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Now that you’ve read part 2….(you have read parts 1 and 2 right?) We need to shift the focus of the blame game from the individual. We can’t continue waiting to see what individuals will do, we need to steer … Continue reading →

Did you read part 1? Read it first (scroll down)….otherwise, carry on. To reduce the burden of obesity at a population level, we need to get people who are overweight and/or obese to consume fewer calories or to increase energy … Continue reading →

Obesity is on the news every day. We hear about how bad it is, that it is getting worse, that it has taken epidemic proportions and is the new pandemic of the XXI century, that this will lead to a … Continue reading →

According to a recently published study (download full paper here) on the prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine (a scientific peer reviewed journal), “in older women, several commonly used dietary vitamin and mineral supplements may be associated with increased total mortality … Continue reading →

You may have already come across this in the scientific literature (and the media). Lack of sleep may increase your risk of obesity. For example, Bell and Zimmerman (2010) showed that for infants and pre-school aged children, their risk of … Continue reading →

No, not Brussels sprouts. Yes, you’ve got it. Chocolate! An interesting editorial came out on the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on the 20th September 2011 entitled “The temptations of chocolate”. This was a short comment on another paper published in … Continue reading →

Welcome to the blog page for the BSc Nutrition degree at Kingston University. This blog has been created to highlight recent scientific research, reports or news stories that relate to the field of Nutrition. It is hoped that this blog … Continue reading →

Will Japan’s Crisis Send Food Prices Even Higher? From http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/daily-money/will-japans-crisis-send-food-prices-even-higher/2300/ Below, you can find a number of reasons why Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant emergency can lead to higher food prices. 1) Japan already imports about 60% of … Continue reading →

Japan is one of the biggest aid donors across the world. E.g. see http://www.devex.com/en/blogs/the-development-newswire/japan-makes-record-donation-to-wfp (“The World Food Program has thanked Japan for its donation of USD196.6 million, the largest-ever single contribution received by the U.N. agency…”). There is little information … Continue reading →

First we had the food crisis, then the world economic crisis and now another food crisis. The FAO Food Prices Index is at its highest level since 1990, when it was first used. This means it is now highest than … Continue reading →