NNEdPro & IANE Joint Newsletter |
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The IANE Portal is now updated with a series of three recorded webinars and three linked online journal clubs to be accessed on-demand. Learn more about the International Academy of Nutrition Educators below: |
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This response to a recently published Lancet editorial notes the relationship between metabolic health and susceptibility COVID-19 and its related outcomes, with reference to conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. All of these conditions have strong links to both dietary patterns and lifestyle behaviours. This highlights the pressing need for greater education on nutrition within medical curricula, which in the context of COVID-19, has made the importance of increasing nutrition education even clearer. | | |
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Elaine Macaninch, Dominic Crocombe, Martin Kohlmeier and Sumantra Ray from the NNEdPro Global Centre of Nutrition and Health provided a rapid response to the recent BMJ paper "Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare" - "Food is more than medicine: Access to appropriately nutritious and healthy food is a basic human right, key to disease prevention and so much more than “medicine”. | | |
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James speaks with building scientist and urban engineer, Dr Ronita Bardhan. The conversation centred around India's slum rehabilitation housing (SRH) policy and what this means for public health. |
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Building on the last episode with Dr Ronita Bardhan, Professor Sumantra Ray and James discuss: - Food systems - Complexities of the food environment - The TIGR2ESS Programme. |
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James speaks with Alan Flanagan, a PhD researcher at the University of Surrey and the founder of Alinea Nutrition. Though many of the recent podcasts having centred around the ongoing coronavirus crisis, this conversation is an in-depth look at nutrition research under a number of headings. |
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In this episode, James had the opportunity to sit with members from Maldon District Council they discussed the challenge for public health bodies in the face of COVID-19, the programmes they have implemented and how people can help in their local areas. |
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Stay tuned for the next episode in which James and a collection of NNEdPro members will be interviewing dietitians working in medical education around the globe to get their insights into working in this field. |
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BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health |
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We are delighted to publish the first paper in our Food, Mood and Mental Health Special. This is a comprehensive overview of existing evidence for the role of pre/probiotics as a treatment for depression anxiety disorders. Nutritional aspects of psychology and psychiatry are an emerging area rapidly gaining interest. This ‘Food, Mood & Mental Health’ review offers important insights into research warranted to fully substantiate these plausible hypotheses to help us reliably inform practice. |
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This paper "Association between plant-based diets and blood pressure in the INTERMAP study" demonstrates that higher adherence to a high-quality plant-based diet, but not an overall plant-based diet, was inversely associated with systolic and diastolic BP. Intakes of vegetables and whole grains explained the inverse associations of a healthy plant-based diet with BP, while intakes of refined grains, sugar-sweetened beverages, and total meat contributed to the direct associations of an unhealthy plant-based diet with BP. |
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"Empowering local communities to make lifestyle changes: is the Health Mela a potential solution?" This study suggests that Health Melas are able to identify high rates of modifiable CVD risk factors along with a high proportion of attendees at intermediate to high risk of CVD. Community public health interventions in the style of the Health Mela could be feasible tools for accessing, screening and advising some communities at high risk of CVD. |
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This paper "Relationship between maternal body composition during pregnancy and infant’s birth weight in Nairobi informal settlements, Kenya" shows that Total Body Water (TBW) and Fat Free Mass (FFM) have a positive relationship with infants birth weight whilst Fat Mass (FM) does not. TBW, FFM and FM were significantly lower among younger mothers (< 20 years), compared to older mothers (> 20 years), suggesting targeted interventions on improving maternal nutrition in these and similar settings especially among young mothers for improved child health and well-being. |
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"Contrasting prenatal nutrition and environmental exposures in association with birth weight and cognitive function in children at 7 years" demonstrates that good nutrition is essential for individual health, a notion that is particular true during pregnancy. We have used a nutrition index, My Nutrition Index, that measures the adequacy of one’s diet relative to the unique nutritional needs of individuals due to, for example, their activity level, dietary restrictions, lifestyle, and body size. |
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In Western populations, there is strong evidence to conclude that physical activity of all types and intensities protects against colon, endometrial and breast cancers. "Preventable causes of cancer in Texas by race/ethnicity: insufficient physical activity", shows that minority groups are affected unequally by cancers attributable to insufficient physical activity. Therefore, prevention programmes should incorporate targeted health promotion efforts that are perceptive of race/ethnicity. |
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Upcoming Flagship Events (September) |
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5th Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition |
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The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in Cambridge is conducting the certified Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition in September 2020. The 2020 edition of the Summer School is co-organised with the School of Advanced Studies on Food and Nutrition of the University of Parma, Italy, and will be delivered by a contingent of internationally recognised lecturers for the occasion. The NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health also works closely with the University of Cambridge, Ulster University and Imperial College London. In 2020, the event will be online and take place over the three first weekends of September to allow more flexible distance learning. All the live lectures will also be recorded and mentors will be available at different time zones to answer your questions. In addition, you will get free access to all relevant and recorded material as well as 1 year membership as associate member of the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE), with core benefits such as 1:1 mentoring sessions, topical webinars, online journal clubs appraising current research and much more. |
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6th International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research |
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The International NNEdPro Summit on Medical & Public Health Nutrition Education & Research is a leading annual international scientific meeting in nutrition research and scientific dialogue attracting delegates who are key opinion leaders in the field from all over the globe. This year's event will be split between 3 recorded and 4 live webinars followed by the main event on Saturday, 26th September 2020, comprising over 10 hours of content. |
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Online Scientific Poster Competition |
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