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Our recent work in diet and health

Diet and Health studies from the Northumbria team

Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors modulate inflammation in models of multiple scerosis

Childhood DNA methylation and long term weight gain; observational study of early life exposures, epigenetics and health outcomes

The blueberry study: a randomised control trial evaluating the effects of consuming blueberries on measures of cardiovascular health

Maternal nutrition and long term health outcomes

Berries and cognition: a meta analysis

Mycomeat: A randomised control trial comparing the effects of meat to quorn on measures of gut health

Holiday club food provision: An analysis of the nutritional value of holiday club foods

Huel study: an evaluation of nutritional status in volunteers chronically consuming huel

Optimisation of prebiotics for propionate production by the human gut microbiota, an in vitro modelling study

Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors in inflammatory disease

The nutritional impact of plant based meats: an analysis of potential impacts of a transition towards higher consumption of plant based meats

MixSat: A randomised control trial evaluating the effects of a blend of prebiotics (inulin and arabinoxylan) on appetite and satiety 

L-citrulline and blood pressure: a meta analysis

Nutrisat: A randomised control trial evaluating the effects of prebiotic resistant dextrin on appetite and satiety 


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The Lit & Phil, Newcastle. Image by Sally Ann Norman
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General Secretary of the Microbiology Society, Professor Karen Robinson, presents Dr Helen Hooper and Dr Amanda Jones from Northumbria University with the 2024 Microbiology Society Outreach Prize.
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Pictured in the NU-OMICS DNA sequencing research facility at Northumbria University are (left to right) Andrew Nelson, Kim Nguyen-Phuoc, Dr Matthew Bashton, Clare McCann and Professor Darren Smith.
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