairy Products and Diabetes Risk "Body fat mass distribution: a possible explanation for lower diabetes risk related with dairy consumption" https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/d-bfm091117.php based on poster presented at the EASD 2017 conference. Mentioned in article in Hindustan Times http://www.hindustantimes.com/fitness/worried-about-diabetes-here-are-three-ways-to-control-the-disease/story-xJMmIBygny1Pff4c4Y0cfP.html, and press release picked up by MedicalXpress and Science Daily.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-09/d-bfm091117.php

Description	EU CORDIS - Results in Brief - NUTBIO-DIAB
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	EU CORDIS published a "Results in Brief" article about the results of the NUTBIO-DIAB project to investigate the association between selected nutritional biomarkers and T2D across different European populations, enhancing our understanding of how diet is linked with T2D. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/200970/brief/en. Also published on the CORDIS Website in French and German.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/200970/brief/en

Description	East of England Wellbeing Show
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	MRC Epidemiology Stand and talk by Nick Wareham at East of England Well Being Show http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/ attended by approximately 1,000 members of the public. Our stand included promotional material for studies that are now recruiting, and an activity to see how exercise affects heart rate. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.eastofenglandwell-beingshow.org.uk/

Description	Editorial in the BMJ on consumption of spicy foods - generating much media interest
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	Nita Forouhi was invited by the BMJ to submit editorial commentary 'Consumption of hot spicy foods and mortality-is chilli good for your health?' on a new paper by Lv J et al. "Consumption of spicy foods and total and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study" BMJ 2015; 351 The editorial was quoted in more than 100 national, regional and local news paper articles (about 85 of which were syndicated from Associated Press) and articles in specialist online news outlets, including http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/people-who-regularly-eat-spicy-food-have-lower-mortality-rate-than-those-who-dont-10437941.html, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11782740/Why-three-curries-a-week-could-lower-risk-of-death.html and Cambridge News at http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Study-suggests-eating-spicy-food-reduce-risk/story-27549214-detail/story.html. Nita received 7 interview requests from radio and TV journalists, including the BBC News International and Sky News, but declined due to travel and lower priority for promoting this work as the original research was from another group. The editorial was quoted in NPR article on 21 Jan 2016. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/21/463858189/hillary-clintons-elixir-can-a-hot-pepper-a-day-boost-immunity"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015,2016
URL	http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4141

Description	Engagement with Science Media Centre - Modelling sugar in soft drinks, obesity and 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	NF provided expert reaction to Science Media Centre on Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology modelling paper investigating reducing sugar in soft drinks, and obesity and type 2 diabetes in the UK http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-modelling-study-investigating-reducing-sugar-in-soft-drinks-and-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes-in-the-uk/ (original paper at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587%2815%2900477-5/abstract).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-modelling-study-investigating-reducing-sugar-in...

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	European Researcher's Night 'Life Lab' event in Peterborough (FI)
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	European Researcher's Night 'Life Lab' event in Peterborough Cathedral Square. Stand in Marquee with 'Fortune Telling molecules' and 'Great Snackington' activities, as well as leaflets, magazines and freebies. Friday 28th was quiet, with limited footfall and perhaps 20 conversations, except when a party of about 100 schoolchildren attended a demonstration/show and most visited our stall afterwards. Saturday 29th was far busier, with a steady stream of families, couples and individuals. Or volunteers had about 100 good quality conversations, some involving more than one visitor, with about 250 people visiting the stand over seven hours. A Peterborough council transport team member was interested in our work and took away a leaflet for the Propensity to Cycle Tool. Peterborough Today reported on Life Lab, with a photo of the Unit stand.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/science-comes-alive-in-peterborough-city-centre-1-8656808

Description	European Researchers Night Life Lab event in Ely Cathedral (FI)
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	Dr Fumiaki Imamura assisted at the European Researchers Night Life Lab event in Ely Cathedral on Fri 27 Sept (7 PM -9.30 PM) and Saturday 28 Sept (10 AM - 4.30 PM). Activities were the Sugar Cube Challenge, Fortune Telling Molecules, and Snackingtons game. About 300 people visited the stand over the two days. 121 visitors completed the Sugar Cube Challenge Activity. About 130 copies of the Snackingtons Game were handed out, including 30 to a local Scout group leader.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	Expert comment to Science Media Centre on sugar-sweetened beverages
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Nita Forouhi provided expert response to Science Media Centre on article by Prof Simon Capewell in BMJ on sugar-sweetened drinks and obesity warnings. Quoted in Daily Mail article on 28 May 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2641069/Put-health-warnings-sugary-drinks-Experts-say-soft-drinks-treated-like-cigarettes.html
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-personal-view-article-on-sugar-sweetened-drinks...

Description	Expert commentary on dietary fat guidelines
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	"Nita Forouhi provided expert comment to Science Media Centre on paper ""Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis"" http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-historic-uk-and-us-dietary-advice-on-fats/ // Quoted in articles in Reuters, and several international newspapers, and helped to provide balance to story, and to stress the role of a broad spectrum of scientific methods in providing information to inform public health policy. // http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/09/uk-health-fat-idUKKBN0LD2KO20150209"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/02/09/uk-health-fat-idUKKBN0LD2KO20150209

Description	Extensive dissemination of findings published on sugary drinks and diabetes (Diabetologia)
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	NF answered questions from New York times and Telegraph, as well as 6 online health news publications, and was interviewed at the Unit by ITV Anglia News. This was for the publication in Diabetologia, and a press release by Diabetologia for the publication "Prospective Associations and Population Impact of Sweet Beverage Intake and Type 2 Diabetes, and Effects of Substitutions with Alternative Beverages" (2015). // Covered by ITV Anglia news in main evening broadcast, and by 30 UK national and international newspapers. Also covered by 20 specialist health and science news outlets. Also selected for the cover picture of the July issue of Diabetologia and as the 'Up front' piece that is selected by the Editor for each issue (5 selected per issue) and placed on the journal homepage. // http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-05-01/new-study-shows-cutting-sugary-drinks-can-reduce-diabetes-risk/"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2015-05-01/new-study-shows-cutting-sugary-drinks-can-reduce-di...

Description	Fenland 2: Look East
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	BBC Look East TV interview (SG and SB) re the launch of Fenland Study 2, following up 12000 middle-aged residents of the Fenland area. Reporter also filmed and interviewed members of the study team and a study participant at the testing centre in Ely. Report broadcast on BBC Look East. In the working days following the broadcast there was a sharp increase in phone inquiries from participants concerning phase 2, and about 20 people sent in the response to their invitation, including several from Ely where the response rate had previously been low.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/

Description	Fenland Study Public Meetings - Cambridge, Ely, Wisbech
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	Public Meetings for Fenland Study participants in Cambridge, Ely, and Wisbech. The event consisted of a poster display & meet and greet session (30 minutes), followed by a presentation (20 minutes) and panel discussion with audience Q&A (40 minutes). The three meetings were well attended, with about 550 people in total, and there was a very high level of audience engagement, with many excellent questions and good feedback after the event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Fenland-2 Research Study, BBC Radio Cambridge
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	Fenland team and study volunteers were interviewed by a reporter from BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. A very interesting and informative piece was broadcast explaining the purpose of the follow-up of the Fenland study, which is to investigate the contributions of diet and lifestyle to metabolic disease. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire broadcast a report and live interview with NF on the Fenland study on the first day of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Cambridge. Subsequently BBC Look East asked to film the start of testing for Fenland Phase 2 in Ely.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/phase-2-of-fenland-study-launches/

Description	Festival of Wellbeing talk and panel discussion
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Gave an invited talk and contributed to Panel discussion at University of Cambridge Festival of Wellbeing, participating as Equality Champion for the Clinical School and expert in nutritional epidemiology.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	Food Matters Live 2016
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Fumiaki Imamura invited speaker - Food Matters Live 2016 - London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

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	Great Snackington - Cambridge Market Square
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	MRC Festival stall in Market Squarre Cambridge "Great Snackington: Why we eat what we eat" developed by Tarra Penney and Aurora Cacciapuoti. About 350 copies of the "Great Snackington game were handed out, and about 50 copies of the MRC Cambridge colouring book. Spoke with more than 50 people, including Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner, Cambridge Green Party leader Stuart Tuckwood, and several school teachers who expressed an interest in the game. £2,000 applied for and received from Medical Research Council to cover costs of preparing and purchasing the licence to the artwork for three years, and for printing the game leaflets, posters for our stand, promotional leaflets for the MRC Festival of Medical Research, and T-shirts for Unit members taking part in the activity.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/snackington/

Description	Growing a healthy society- The role of food: Queens University Belfast
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Prof Forouhi gave a talk "Growing a healthy society- The role of food" at Queens University Belfast http://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/growing-a-healthy-society-the-role-of-food/, which included a panel discussion. Organised by Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen's, in partnership with the Oxford Farming Conference. Responding to NF's points were panel of leading experts including Professor Ian Young, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department of Health, NI; Professor Alice Stanton of the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin; and Ursula Lavery, R&D Director for Europe at NI-based agri-food multinational, Moy Park. Radio 4's Farming Today programme presenter Anna Hill chaired the discussion. Audience included all the Directors of the Oxford Farming Conference, the former Secretary of State for NI, the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP; Queen's VC, Professor Ian Greer; and PVC of the MHLS Faculty, Professor Stuart Elborn. Covered in several Northern Ireland farming news outlets, and specialist health news outlets, for example https://www.farminglife.com/farming-news/nutritional-risks-biggest-killer-1-9079526 and https://www.hippocraticpost.com/infection-disease/nutrional-risks-replace-smoking-as-societys-biggest-killer/. There was a high level of engagement on social media, both in the days leading up to the event, during the event itself and afterwards. The event was filmed and number of requests for the video were received in the days following the event, including from Prof Jayne Woodside. The video is online, bottom of the news story http://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity/institute-for-global-security-news/Nutritionalrisksreplacesmokingassocietysbiggestkiller.html
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	http://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity/institute-for-global-security-ne...

Description	Guardian - fake meat article (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 responded to a query about the evidence for health benefits of meat substitutes compared with meat from Guardian writer Bee Wilson. Referred to and cited in Guardian article "The trouble with fake meat " published on 27 Jan 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/jan/27/the-trouble-with-fake-meat-beetroot-burgers-food-substitutes
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/jan/27/the-trouble-with-fake-meat-beetroot-burgers-food-substi...

Description	Guardian article quoting CEDAR Evidence Brief "Multiple social ties and healthy eating in older people"
Form Of Engagement Activity	Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	CEDAR Evidence Brief "Multiple social ties and healthy eating in older people" https://www.cedar.iph.cam.ac.uk/resources/evidence/eb5-social-ties-older-people-diet/ quoted in Guardian article "Table for one: how eating alone is radically changing our diets" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/06/table-for-one-how-eating-alone-changing-our-diets
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/06/table-for-one-how-eating-alone-changing-our-die...

Description	Health Hero - Globe (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	Nita Forouhi was interviewed for an article in the March/April edition of the Globe - an online and print magazine published by the Silver Star diabetes charity Featured as a "Health Hero" in an article in the March/April edition of the Globe. Raised awareness of work done by the Unit.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.theglobeuk.com/?p=5644

Description	IDF newsletter (NF)
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	Invited to write article on updated WHO sugar guidelines for International Diabetes Federation professional newsletter. Article on sugar published in April 2014 edition of International Diabetes Federation newsletter.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.idf.org/newsletter/april-2014/everyones-talking-about-sugar

Description	IPH Case Study - Sugar, Fat and Health
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	Cambridge Institute of Public Health case study "Sugar, Fat and Health - Building Evidence, Awareness and Policy Impact" on the health policy engagement activities of the Nutritional Epidemiology team http://www.iph.cam.ac.uk/public-health-policy/case-studies/sugar/. Reported in article in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medical newsletter on Friday 7 July 2017. Audience would be academic colleagues / peers / researchers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	http://www.iph.cam.ac.uk/public-health-policy/case-studies/sugar/

Description	International Diabetes Federation Congress 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Poster presentation titled "Prospective associations of total and types of dairy products with markers of metabolic risk in the EPIC Norfolk study, UK".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas Committee Membership
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	Nita Forouhi served as an expert member of the IDF Diabetes Atlas Committee, and the IDF released the 7th Atlas of diabetes prevalence. This Atlas is used widely internationally by multiple audiences including the general public, people with diabetes, healthcare professionals, policy makers, media and others. The atlas provides a comprehensive report of the burden of diabetes and is considered a very valuable resource.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014,2015
URL	http://www.diabetesatlas.org/

Description	International Women's Day - Guest editorial in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Prof Nita Forouhi was asked to write a guest editorial in the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter for International Women's Day.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2020

Description	International Women's Day 2017 Clinical School talk
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chaired talk and discussion by Dr Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief of BMJ, in Clinical School to mark International Women's Day 2017. The talk was very well received and feedback was very positive.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	Interview with J.J. O'Donoghue at The Japan Times on international career in scientific research (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	Interview with and profile of Dr Fumiaki Imamura titled "The international road to scientific success" published in The Japan Times.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2019/06/01/people/international-road-scientific-success/#.XPkY2hZK...

Description	Interviewed by BBC News 24 - SACN (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	Interviewed live by BBC News 24 (TV) on report on Carbohydrates and Health from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN), published 26 June 2014 Very positive feedback from BBC News producer, asking Nita to contact them with anything interesting that she's working on. Subsequently invited to take part in live discussion (the next day) on Chris Rogers & Harriet Scott Show on BBC London 94.9
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Interviews on 5-a-day (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	Nita Forouhi was interviewed by several media outlets e.g. BBC News Channel (TV channel), BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Breakfast show, and Leading Britain's Conversation (LBC) talk radio, London, on 5-a-day in response to new paper by Oyebode et al (PMID:24687909). This was an important contribution to clarify that it is better to stick to the 5-a-day message about consuming at least 5 portions of fruit/veg a day, rather than increasing the guideline amount to 7 or 10 pieces a day, for which there was not convincing evidence and it could potentially reduce overall intake if people think the goal was unrealistic or unachievable. Helped to steer advice to public towards more achievable objective of consuming at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Invitation to provide research evidence to SACN for their review of the link between saturated fats and health
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	The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition had a call for evidence and they approached me to provide any research from ourselves or any other relevant published research for them to include in their review of the evidence for the link between saturated fats and health. I provided this information, and it will be included in the review.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Invited commentary in Daily Telegraph (NF)
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	Invited commentary in Daily Telegraph on 5-a-day fruit and vegetable consumption in response to new paper by Oyebode et al. (PMID:24687909) This commentary provided a balanced view on the importance of the 5-a-day message and why it should not be revised to recommend higher intakes of 7+ or even 10+ as suggested by the accompanying editorial to the paper. This article received extremely positive responses from the readers who posted online comments stating that the advice provided by the expert scientist (NF) was very sensible and evidence based, and that it was very balanced. To be determined
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014,2015
URL	http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10735609/Keep-the-five-a-day-message-for-better-health-...

Description	Invited lecture at diabetes research centre
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	The invited talk was extremely well received, with several contacts for slides from the talk, and also for discussion for future collaborations. (Talk aimed at professional practitioners including healthcare professionals)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Invited talk at international scientific meeting in Canada
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Type Of Presentation	keynote/invited speaker
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Benefiq is a conference that brings together professionals to discuss innovations for healthy foods and food ingredients, and brings together academics and industry to discuss healthy lifestyles promotion. There were several questions and discussion points within and beyond the talk and the meeting. There was also the opportunity to discuss further research projects with a research group that hosted my talk. There was increased networking and knowledge dissemination. There was an opportunity to discuss further research projects with a research group that hosted my talk. There was increased networking and knowledge exchange.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Invited talk at international scientific meeting in USA
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Type Of Presentation	keynote/invited speaker
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	The Experimental Biology (EB) Conference runs annually in the United States and attracts around 15 to 20,000 attendees. I was invited by the American Society for Nutrition to deliver a talk at the "Yoghurt in Nutrition Summit" at the EB. There was a lot of interest in the content of my talk, followed by several questions within the session, and continuing beyond the session. Following this presentation I was invited to write a review article for a prestigious scientific journal on the topic of my talk. This was published in 2015. I have been asked to write up the content of my talk into a research paper, which is now submitted. Also, other invitations have arisen on that topic as a result of the talk.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014,2015

Description	Invited talk at scientific meeting (Canadian Nutrition Society)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) invited the Group Leader to give an invited talk, and she nominated a postdoctoral fellow to deliver the talk at the CNS annual meeting in Newfoundland Canada. The talk was very well received and covered the findings from the EPIC Norfolk study on dairy products and diabetes risk. It stimulated a lot of questions and discussion within and beyond the meeting. After this talk further invitations arose by academics at the Conference,to share our findings in different settings.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Invited talk to Diabetes UK staff
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Through my invited talk and discussion that followed, I was able to reach out to professionals at Diabetes UK offices about the links between diet and the risk of diabetes. In particular I was able to clarify some of the controversial areas in this field. The feedback was very positive. The talk was filmed so it could be shared with Diabetes UK staff nationally.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	Knowridge Science report - Yoghurt
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	Article "Yoghurt cuts risk of type 2 diabetes, says Cambridge study" published on Knowridge Science report https://knowridge.com/2016/12/yoghurt-cuts-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-says-cambridge-study/, based on 2014 Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology paper "Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study" PubMed 25107467 and accompanying press release.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://knowridge.com/2016/12/yoghurt-cuts-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-says-cambridge-study

Description	Links between dairy intake and diabetes - media coverage (Diabetologia paper)
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	Our Diabetologia paper attracted much media interest. "Dietary dairy product intake and incident type 2 diabetes: a prospective study using dietary data from a 7-day food diary." referred to in Daily Mail article "The secret to staving off diabetes? Eat four eggs a week and plenty of cheese and yogurt" .
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3024374/The-secret-staving-diabetes-Eat-four-eggs-week-ple...

Description	London Youth Science Forum
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	10 Students visited the Unit as part of London International Youth Science Forum activities. Luca Lotta gave an ovreview of the Unit's research programmes, and an introduction to his own recent research on the discovery of biomarkers and causal mechanisms for the metabolic consequences of obesity. They were then taken on a tour of Unit facilities, which included demonstrations of body composition and physical activity assessment. They were also provided withprinted information on the Unit, it's organization and research activities. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.liysf.org.uk/

Description	MDFM Interview (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	MDFM.com interview on low-fat fermented dairy products and diabetes at 2014 annual Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego Interview broadcast.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.md-fm.com/index.php?op=Player&id=924&log=a179198da77c98e00b1e8a2ba688759f&spec=16

Description	MRC Career Inspirations podcast (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Prof Nita Forouhi recorded an interview on career inspirations with Isabel Harding from the MRC Press Office. Available for download on MRC podcast page https://mrc.ukri.org/news/podcast/ Summary and link to recording at https://mrc.ukri.org/news/blog/working-life-nita-forouhi/. Shared on Unit, MRC, and CEDAR social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mrc-talks/id1087952144

Description	MRC Press release - FORCE Dairy fat (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	MRC Press release "Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes" on FORCE consortium paper "Fatty acid biomarkers of dairy fat consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies" https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002670. Conversation article "Could cheese help prevent type 2 diabetes?" https://theconversation.com/could-cheese-help-prevent-type-2-diabetes-104733. Reported by Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6261959/Eating-fatty-cheese-yogurt-butter-LOWER-risk-developing-type-2-diabetes.html, Yahoo News https://sg.news.yahoo.com/could-eating-dairy-help-reduce-risk-type-2-095651903.html?guccounter=1 and about 40 national, international and specialist news outlets. Conversation article republished by Metro https://www.metro.news/could-cheese-help-prevent-type-2-diabetes/1270188/, Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/can-type-2-diabetes-be-prevented-cheese-1173877?utm_source=Public&utm_medium=Feed&utm_campaign=Distribution MRC Insight https://www.insight.mrc.ac.uk/2018/10/17/dairy-prevent-type-2-diabetes/ and four other outlets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/markers-dairy-fat-consumption-type-2-diabetes/

Description	MRC Press release, Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology (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	MRC Press release 'Not all saturated fatty acids are the same in relation to type 2 diabetes risk' on paper 'Differences in the prospective association between individual plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes - the EPIC-InterAct case-cohort study', by Forouhi et al, published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology http://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587%2814%2970146-9/abstract Covered in 13 National and International News reports, including Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/05/saturated-fat-yoghurt-dairy-help-protect-type-2-diabetes, Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/sarah-knapton/11014473/Say-cheese-saturated-fat-in-dairy-may-protect-against-diabetes.html, Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/06/some-fats-could-reduce-diabetes-risk_n_5653589.html. Also reported in 6 articles in online health and science media.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.mrc.ac.uk/news-events/news/not-all-saturated-fatty-acids-are-the-same-in-relation-to-type...

Description	Maverick TV producer/potential BBC1 project (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	Nita Forouhi provided information to a Maverick TV producer researching for a potential BBC1 project about the health effects of sugar. While the specific questions asked were outside her area of expertise, she stressed the need for a nuanced approach and pointed him to additional sources of information, including a recent BMJ special issue. To be determined
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Media coverage of article on link between summer births and health using UK biobank data
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	Heliyon Press Release "Children Born in the Summer More Likely To Be Healthy Adults" on paper on paper "Season of birth is associated with birth weight, pubertal timing, adult body size and educational attainment". by Day et al. Heliyon, 12 October 2015
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	https://www.elsevier.com/connect/children-born-in-summer-are-more-likely-to-be-healthy-adults

Description	Media coverage on yoghurt and obesity
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	NF was invited to provide expert commentary to Reuters in relation to a scientific article on potential health benefits of yoghurt. // Comments included in the Reuters article http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-health-yogurt-weight-idUKKBN0TD2WB20151124, were picked up by Fox news online http://www.saultstar.com/2015/11/24/people-who-eat-more-yogurt-have-smaller-waists and about 20 regional news outlets in US, UK and India. The comments brought balance to the news coverage and provided insights into future research directions to increase the quality of the evidence for this important topic of public health relevance.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-health-yogurt-weight-idUKKBN0TD2WB20151124

Description	Media coverage related to World Diabetes Day (on 105FM)
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	Radio interview on diabetes following WDD - 105FM - N/A
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2011
URL	http://cambridge105.fm/podcasts/flavour-26-11-2011/

Description	Media interviews following Lancet Press Release on Global Burden of Disease study Lancet comment article (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 Forouhi received requests for interview from 11 news organisations, and was interviewed by BBC Online https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47734296, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 You and Yours, BBC World TV, The Sun Newspaper https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8785946/bad-diet-kills-90000-brits-yearly/ , and New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/science/diet-vegetables.html . Prof Forouhi and Prof Nigel Unwin were quoted from the press release in more than 30 print and online news articles, including the Daily Mail, Mirror, BBC World, CBS News, Irish times, Economic Times and National Post. Altmetric score 348 on 05/12/2019 https://www.altmetric.com/details/58497794
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30500-8/fulltext

Description	Medscape - EASD Dairy Products (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	Provided comment to journalist writing article for Medscape on a study presented at EASD high-fat dairy products is associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes. Quoted in Medscape article
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/831789#2

Description	Mens Health - Yoghurt (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	Provided input to improve an article on yoghurt and type 2 diabetes for upcoming issue of Men's Health magazine (circulation 200,000) To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

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/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	Naked Scientists on Nutrition (SL)
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	SL Spoke with Katie Haylor from the Naked Scientists about potentially appearing in an upcoming show on nutrition. SL ultimately did not feature on the show as the topic moved away from her area of expertise, and other potential Unit speakers were unavailable. SL did recommend a couple of researchers in other institutes who she could invite.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017

Description	National Geographic - Optimal Diet
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	Interview with National Geographic journalist. Awaiting publication as of February 2019.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018

Description	National Geographic Japan interview - Food and Health (FI)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	An interview with Dr Fumiaki Imamura on food and health was published in long article in National Geographic Japan.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/web/18/101700018/101700001/

Description	Neighbourhood takeaways and social inequalities - AJCN
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 Cambridge Press Release "Neighborhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity" on AJCN paper PubMed:27169835. Also Conversation article "Local takeaways create a double burden for obesity". BBC Radio Cambridgeshire interview - Breakfast Show - TB - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03s87g8 (Starts 1:20:00). Online article in Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/669230/living-near-takeaway-obese-or-overweight, Medical Xpress, Western Daily Press, Medical News Today and 2 blogs.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03s87g8

Description	New Scientist - Dietary fat and health
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	Phone interview with New Scientist reporter on dietary fat and health for potential article (not known if published).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	New Scientist magazine - vegetarian diet and lower heart disease risk
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	Nita Forouhi responded to query from New Scientist magazine on new BMJ paper http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/september/vegetarians.pdf on link between vegetarian diet and lower heart disease risk. Nita was unable to comment as paper was by former PhD student, bur recommended several other experts in the UK and US who New Scientist could speak with. New Scientist article https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/2215177-vegetarian-diet-linked-with-22-per-cent-lower-risk-of-heart-disease/ includes a brief comment by Tom Sanders, who NF had suggested they contact.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/2215177-vegetarian-diet-linked-with-22-per-cent-lower-...

Description	Observer - Health without wealth
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	Interviewed and quoted in article "Health without wealth: eat well for less" in the Observer/Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/18/health-without-wealth-eat-well-for-less
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/18/health-without-wealth-eat-well-for-less

Description	Oral Presentation at the 16th Symposium of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group (ET)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Eirini Trichia gave an oral presentation entitled: "Dairy consumption and type 2 diabetes risk: assessing causality with Mendelian randomisation using novel genetic variants." at the 16th Symposium of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group, hosted in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019

Description	PLOS Medicine Special Issue - Conversation article
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	Conversation article 'A varied diet can prevent diabetes - but can you afford it?' https://theconversation.com/a-varied-diet-can-prevent-diabetes-but-can-you-afford-it-62459 on paper PubMed:27433799. Reposted by four outlets, including the Daily Mail online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3701365/A-varied-diet-prevent-diabetes-eating-healthy-expensive-say-experts-call-government-help.html and University of Cambridge News blog. Also cited in subsequent article in Coach Magazine on 3 August.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://theconversation.com/a-varied-diet-can-prevent-diabetes-but-can-you-afford-it-62459

Description	PLOS Medicine Special Issue - Diabetes - Blog post
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	MRC Epidemiology Unit blog post 'MRC Epidemiology Unit heads up PLOS diabetes special issue' http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/plos-diabetes-special-issue/ on PLOS Medicine special issue edited by Prof Nick Wareham and Professor William Herman. Subsequently covered by the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Newsletter. Associated with PubMed:27458730, 27433799, 27434045, 27434027, 27403943, 27404268
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/blog/plos-diabetes-special-issue/

Description	PLOS Medicine Special Issue - Reddit AMA
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	Fumiaki Imamura participated in a Reddit Ask Me Anything online forum https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4uu8p2/plos_science_wednesday_hi_reddit_were_nick_jenna/ discussing PLOS Medicine special issue on diabetes prevention. The session was busy, with plenty of questions and comments.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4uu8p2/plos_science_wednesday_hi_reddit_were_nick_jenna/

Description	PLOS Medicine Special Issue - Tufts Press release
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	Tufts University press release 'Eating more healthy fats in place of either carbs or saturated fats' improves risk factors for type 2 diabetes codrafted by Unit http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/eating-more-healthy-fats-place-either-carbs-or-saturated-fats-improves-risk-factors on paper PubMed:27434027. The article was reported by over 100 online news outlets, including Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Walnuts-soybean-may-prevent-risk-for-diabetes/articleshow/53302860.cms and Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160719144720.htm and received a high amount of discussion on social media. FI was interviewed by Cambridge TV and Radio Free Asia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/eating-more-healthy-fats-place-either-carbs-or-saturated-fats-imp...

Description	PLOS Medicine press release - Special Issue - 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	PLOS Medicine press release 'Different types of PUFAs are associated with differential risks for type 2 diabetes' codrafted with Unit http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/p-dto071416.php, on paper PubMed:27434045. Several experts commented favourably on the article via the Science Media Centre http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-different-types-of-polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-and-type-2-diabetes-risk/. The press release was shared on several specialist news outlets such as Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/311791.php, and as a result FI was invited to do an interview for Medical Research.com http://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/study-evaluates-effects-of-polyunsaturated-fats-on-development-of-diabetes/26247/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/p-dto071416.php

Description	Phone conversation - New Scientist
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	Phone call and email to New Scientist Journalist in preparation for article "Fat lot of Good" which was the cover story for the 11 June 2016 issue. Not quoted, but article author said she found information provided useful.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	Phone conversation with BBC1 researchers for forthcoming programme on sugar
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	Provided advice on focus of the programme and aspects of the design of the intervention that the programme producer/presenter are planning to test among volunteers on the programme, with a planned airing of programme in spring 2015. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Presentation at Impact Awards 2017
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Presentation given during the 2017 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Impact ceremony. Delivered a talk on the different routes to achieving impact that members of the Nutritional epidemiology programme at the MRC Epidemiology Unit have used. This was the only invited talk during the 2017 awards ceremony.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.research-strategy.admin.cam.ac.uk/impact/vice-chancellors-awards/vice-chancellors-awards...

Description	Press release & media coverage for article on vitamin D and diabetes (published in Lancet_DE)
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	Lancet Press Release "Genetic study casts further doubt that vitamin D prevents the development of type 2 diabetes" on paper Ye Z. et al "The association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and incident type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomisation study";Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. NF also provided Q&A to Medscape and MedicalResearch.com. Featured on MRC News blog. Commentary in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. About 30 reports in online international news media, mostly online health and science outlets, including Medscape, Forbes, Science Codex, MedicalXpress and Medical News Today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-genetic-vitamin-d-diabetes.html Also features on MRC News blog.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.mrc.ac.uk/news-events/news/study-casts-further-doubt-vitamin-d-prevents-type-2-diabetes/

Description	Provided input into a BBC programme on fat intake for 'Trust me I'm a Doctor'
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	Phone call with researcher for "Trust me I'm a Doctor" on upcoming programme focusing on fat intake. NF explained why it would be better to shift the focus away from dietary fat intake (the nutrient) to considering foods that contain fat as this is more relevant for public health. Following this they collected information from her about differences between dairy and meat as food sources rich in saturated fat, and their health effects. They went on to do one programme on meat intake and health with other researchers, and were thinking about returning with a programme separately on dairy products. The BBC were very appreciative of the information that NF provided.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	Publication on Global Diet Quality - press releases & media coverage
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	Tufts University Press Release 'Diet Quality Declines Worldwide, But With Major Differences Across Countries'; and Lancet Global Health Press Release 'Unhealthy eating habits outpacing healthy eating patterns in most world regions'; on Imamura F. et al. "Dietary quality among men and women in 187 countries in 1990 and 2010". The Lancet Global Health. February 19, 2015.". Fumiaki Imamura gave phone interviews to Associated Press, BBC, CBC, Irish Independent, The Times, and Toronto Star, and provided information by email to the Sun, Daily Mail (Irish edition) and Italian News agency ANSA. Fumiaki also took part in a recorded interview for the BBC World Service (radio), but it wasn't broadcast.// Covered in at least 12 national and international mainstream online and print news media reports, including Daily Telegraph, Independent and Washington Post. Also reported by 9 online health and science news outlets including Medline plus and MedicalXpress.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	Quote for University of Cambridge on International Women's Day
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 Forouhi provided a quote for International Women's Day for the University of Cambridge Twitter profile. The tweet containing the quote was retweeted 27 times and received 50 likes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://twitter.com/Cambridge_Uni/status/971686971620909056

Description	Rank Nutrition Named Lecture coverage
Form Of Engagement Activity	A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Coverage of Rank Nutrition Named Lecture delivered at the opening of the Diabetes UK Professional Conference in Manchester. Reviewed on Close concerns blog https://www.closeconcerns.com/knowledgebase/r/f030b209. Reported in University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine newsletter on 31 March 2017
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017
URL	https://www.closeconcerns.com/knowledgebase/r/f030b209

Description	Reuters - Butter and chronic disease and mortality
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	Provided comment to Reuters on PLOS One paper on butter consumption and chronic disease/mortality. Quoted in article http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-butter-heart-disease-idUKKCN0ZN248. Picked up by Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/study-claims-butter-not-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-disease/article30791374/ and Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/r-butter-redeemed-not-tied-to-heart-disease-2016-7?IR=T and NewsMax http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Diet-And-Fitness/butter-heart-disease/2016/07/07/id/737623/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-butter-heart-disease-idUKKCN0ZN248

Description	Reuters - Request for comment on very low energy diet paper (MS)
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 Marinka Steur was requested to comment from Reuters on JAMA Network Open commentary "Very Low-Energy Diets-Opportunity for Greater Weight Loss, but Risk of Bone Loss" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2753659 on paper "Effect of Weight Loss via Severe vs Moderate Energy Restriction on Lean Mass and Body Composition Among Postmenopausal Women With Obesity: The TEMPO Diet Randomized Clinical Trial" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/275366.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/menopause/83030

Description	Reuters - diet soft drink and colon cancer (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	Comment to Reuters on research paper reporting that diet soft drink consumption is linked to lower odds of colon cancer recurrence https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-sweeteneddrinks-colon-cancer/diet-soft-drinks-tied-to-lower-odds-of-colon-cancer-recurrence-idUKKBN1KO1YW?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-sweeteneddrinks-colon-cancer/diet-soft-drinks-tied-to-lower...

Description	SACN/DUK/NHSE Joint Working Group
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	Member of the Joint SACN - NHS England - Diabetes UK working group to review the evidence on lower carbohydrate diets (alongside higher fat and/or higher protein) compared to current government advice for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2017,2018
URL	https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-committee-on-nutrition

Description	SMC - Fruit and Veg (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Provided expert commentary to Science Media Centre on fruit and veg consumption in response to new paper by Oyebode et al. (PMID:24687909) Quoted in Daily Mail article. Further request for radio and TV interviews, and invited commentary in Daily Telegraph.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2593791/Forget-five-day-eat-SEVEN-day-long-life-Eating-por...

Description	SMC - Mediterranean diet and heart disease
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	"Expert comment to SMC on study linking Mediterranean diet to lower heart disease risk http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-commenting-on-mediterranean-diet-western-diet-and-risk-of-heart-attack-and-stroke-in-people-with-existing-heart-disease/ Quoted in the Telegraph, Independent Online, Daily Mail, Sydney Morning Herald, International Business Times AU, and GoodFood. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/04/24/junk-food-not-harmful-to-heart-when-eaten-with-mediterranean-die/"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	SMC - Open Heart editorial
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	Provided expert reaction to Science Media Centre on Open Heart editorial on fatty acids and obesity. Not quoted in any articles, but very little coverage, and none in UK outlets, so may have helped steer journalists away from the story.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	SMC - Saturated Fat Harvard
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	Provided comment to science Media Centre on Saturated fat paper from Harvard. http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-saturated-fats-and-coronary-heart-disease-risk/. Cited in later news article http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science/Fresh-study-suggests-saturated-fat-could-be-good-for-you
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-saturated-fats-and-coronary-he...

Description	SMC - saturated and unsaturated fat mortality - JAMA
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	Provided expert comment to Science Media Centre about new JAMA paper on saturated/Unsaturated fat and total mortality http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-dietary-fats-and-risk-of-death/ Quoted in Times newspaper article.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2009,2016
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-dietary-fats-and-risk-of-death

Description	SMC - soft drinks and diabetes
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	Provided expert reaction to SMC on to study looking at soft drinks and diabetes, as published in the European Journal of Endocrinology http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-soft-drinks-and-diabetes/. Not quoted in news reports.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016

Description	SMC sugar intake and CVD (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Expert comment by NF on sugar intake and CVD (via Science Media Centre). Wide dissemination via newspapers and other media outlets. Covered in the following national and regional newspapers http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/04/daily-sugary-drink-link-to-fatal-heart-disease http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10615664/Three-fizzy-drinks-per-day-could-triple-chance-of-heart-disease.html http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/03/kick-the-can-or-kick-the-bucket-just-one-sugary-drink-a-day-increases-heart-attack-risk-4289854/"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-new-research-into-added-sugar-and-cardiovascula...

Description	Science Media Centre - BMJ opinion piece questioning WHO draft guidance on saturated fat
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 reaction to Science Media Centre on BMJ opinion piece questioning WHO draft guidance on saturated fat. Quoted in Food Manufacture article https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2019/07/10/WHO-sat-fat-advice-may-reduce-healthy-food-intake-study
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-opinion-piece-questioning-who-draft-guidance-o...

Description	Science Media Centre - Comment on Soft Drinks Levy
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	Comment to SMC on announcement in Budget of a soft drinks industry levy targeted at producers of soft drinks that contain added sugars http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-announcement-in-budget-of-a-soft-drinks-industry-levy-targeted-at-producers-of-soft-drinks-that-contain-added-sugars-to-be-introduced-in-two-years-time/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-announcement-in-budget-of-a-soft-drinks-industr...

Description	Science Media Centre - Egg study from China
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 Forouhi provided a comment to Science Media Centre on new study from China indicating that moderate egg consumption is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Quoted in articles on the BBC News online http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44195457, Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/22/egg-day-may-keep-heart-disease-away-according-new-study/, Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/eating-an-egg-a-day-could-protect-against-strokes-and-coronary-heart-disease-11381347, The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6344940/eating-an-egg-a-day-cuts-stroke-risk-by-about-a-quarter-study-claims/ and Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/egg-heart-disease-one-day-reduce-risk-cardiovascular-stroke-study-china-a8363081.html and more than thrity other online national, international, local and specialist news outlets. Provided useful caveates and context for the results. Invited for interview by BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine show, Sky News and BBC World, but had to decline as in Public Health England meeting.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-eggs-and-cvd/

Description	Science Media Centre - PURE dairy study
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	Provided expert comment to Science Media Centre on Lancet paper 'Association of dairy intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 21 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study'. . Quoted by the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/11/dairy-in-moderation-is-good-for-heart-health-study-finds, Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dont-spurn-the-milk-churn-full-fat-dairy-could-protect-your-heart-snzzznh5z, and Evening Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/consuming-cheese-and-full-fat-milk-could-protect-the-heart-study-suggests-a3933526.html MSN https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/msn/consuming-cheese-and-full-fat-milk-could-protect-the-heart-study-suggests/ar-BBNdyYC
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/11/dairy-in-moderation-is-good-for-heart-health-study-f...

Description	Science Media Centre - Ultraprocessed food (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	Provided expert comment to Science Media Centre on new study looking at ultraprocessed food consumption and death. Quoted in reports in more than 15 national and international news outlets, including the Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/11/modern-diets-could-killing-us-suggests-major-study-ultra-processed/, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/11/study-links-heavily-processed-foods-to-risk-of-earlier-death, Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/eating-ready-meals-and-chocolate-snacks-linked-to-deadly-diseases-gg8g0fhhz, New York Post https://nypost.com/2019/02/11/eating-ultraprocessed-foods-increases-your-risk-of-early-death-study/, Irish Independent https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/ready-meals-linked-to-greater-risk-of-dying-37805392.html
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-ultraprocessed-food-consumptio...

Description	Science Media Centre - carbohydrate intake and health
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	Provided expert comment to Science Media Centre expert on new study in Lancet Public Health looking at carbohydrate intake and health. Subsequently intervieved live on BBC Radio 4 Today programme (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bf4cvk#play starts 47:05 ends 51.30). Quoted in several news articles including BBC News (online) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45195474 Times (print and online) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/more-potatoes-may-be-healthy-after-all-cbhqcbxnt, Telegraph (Print and online) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/17/low-carb-high-fat-diets-could-knock-years-lifespan-25-year-study/ Independent online https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/low-carb-diet-protein-lean-meat-dairy-weight-loss-keto-fat-vegetarian-wholegrain-lancet-a8494621.html, Newsweek (online), CNN (online) and at least 12 other online news outlets in several different countries.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-carbohydrate-intake-and-health...

Description	Science Media Centre - dietary fibre intake and disease risk
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 Forouhi has been quoted in articles by the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46827426, Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/bad-news-for-low-carb-fans-as-study-finds-high-fibre-diet-cuts-heart-disease-risk-1.3754649, Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6578291/Millions-risk-early-death-not-eat-fibre-warns-major-study.html, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/10/high-fibre-diets-cut-heart-disease-risk-landmark-study-finds, and a dozen other online news outlets.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2018
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-series-of-systematic-reviews-and-meta-analyses-...

Description	Science Media Centre expert comment - Red and processed meat consumption and health
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 Forouhi gave a Live interview with BBC Radio Wales on 01/10/2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0008xl8 (1:51:30). Quoted extensively on BBC News online https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49877237. Interview with BBC 5 Live. Interview for Economist podcast.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0008xl8

Description	Science Media Centre piece on sugar & health (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Provided commentary to the Science Media Centre for an upcoming BBC documentary examining the evidence on the impact of sugar consumption on health. To be determined
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	Sixth Form alumni meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Alumni career mentoring session at Cambridge College for Sixth Form Studies (CCSS). Helped to provide information to students on careers in science.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	South Asian Health Foundation Professional Conference (NF)
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	I chaired a session focused on guidelines for the management of diabetes in South Asian populations. This is an important forum that highlights the differences in cardio-metabolic disease risk in different ethnic groups, and seeks solutions for narrowing the gaps in health outcomes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2019
URL	https://www.sahf.org.uk/events/2019/11/28/sahf-20th-annual-conference-thursday-28th-and-friday-29th-...

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	Stand "Diabetes risk factors: can we tell your health fortune?" at Cambridge Science Festival hands-on event for families at CAST (ET)
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	About 150 children visited the stand and took part in activities, with a similar number of adults over 5 hours. About 70 families left suggestions fro lowering risk of diabetes in the population. We handed out about 100 copies each of the Great Snackington game and MRC Cambridge Units Activity book, as well as about 40 copies of Epigram, our annual newsletter, as well as several other leaflets including FEAT, Propensity to Travel and the MRC Epidemiology Unit trifold. The number of good quality conversations with stand visitors wseemed higher than previous occasions, with volunteers reporting that they were able to discuss the various approaches the Unit takes to studying type 2 diabetes and related disorders. Having activities (including Gt. snackington) that highlighted different areas helped these discussions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2016,2019

Description	Sugary drinks and diabetes news coverage in Chilean media
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	Email Q&A with journalist from Chilean newspaper Las Últimas Noticias (LUN) on "Prospective Associations and Population Impact of Sweet Beverage Intake and Type 2 Diabetes, and Effects of Substitutions with Alternative Beverages"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015

Description	TV (BBC1) The One Show interview
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	I was interviewed on the BBC1 "The One Show" during a prime time viewing slot in the evening. I was able to get important public health messages out to a large audience about the need to consume sugar sweetened beverages in moderation, based on our findings from the InterAct Study. We were able to reach an estimated 4 million viewers. Many people were able to understand the potential detrimental effects on risk of diabetes from drinking sugar sweetened beverages regularly. There was positive feedback from many individuals by way of verbal or email communication.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2013

Description	The Naked Scientists Radio
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
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	Invited guest on BBC Naked Scientists radio show and podcast. The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web. TBD
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p01pmyvm/Naked_Scientists_26_01_2014/

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 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 Michigan Press Release
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	"University of Michigan Press Release on papers "Genetic loci fat distribution" and "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201502/largest-ever-genome-wide-study-strengthens-genetic-link. // 50+ reports in National and International print and online media // http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/11/obesity-genes-help-determine-size-and-shape-studies-find"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201502/largest-ever-genome-wide-study-strengthens-genetic-lin...

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	WHO Guidance - Sugar - Look East (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	Provided commentary on the new WHO guidance on sugar consumption to BBC Look East in a telephone interview. The potential for a live interview mentioned, but did not take place and no program on the subject was aired.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014

Description	WHO Guidance on Sugar intake, coverage via Science Media Centre (NF)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	Yes
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Provided expert commentary on the new WHO guidance on sugar consumption to the Science Media Centre Quoted in BBC News article, contacted by BBC Look East for further comment.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26449497

Description	WHO Sugar - BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (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	Interviewed live on Paul Stainton Show, BBC radio Cambridgeshire, as part of a discussion on the proposed WHO recommendations for sugar consumption. To be determined.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2014
URL	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xhxth

Description	WHO guidelines for sugars
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	"Nita Forouhi Provided comment to Science Media Centre on new WHO guidelines for daily intake of free sugars http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-final-guideline-from-the-world-health-organization-on-daily-intake-of-free-sugars/ // Quoted in Daily Mail article and in two online health newspapers. // http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2979477/World-Health-Organisation-chickens-cutting-recommended-sugar-intake-children.html"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2015
URL	http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-final-guideline-from-the-world-health-organizat...