The aim of the research is to improve scientific understanding of the key issues linking diet and health. Industry will be able to act on the findings of this research to play their part in the battle against obesity, heart disease and other health issues, to the benefit of the consumer.
Nine projects have been funded today by the initiative being managed by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). A second round of projects worth another £3M will be funded in 2009. Funding has been awarded to University and Research Institute Scientists across the UK to investigate three main nutrition, diet and health issues with the objective to better understand:
- How foods can be developed to help fight obesity
- The processed that affect our decisions about what food we eat and the size of the portion we take
- The benefits to health of various nutrients found in foods - including fruits, vegetables, cocoa, wine and tea - and how best such nutrients can be efficiently delivered to where they are need in the body.
Further information on BBSRC, DRINC and the funded projects see their press release, and coverage on the BBC.
