Nutrition and Health Research Group

Improving health via evidence-based nutrition

We bring together researchers and practitioners from across nutrition, dietetics, public health, psychology, exercise science and physical activity. We collaborate with national and international organisations (research and health) – taking a multidisciplinary approach with the aim of improving nutrition and public health.

Research themes

• Maternal nutrition
  - Patient and public involvement regarding healthy eating advice during pregnancy
• Maternal obesity
  - Fit For Birth: A longitudinal cohort study regarding pregnancy women with BMI > 35
• Cardiometabolic risk
  - The complexity of the LDL particle: small molecules, big questions!
  - Low carbohydrate diets
• Takeaway food
  - EatRight: Reformulation of high fat, high salt meals
• Omega 3 fatty acids
  - Effects of krill oil versus fish oil
• Sports nutrition
• Appliances and the Internet of things
• Lived experiences of obesity

Research impact

• We have influenced Government and NHS guidelines
  - NICE guidelines
  - Local authority initiatives
• The delivery of nutrition education for undergraduate and postgraduate midwives across the UK

Who we work with

• The NHS
  - Liverpool Women’s Hospital
  - Royal Liverpool University Hospital
  - Liverpool CCG
• Other research institutes
  - Ulster University
  - Northumbria University
  - Chester University
  - Hope University
  - Surrey University
  - Manchester Metropolitan University
  - Manchester University
• International collaborations
  - University of Makurdi, Nigeria
  - University of Madihol, Thailand
  - Michael Schmidt, metabologics, Boulder USA
  - University Mexico