Phytochemicals and health: new perspectives on plant based nutrition
Whether it is vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, it is difficult to avoid the increasing popularity of plant based diets. In 2014, it was reported that 12% of adults in the UK were vegetarian or vegan, and 21% of Americans reported eating less meat in the past 12 months. Although a recent study suggested that globally, the vegetarian population represents just under 10%. Whilst some individuals choose plants over meat for environmental and sustainability reasons, there is increasing evidence of additional health benefits of reducing meat in the diet, particularly red meat.
Plant based diets are often linked with improve...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 24, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Phytochemicals and health: new perspectives on plant based nutrition
Whether it is vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian, it is difficult to avoid the increasing popularity of plant based diets. In 2014, it was reported that 12% of adults in the UK were vegetarian or vegan, and 21% of Americans reported eating less meat in the past 12 months. Although a recent study suggested that globally, the vegetarian population represents just under 10%. Whilst some individuals choose plants over meat for environmental and sustainability reasons, there is increasing evidence of additional health benefits of reducing meat in the diet, particularly red meat.
Plant based diets are often linked with improve...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 24, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Long-term health of vegetarians & vegans
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Source: The Nutrition Society - February 16, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Long-term health of vegetarians & vegans
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for February is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled 'The long-term health of vegetarians and vegans'. The study findings were presented at the 2015 Summer Conference on ‘The future of animal products in the human diet: health and environmental concerns’ during symposium three which focused on alternatives to meat.
Vegetarians are defined as people who do not eat any meat, poultry or fish. They may be sub-classified as lacto-ovo-vegetarians who eat dairy products and/or eggs and vegans who do not eat any animal products. Although vegetarians represent...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 16, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Long-term health of vegetarians & vegans
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for February is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled 'The long-term health of vegetarians and vegans'. The study findings were presented at the 2015 Summer Conference on ‘The future of animal products in the human diet: health and environmental concerns’ during symposium three which focused on alternatives to meat.
Vegetarians are defined as people who do not eat any meat, poultry or fish. They may be sub-classified as lacto-ovo-vegetarians who eat dairy products and/or eggs and vegans who do not eat any animal products. Although vegetarians represent...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 16, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Milk fortified with vitamin D is the most important determinant of serum vitamin D level in Finnish children
The Nutrition Society Paper of the Month for January is from the British Journal of Nutrition and is entitled: ‘Determinants of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration in Finnish Children: The PANIC Study.
Milk, vitamin supplements and exercise raise children's vitamin D levelsSufficient intake of fortified dairy products is of significant importance for the serum vitamin D level in primary school children, finds a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Children who drank at least three glasses of milk per day had a higher serum vitamin D level than their peers who drank milk in lesser amounts. The use of vi...
Source: The Nutrition Society - February 4, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Would you like to present your research at the Summer Meeting? Then enter the Postgraduate Competition
Each year at the Summer Conference, we invite PhD students to submit an abstract for the Postgraduate Competition. Winners are invited to present their research to the audience in the main lecture theatre as well as having their work published in Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (PNS) journal.
We asked 2015 winner, David John Clayton, about his experience presenting his research on whether dietary energy restriction induced compensatory alterations in appetite, energy intake and metabolism.
What encouraged you to submit your research for the postgraduate competition?I attended the 2013 Nutrition Society Summer meet...
Source: The Nutrition Society - January 28, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Rising risk of obesity among China’s ‘left behind children’
The December paper of the month is from Public Health Nutrition and is entitled, ‘A multi-level analysis of the relationship between parental migration and left-behind children’s macronutrient intakes in rural China.’ Lead author, By Nan Zhang, discuss the effect of parental migration on diet quality in China.
Some 61 million rural children left behind by parents moving to China’s booming urban centres are at risk from increased fat and reduced protein in their diets. The study of 975 children from 140 rural villages in nine provinces carefully analysed nutritional intake and showed a particular risk to boys w...
Source: The Nutrition Society - December 18, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Changes and improvements to the website coming in 2016
Conclusion
In conclusion, the project to introduce a new CRM system greatly enhances the Society and members’ ability to communicate with each other and exchange data and information. It will ensure the Society continues to offer and provide the highest level of security of member data. It will provide a world-class online membership facility. The improved website will see an easier navigation experience and access to information, with an enhanced professional feel and look, seeking continually to have the website accurately reflect the status of the Society as a leading scientific Learned Society. Overall this is a sign...
Source: The Nutrition Society - December 2, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Mark Hollingsworth - CEO Blog Source Type: news
2015 Cuthbertson Medal Winner – Dr James Betts
This year’s Cuthbertson medal has been awarded to Dr James Betts, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Metabolism and Statistics at the University of Bath for his research into breakfast consumption. Dr Betts and his team investigated the effects of breakfast consumption on people’s daily energy expenditure.We interviewed Dr Betts (watch below) to find out more about his work and what motivated him to carry out this research. Dr Betts first became interested in breakfast as he doesn’t eat a morning meal himself, a practice which is widely believed to be unhealthy. After carrying out his own review of the l...
Source: The Nutrition Society - November 6, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Can nutritional intervention delay the passage of time?
This month’s featured paper is from the Nutrition Research Reviews and is entitled ‘Energy restriction and potential energy restriction mimetics’. The authors discuss the effects of energy restriction and how it may influence the processes of aging.
In model organisms such as yeast, worms, flies and rodents, reducing energy intake prolongs lifespan.
We have reviewed the scientific literature on this topic and summarize how energy restriction may affect the organism’s metabolism and hormonal status and how it may influence processes that have been linked to ageing.
These processes include accumulated oxidative...
Source: The Nutrition Society - November 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
Q&A with Lead Author of October's Paper of the Month on TV watching and food consumption
The October paper of the month investigated the relationship between television viewing and energy consumption in children. The following Q&A is with lead, Dr Michael M Borghese from Queen’s University, Canada
Why did you become interested in the impact of television on childhood obesity?
I really became interested in the impact of television on childhood obesity when I learned just how much TV kids are watching, and how much time kids now spend using media in general. Children today spend more than 7 hours each day using screen-based media – this is more time than they spend in school each day. In Canada, only abo...
Source: The Nutrition Society - October 29, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Cassandra Ellis Source Type: news
