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Twenty years of research in the H uman N utrition R esearch C entre, N ewcastle U niversity, 1994–2014
Author(s) -
Mathers J. C.,
Hill T. R.,
Foster E.,
Adamson A. J.,
Valentine R.,
RuggGunn A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1111/nbu.12102
Subject(s) - food science , multidisciplinary approach , population , medicine , chemistry , sociology , environmental health , social science
The H uman N utrition R esearch C entre ( HNRC ) in N ewcastle U niversity was established in 1994 as a multidisciplinary, cross‐faculty research centre under the direction of P rofessors J ohn M athers and A ndrew R ugg‐ G unn. The remit of the centre was to undertake research into the links between nutrition and health and, in particular, on interventions that could reduce the risk of common non‐communicable diseases and so improve public health. Although that remains the central goal, we have expanded our research approaches to take advantage of emerging technologies such as those in nutrigenomics and have major interests in interactions between nutrition and the genome. Innovative methodology is central to advances in all sciences and we have undertaken research on new tools for the measurement of dietary intake that are appropriate for different population groups to span all life stages. In 2008, we were re‐designated as a U niversity R esearch C entre. This article has been written to outline the work that the centre has undertaken to celebrate 20 years of nutrition research in the HNRC .