Abstract
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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 310-313 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nutrition Bulletin |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 18 Aug 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 18 Aug 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The foods and beverages that people consume have a profound impact on their health. Unhealthy diets are a major contributor to the global burden of disease (GBD, 2017 ). Worldwide, 39% of adults are underweight or obese, 31% are affected by hypertension and 69% of women of reproductive age are affected by one or more micronutrient deficiencies (GBD, 2017 ). At the same time, undernutrition continues to cause nearly half of deaths in children aged under 5 years and impacts the ability of many more to achieve their full economic, social, educational and occupational potential (WHO, 2021 ). Our food systems cause substantial environmental destruction, accounting for 34% of greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of freshwater withdrawals (Mbow et al., 2019 ). To support optimal health and wellbeing, we need to produce nourishing, sustainable food for nearly 8 billion people across the world and this will increase to 9.7 billion by 2064 (UN, 2019 ). The United Kingdom with its recognised strength in nutrition research, nutrition data and nutrition policy should be an important contributor to the global response to this challenge. But to maximise its impact, research needs to be translatable to public health benefits. To achieve this, partnerships between funders, researchers and industry are needed and such partnerships will unlock greater investment in innovation. New funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with support from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC) into the Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) provides such a platform for businesses, researchers, UK Government and wider stakeholders to develop collaborations to address shared barriers to innovation across the food and drink sector. The investment of almost £15 million has created six new OIRC innovation hubs (see below), bringing together leading academics and experts from nutrition, food and behaviour science, tackling key strategic themes to address some of the most pressing topics associated with improving the diets of our nation. This will build on the legacy of the DRINC programme, which brought together the diet and health research community and industry to learn from one another (Buttriss, 2022 ).
Research Groups and Themes
- Nutrition and Behaviour
- Physical and Mental Health
Keywords
- Translational Research, Biomedical
- Diet
- Nutritional Status
- Translational Science, Biomedical
- United Kingdom
