First steps towards transforming nutrition and health research in the UK

Mathers, John C.

doi:10.1111/nbu.12550

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“…Studies consistently cite barriers including a lack of time and funding, and lack of confidence in research and evidencebased practice. Approaches are needed to increase education and involvement in research and evidence-based practice during university programmes in nutrition or dietetics (38) and once in practice (39) , as well as improving research collaboration and funding in nutrition (40) .…”

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Nature of the evidence base and approaches to guide nutrition interventions for individuals: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences

Hickson,

Papoutsakis,

Madden

et al. 2024

Br J Nutr

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This Position Paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences is the third in a series which describe the nature of the scientific evidence and frameworks that underpin nutrition recommendations for health. This paper focuses on evidence which guides the application of dietary recommendations for individuals. In some situations, modified nutrient intake becomes essential to prevent deficiency, optimise development and health, or manage symptoms and disease progression. Disease and its treatment can also affect taste, appetite, and ability to access and prepare foods, with associated financial impacts. Therefore, the practice of nutrition and dietetics must integrate and apply the sciences of food, nutrition, biology, physiology, behaviour, management, communication, and society to achieve and maintain human health. Thus, there is huge complexity in delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions to individuals. This paper examines available frameworks for appraising the quality and certainty of nutrition research evidence, the development nutrition practice guidelines to support evidence implementation in practice, and the influence of other sources of nutrition information and misinformation. The paper also considers major challenges in applying research evidence to an individual and suggests consensus recommendations to begin to address these challenges for the future. Our recommendations target three groups; those who deliver nutrition interventions to individuals, those funding, commissioning, or undertaking research aimed at delivering evidence-based nutrition practice, and those disseminating nutritional information to individuals.

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Nature of the evidence base and approaches to guide nutrition interventions for individuals: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences

Hickson,

Papoutsakis,

Madden

et al. 2024

Br J Nutr

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“…In 2017, the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Review of Nutrition and Human Health Research (Buttriss et al, 2018; MRC & NIHR, 2017) set out a future vision for nutrition research and developed a series of recommendations to capitalise on UK strengths and tackle weaknesses to revitalise the UK nutrition research base. However, nutrition research was described as fragmented and lacking in critical mass, and the need for a high‐level, national strategy requiring greater leadership was identified (Mathers, 2022). The Review recognised that high‐quality, multidisciplinary nutrition research and effective collaborations are key to improving global health and concluded that transformative thinking and action would be needed to ensure that this nutrition research remains innovative and forward‐looking.…”

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