Program Overview

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Overview

Within your research, you'll explore how nutrition affects:

healthy ageing

food security

sensory quality

international nutrition

personalised nutrition.

Our research is multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary. We have many expert research areas in the School. We also work across the University, through the Human Nutrition Research Centre.

Our research themes include:

Health benefits of consuming selected foods and food types. Our research looks at cardiovascular health, cancer, sarcopenia and cell damage. We'll explore:

whole grains

carrots

nitrate-rich vegetables

food supplements

Elucidation of roles of fat-soluble vitamins in health and disease. We examine:

vitamins A and D

modelling and understanding sources

metabolism in humans and farm animals

Medicinal properties of herbs and plant extracts. We explore the effects on:

cognitive performance

pain

mood

well-being

dementia

Effects of production/processing factors on food composition & sensory quality. We look at:

effects of organic/conventional production

supply chain temperatures

varieties/breeds

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