Introduction Powerpoint from Newcastle University Human Nutrition Research Centre

Eat book project

Cramlington Learning Village Newcastle University

Intro

• What do you do?• What does your day-to-day job involve?• Why did you decide to become a nutritionist?• Why do you love your job?

Who we are?

What we do?

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23270715

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKCYzAAtB74

Why is nutrition important?

– Maintain health and well being– Diet and disease risk

Cost burden to NHS. (WCRF 2012)

Balance of good health

Facts and Figures

• 1 in 5 of British adults don’t eat anything for breakfast.

• Eating breakfast regularly helps you keep a healthy weight because it increases your metabolism

• Eating breakfast also helps you perform better at school and be more active

Why assessing diet is important

• Collect diet information on individual/population level

• Identifies areas needed for improvement• Links diet and disease risks• Informs policies and guidelines– Change4Life– 5 a day

Eat book project• INTAKE24

– http://www.workcraft.org/intake24/surveys/hnrc/login/