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This month’s CN article turns to the expertise of Kate Guberg, a nutritional biomarkers expert and NNEdPro representative, for a discussion of reference intervals. Click here to read the full article Reference intervals are one of the most common decision tools in nutrition. They give us a range of ‘typical values for the majority of a population group’ for a particular analyte – for example, the amount of vitamin B12 in our body – in a healthy adult, female population. Continuing to use vitamin B12 as an example, those with B12 levels below or above the reference interval may need an intervention, such as supplementation, to bring their levels back up into the ‘typical or normal’ range.’ The reference interval typically covers the values that would be expected to be seen in 95% of healthy individuals within the selected population group. In the article, Kate highlights that the process of determining these reference intervals is a complex process and talks us through the factors to consider when determining a reference interval. Have you registered to attend our Summit on 20th July? With Dr Fiona Godlee delivering the keynote, a packed programme, delegates from around the world and all set in the historic city of Cambridge – you don’t want to miss this! Register via our Eventbrite page

NNEdPro is pleased to present our Annual Nutrition Essay Competition! The subject that this year's essays must address ‘Strategies to develop international knowledge application networks in nutrition’ within a word limit of 2000 words. We welcome free-style essays from any discipline, and from all career stages including students! The deadline has been extended to 30th June 2018! Submit essays to info@nnedpro.org.uk with the email subject: Summit 18 Essay to be in with the chance of winning a prize. Winners of the essay competition will be announced at the 4th International SummiT

We were delighted to read a recent article from Wolfson College Cambridge, which highlights 10 years of NNEdPro. NNEdPro has strong connections with Wolfson: Prof Shumone Ray, NNEdPro Chair and Executive Director, is a Wolfson Fellow; Pauline Douglas, RD, NNEdPro Vice-Chair and Education Director, has been a Visiting Scholar and College Research Associate at Wolfson; Dr Minha Rajput-Ray, NNEdPro Medical Director, is a College Research Associate;  and Prof (Comm) Daniele Del Rio, NNEdPro Scientific Director, has also been a Visiting Scholar and Visiting Fellow at Wolfson. Many NNEdPro Members have also been part of an academic visitor scheme at Wolfson over 2015-17 and the Lord Balfe of Dulwich, NNEdPro Honorary President, is a Senior Member of Wolfson. As we reflect on the relationships and collaborations that have enabled NNEdPro to grow to a Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in our 10th year, we are especially grateful to Wolfson College Cambridge for hosting our Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition!

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including stroke and coronary heart disease, are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In 2011,  the NNEdPro Chair’s Nutrition and Vascular Studies Platform at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Elsie Widdowson Laboratory (EWL) was established to begin addressing key knowledge gaps around the effect of lesser understood components of diet on cardiovascular risk. Join us in Cambridge on 20th July 2018 for our 4th International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research! The Summit will bring together experts from across the globe to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge on medical nutrition education and research. In 2018, we celebrate our 10th anniversary year and to mark this the theme of this year’s conference is Nutrition as a Hard Science. Email info@nnedpro.org.uk for more information. #medicaleducation #CompleteNutrition #NutritioninMedicine #nutritionresearch #CN

2018 marks our tenth anniversary year! Our new Complete Nutrition article in the April issue details our history, the collaborations and partnerships that have enabled us to become a Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, and our exciting summer events where we will officially mark our tenth birthday. Click here to read the full article – ‘A Decade of Laying Foundations’ We would be delighted to welcome you to our 4th International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research on 20th July 2018! #SocietyforNutritionEducationandEatingBehaviour #UniversityofWollongong #UniversityofWaterloo #FoodEntrepreneurs #LaboratoryoftheGovernmentChemist #BritishDieteticAssociation #ImperialCollegeLondon #BMJ #CordiaGroup #medicaleducation #RemedyClinic #CompleteNutrition #UniversityofParma #NutritioninMedicine #IKANN25 #LGCGroup #WolfsonCollege #UlsterUniversity #nutritioneducation #BBC #TeachingKitchens #BMJNutrition #BDA #nutritionresearch #GODAN #CN #SNEB #CambridgeUniversity

Doctor’s Orders: Getting Tomorrow’s Medics Cooking Professor Sumantra Ray, NNEdPro Chair, Dr Rangan Chatterjee (BBC One’s Doctor In The House), Dr Michael Mosley, (BBC Two’s Trust Me I’m a Doctor) and Dr Rupy Aujla (The Doctor’s Kitchen) recently took part in “Doctor’s Orders: Getting Tomorrow’s Medics Cooking” on the The Food Programme on BBC Radio 4 to discuss how something as simple as increasing the level of nutrition education available to tomorrow’s doctors and other health professionals could help deal with the shocking levels of lifestyle-related illnesses in the UK. Public Health England estimates that these illnesses cost £11 billion every year to treat – a devastating amount for our struggling NHS. In the programme, Professor Ray describes a decade of work which could soon see widespread training for trainee doctors, and the success that NNEdPro has already had with introducing clinical and public health nutrition training into Cambridge’s undergraduate medical curriculum. (photo credit: Getty images / BBC) Coverage of this programme: BBC News: We learn nothing about nutrition, claim medical students The Telegraph: GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim We’d be delighted to hear your views on this topic! Please email us at info@nnedpro.org.uk

Visit the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health website: https://nutrition.bmj.com/ Leading healthcare knowledge provider BMJ will launch BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health later this year in July 2018 at the 4th NNEdPro International Summit in Cambridge. Co-owned with the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, the journal is dedicated to publishing high quality, peer reviewed articles that focus on diet, exercise and healthcare technology on health and wellbeing. NNEdPro Founding Chair and Executive Director, Prof. Sumantra Ray, who is based in Cambridge, UK, says: “The creation of this landmark journal – BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health – comes at a pivotal time, particularly as the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health have been working for the past decade to strengthen the translation potential of nutrition science for best practice.” He adds: “This journal will give nutrition and public health researchers the opportunity to ensure that a dynamic evidence base reaches both policy makers and practitioners. This will give patients and the wider public, the best possible chance of receiving quality-assured nutritional solutions to prevent and manage disease, as well as to improve health outcomes.” Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Martin Kohlmeier, is the director of the Human Research Core and the Nutrigenetics Laboratory at the University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Institute. He says the journal “will value contributions that advance practical and evidence-supported nutrition solutions for urgent health challenges.” He adds: “We want to hear what would be most useful for those that can translate new knowledge into better health for their communities. This will help to then engage with researchers and seek high-quality contributions responsive to the recognised priorities. We will not shy away from difficult topics, but will work hard to avoid the fad of the day.” Allison Lang, Publishing Director at BMJ, says: “We look forward to working with NNEdPro Global Centre and Prof. Kohlmeier and the nutrition community. As part of our commitment to helping make a healthier world, BMJ wants to bring its world-renowned focus on excellence in publication to this field of science in general.” Original Press Release available here: https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/bmj-to-launch-new-nutrition-journal/ END PR Enquiries: Ananya Roy: a.roy@nnedpro.org.uk Mhairi Brown: m.brown@nnedpro.org.uk NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health – Advancing and implementing nutrition knowledge to improve health, wellbeing and society. For more on our work, please visit www.nnedpro.org.uk BMJ is a healthcare knowledge provider that aims to advance healthcare worldwide by sharing knowledge and expertise to improve experiences, outcomes and value. For a full list of BMJ products and services, please visit www.bmj.com

It is an honour to share a letter of support for NNEdPro from Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chairman of Cancer Research UK. Sir Leszek is a key opinion leader who has spanned leadership of the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cambridge. Prof Sir Leszek Borysiewicz Letter of Support Following our establishment in 2008 as a university-based project group, we had the fortune of being hosted in a MRC facility for several years, before being constituted as an independent education and research organisation. Our affiliations with the University of Cambridge, as well as other academic institutions including Ulster University, Imperial College London and Parma University, have enabled collaborative research and the delivery of our flagship educational courses. In addition, our alliances with specialist organisations – the British Dietetic Association, the British Medical Journal Group, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, Nutrition in Medicine, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behaviour and the LGC Group – enable translation of high quality research and access to core facilities and knowledge. As we head into our 10th anniversary year, we are thankful for these partnerships and collaborations which have enabled NNEdPro to become a Global Centre for Nutrition and Health.

Mobile Teaching Kitchens were launched in February 2018 We are pleased to provide an update on the significant progress made in moving the NNEdPro Teaching Kitchen in Kolkata forward over the last six months up to February 2018, as well as other exciting news from India! The latest project update covers: Pre-Launch Project Assessment Programmes Launch of Two Teaching Kitchen sites An Impact Acceleration Workshop Train-the-Trainers: Top-Up Training ‘See One-Do One-Teach One’ Teaching Kitchen Pilot Workshops in Urban slums Interactive Discussion – NNEdPro Teaching Kitchens: Next Steps & Sustainability Launch of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen for Health Read about I-KANN-25: A Case Study from India How to be a part of the #TeachingKitchensEmpower Project Launch of Flagship Project 6 – Impacting Wellbeing in Rural and Urban Communities Please click here to read more

Our January 2018 CN article is now available! This month, we discuss our Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Network: a collaboration between dietitians, doctors, academics, medical and healthcare educators, researchers, students and professional associations in the region, linked with the NNEdPro Global Centre in Cambridge, UK. Our article summarises the ANZ Network’s second regional workshop in Adelaide, Australia. Click here to read the full article #NNEdProAustralia #NNEdProANZ #CompleteNutrition #CN #NNEdProNewZealand

Read our December 2017 CN article, which discusses the International Knowledge Application Network in Nutrition Project 2025 (I-KANN 25). I-KANN 25 is a joint initiative of NNEdPro with the Global Open Data initiative for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), supported by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (who manage the successful Food Authenticity Network: http://www.foodauthenticity.uk). I-KANN-25 will promulgate high quality, scalable nutrition education to achieve sustained impact in global healthcare systems. #LaboratoryoftheGovernmentChemist #FoodAuthenticityNetwork #CompleteNutrition #IKANN25 #LGCGroup #NNEdProIndia #GODAN #CN

Between 20th and 26th November 2017, NNEdPro Chairman Prof. Ray delivered lectures in Singapore,  Brunei and Australia. This was followed by a lecture on strategies to combat the global burden of malnutrition. At Deakin University, Prof. Ray joined NNEdPro senior collaborator Prof. Caryl Newson at a mini symposium looking at lifestyle medicine, nutrition and global challenges requiring inter-regional collaboration. Photographs from NNEdPro’s lecture series can be found on our twitter page. Please follow @NNEdPro for all future updates!