MRC Epidemiology Unit
In this article for The Conversation, Professor Nita Forouhi, Dr Ju-Sheng Zheng and Professor Nick Wareham discuss research showing how indicators of dietary intake, metabolism or nutritional status that are […]
Global diet and health: Unit researchers Professor Nita Forouhi and Dr Nigel Unwin discuss fresh evidence from a huge global study
The Global Burden of Disease study, which tracked trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, and is now published in The Lancet, finds […]
Professor Nita Forouhi discusses her medical research career inspirations
Don’t be afraid to tailor-make a career.” Nutrition and public health scientist Professor Nita Forouhi’s career story features in the second episode of the Medical Research Council’s 2019 ‘career inspirations’ […]
Dairy fat and type 2 diabetes – how our new study uses biomarkers of intake to gain novel insights
Many people believe that low-fat dairy products are healthier than high-fat dairy products. Indeed, many public health guidelines recommend low-fat dairy over high-fat dairy. However, our latest research, published in […]
Markers of dairy fat consumption linked to lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Higher levels of biomarkers of dairy fat consumption are associated with lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research published today in PLOS Medicine. The study in […]
Opinion: Dairy got the all-clear last week – but was it justified?
By Eirini Trichia, University of Cambridge and Nita Forouhi, University of Cambridge A new study, published recently in the European Journal of Epidemiology, appeared to give dairy products a clean […]
Mediterranean diet could lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in the UK
Britons eating a Mediterranean diet could lower their risk of developing cardiovascular disease including conditions such as heart attack and stroke, according to research published today in the open access […]
Opinion: A varied diet can prevent diabetes – but can you afford it?
Annalijn I Conklin, University of California, Los Angeles; Nita Forouhi, University of Cambridge, and Pablo Monsivais, University of Cambridge In a study of over 25,000 adults with detailed information about […]
MRC Epidemiology Unit heads up PLOS diabetes special issue
Throughout July PLOS Medicine are publishing their inaugural special monthly issue, which focuses on Diabetes Prevention and is edited by MRC Epidemiology Unit Director Professor Nick Wareham, and Professor William […]
Sweet reward: MRC Epidemiology Unit scientists win University of Cambridge Impact Award for work on diet and health
Dr Nita Forouhi and Dr Fumiaki Imamura from the Nutritional Epidemiology Group at the MRC Epidemiology Unit have won a University of Cambridge award for best impact for their work building […]