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Past Events Summer School Summit The 11th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health 10th to 13th December 2025 - Dundee and St Andrews, Scotland & Online NNEdPro Summit Summit Proceedings Poster Competition All accepted abstracts will be published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health 2025 Prize Winners WINNER: The effect of flexitarian, time-restricted eating on body composition in young men without obesity. A factorial randomised controlled trial (The FlexiFast® Study) [Poster 16] Marta Lonnie, Lidia Wadolowska, Graham Horgan, Alexandra M. Johnstone RUNNER UP: True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF): Tool or Trap for Just Food System Transformation? [Poster 24] Rolf Arnold , Agathe Crosnier , Kate Dassesse , Emilia Schmitt , Evelyn Markoni , Laurence Jeangros , Franziska Götze , Theresa Tribaldos SECOND RUNNER UP: Daily potato consumption increases parasympathetic activity, assessed by 24-hour heart rate variability, in healthy adults: results from the STARCHy randomised controlled trial [Poster 30] Anya R Klarner, Sarah E Berry, Wendy L Hall 2025 Entrants POSTER 1: Chrononutrition and Circadian-Aligned Meal Timing: A Precision Nutrition Approach to Improving Metabolic Health in Adults Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 2: Dietary Analysis of Pregnant Mothers Ankita Ghosh, Asim Kumar Manna, Debashis Chakraborty, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sucheta Mitra, Ramya Rajaram, Sumantra Ray POSTER 3: The impact of home cooking on wellness: a literature review Anthony Annan, Jenny Blythe POSTER 4: Millets and Metabolic Health: A Pilot Study on Indigenous Grains for Precision Nutrition and Sustainable Diets Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 5: Using Photo-Diaries to Monitor Dietary Intakes in Young Kazakh Adults: A Pilot Study Bibinur Nurmanova, Zhuldyz Omarova, Karina Nurtazina, Gulnoza Adilmetova, Mei-Yen Chan POSTER 6: The impact of food insecurity on the mental health of adolescents-a literature review Dalida Doski, Jenny Blythe POSTER 7: Nutritional Assessment of children at the Little Literacy Library Debashis Chakraborty, Asim Kumar Manna, Ankita Ghosh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Ramya Rajaram, Nikitah Rajput Ray, Sumantra Ray POSTER 8: Roga Sarvepi Mandagni: Gut Health as the Central Hub of Systemic Disorders – A Meta-Analysis and Integrative Review Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 9: Uncovering Nutritional Deficiencies and the Adequacy of Wrap-Around Care for Patients on GLP-1 RAs Dhanush Ammineni, Milou Ottolini, Sumantra Ray, Rajna Golubic, Ellen Fallows POSTER 10: The Evolution of Sustainability in the Food Industry: A Historiometric Analysis of Food Communication Dila Oral Kulturel POSTER 11: Process evaluation findings from Girma: a layered community health program to promote maternal and child dietary quality in rural Niger Francesca Giudici, Ibrahim Habiboulaye, Aboubacar Zakari, Abdoul Wahab Soumana, Simone Buechler, Valerie Davis, John Hembling, Michelle Kendall, Muzi Na, Stephen R. Kodish POSTER 12: Impact of Ayurvedic Diet, Yoga, Meditation, and Ashwagandha on Stress, Mood, and Sleep Patterns: A Pilot OPD Study Amulya Murthy Aku, Durgawati Devi POSTER 13: Case Study True Cost of Food: Implementing a Bonus-Malus Pricing System on Food Environmental Costs Kate Dassesse, Vincent Moreau, Gino Baudry POSTER 14: Assessment of Pre-existing Malnutrition of Recently Diagnosed Adult Cancer Patients of Comparatively lower socio-economic group in West Bengal: A Randomized Control Trial. Koyel Pal Chowdhury, Koushik Chatterjee, Sumona Mondal POSTER 15: Sustainability in food-based dietary guidelines: a review of recommendations around meat and dairy consumption Maddie Sinclair; Esther K Papies, Emilie Combet, Tess Davis POSTER 16: The effect of flexitarian, time-restricted eating on body composition in young men without obesity. A factorial randomised controlled trial (The FlexiFast® Study) Marta Lonnie, Lidia Wadolowska, Graham Horgan, Alexandra M. Johnstone POSTER 17: Food security and inclusion: Political perspectives from an emblematic food sovereign space in the Philippines Mel Fatric Rhai Yan POSTER 18: Folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in anaemic children from the Maharashtra Anaemia Study Phase 3 (MAS 3), India Melissa T. Benavente, Sarah C. Bath, Nophar Geifman, Anand Ahankari POSTER 19: Comparison of self-reported eating frequency and meal timing on body mass index (BMI) in adults in the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nouf Alkhattabi, Claire Fyfe, Justin Rochford, Nicosha De Souza, Alexandra Johnstone POSTER 20: A missed opportunity: people do not perceive that UK food-based dietary guidelines communicate sustainable diets Maddie Sinclair, Esther K Papies, Emilie Combet POSTER 21: The impact of Ultra-Processed Food on Mental Health: a literature review Peter Slater, Jenny Blythe POSTER 22: How adolescent mothers’ make their infant feeding decisions and their support needs in the Indonesian context: A qualitative study Rachmawati Widyaningrum, Anna Gavine, Albert Farre, Nicola M Gray POSTER 23: Mobilising Healthcare Professionals to Implement the Planetary Health Diet: An Action Framework for Health System Transformation Roberta Alessandrini, Sumati Bajaj, Nanine Wyma POSTER 24: True Cost Accounting for Food (TCAF): Tool or Trap for Just Food System Transformation? Rolf Arnold , Agathe Crosnier , Kate Dassesse , Emilia Schmitt , Evelyn Markoni , Laurence Jeangros , Franziska Götze , Theresa Tribaldos POSTER 25: Co-creating Sustainable and Culturally Relevant Nutrition Guidelines for The Gambia: A Knowledge Exchange Project Sakshi Gupta, Vasiliki Iatridi, Jonathan Tammam, Ed Cole, Mbakeh Camara, Abubacarr Jagne, Momodou Jallow, Fatou Jammeh Touray, Sidat Yaffa, Lamin K M Fatty, Tamsir Cham, Pariyarath Sangeetha Thondre POSTER 26: Are We There Yet? Assessing and Aligning Icelandic Dietary Guidelines with Environmental Targets and Estimating the Distance from the Current Diet Steina Gunnarsdóttir, Clara M. Vásquez-Mejía, Ragnhildur Guðmannsdóttir, Sankalp Shrivastava, Guðrún Svana Hilmarsdóttir, Sara Björg Guðjónsdóttir, Amanda Wood, Elin Röös, Johanna Torfadottire, Þórhallur I. Halldórsson, Ólafur Ögmundarson, Bryndís E. Birgisdóttir POSTER 27: Modelling the impact of reduction in meat and dairy consumption on nutrient intakes and greenhouse gas emissions in children and young people living in Scotland The University of Edinburgh, funded by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) POSTER 28: Dissecting the plant-rich metabolic signature of planetary health diet and its role in the associations with mental health Tingyu Lu, Nur Najiah Zaidani Kamarunzaman, Melanie Le Sayec, Balazs Bajka, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos POSTER 29: An exploration of children’s eating behaviours and pilot evaluation of “The After School Food Provision Project” delivered by the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise in socioeconomically deprived communities in Glasgow Ada Lizbeth Garcia, Hattie Bracey, David Macbey, Irina Martin, Jill Muirie POSTER 30: Daily potato consumption increases parasympathetic activity, assessed by 24-hour heart rate variability, in healthy adults: results from the STARCHy randomised controlled trial Anya R Klarner, Sarah E Berry, Wendy L Hall POSTER 31: Champions 3Cs (Communication, Competency and Confidence) Overview Asim Kumar Manna, Ankita Ghosh, Ramya Rajaram, Debashis Chakraborty, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jodie Webber, Sumantra Ray POSTER 32: How to reconcile sustainable nutritional recommendations and local agricultural production? Ingrid Fromm, Jaroslav Guzanic POSTER 33: Cultural Meaning and Food Exchange During the Day of the Dead: Exploring Tradition, Identity, and Culinary Heritage Among Mexicans Naranjo-Martínez Marlen, Vásquez-Garcia Celia Fabiola POSTER 34: Laying the Foundation for Nutrition-Competent Health Workforces: An ASEAN Regional Framework for Preservice Training Sanele Nkomani, Mueni Mutunga, Helena Trigueiro, Francesco Giurdanella, Sumantra Ray POSTER 35: Operational Economics of the NNEdPro Mobile Teaching Kitchen: Return of Investment & Cost Drivers in Kolkata (2022-2025) Writam Pal, Daniel Dayen, Ramya Rajaram, Sumantra Ray POSTER 36: Uncovering New Dimensional Pathways of Taste in Connection to Traditional and Contemporary Cuisines and Sustainable Nutritional Guidelines Jaroslav Guzanic, Simona Sprochova, Tomas Sproch POSTER 37: Bridging the Sustainability Gap in Nutrition Education: A Systematic Review of Interventions Targeting Nutrition Professionals Vásquez-Garcia Celia Fabiola, Naranjo-Martínez Marlen, Camacho-López Saby POSTER 38: Advancing the Central Asia Food System: Development of a Central Asian Digital Visual Food Atlas for Nutrition and Sustainability Policy Zhuldyz Omarova, Bibinur Nurmanova, Aibota Sanatbyek, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Mei-Yen Chan POSTER 39: Building Caregiver Capacity to Enhance Growth and Nutritional Status of Abandoned Infants in Sudanese Institutional Care Mayada F. Ebrahim, Ahlam B. El Shikieri POSTER 40: New Jersey Empower to Prevent (NJEP): A Virtual Lifestyle Change Intervention to Reduce Diabetes Risk Shailja Mathur POSTER 41: Nutrition, religion, culinary traditions and art, an innovative approach to promote healthier and sustainable behaviours for children and the planet Ada Lizbeth Garcia, Hattie Bracey, Saeko Yazaki POSTER 42: From Training to Thriving: A Nutrition Capacity-Building Intervention Improves Care Delivery and Growth Outcomes Among Abandoned Infants in Sudan Mayada F. Ebrahim, Ahlam B. El Shikieri POSTER 43: Is the double burden of malnutrition losing political attention? A descriptive review from the Nutrition for Growth summits Jørgen T. Johnsen, Alyson Hill, Kathy Martyn, Caomhan Logue, Sumantra Ray POSTER 44: Food access when disabled at working-age in England: at what cost? Mia Hadfield-Spoor, Prof Seeromanie Harding, Dr Rachel Loopstra POSTER 45: Development of a Post-Pregnancy Inter-professional Workshop for Patients with a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy within an Academic Family Health Team Leigh Caplan, Marsha Feldt, Lani Copeland, Karen Fung, Tania Johannsen, Ingrid Wirsig, Melissa Demirjian, Kim Truong, Barbara Aybars, Debbie Elman, Karen Fleming POSTER 46: Promoting Conscious Eating and Sustainability through Culinary Nutrition Education in High School Students. An Educational Intervention Study on Nutrition Awareness and Sustainable Food Practices Adriana Salgado, Mariana Ornelas, Paola Tena, Octavio Mendoza POSTER 47: Bridging the Nutrition Knowledge Gap in Medical Education: Translating Evidence into Action for Clinical and Population Health Nasr Khiri, Kristy Howells Anchor 1 Summit Proceedings 2015 – Launch of the International Summit on Medical and Public Health Nutrition Education and Research 2016 – Nutrition education and research for public health impact 2017 - From education and research through to policy and practice 2018 - Connecting nutrition as hard science and international knowledge networks 2019 - Closing the gap: data-based decisions in food, nutrition and health systems 2020 - An Evaluation of Global Knowledge Networks in the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) 2021 - Advancing research, policy and practice to promote resilient and sustainable food and health systems in the year of action on nutrition 2022 - Empowering global nutrition with digital technology: Proceedings of the 8th annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health 2023 - Sustainable Resourcing for All in Food & Nutrition Security: Creative solutions for healthy & resilient populations – Proceedings of the 9th annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health 2024 - Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society

< Our Work page Education & Training [Nutrition Education, Training and Skills] Become a member Nutrition Education, Training and Skills Since 2018, we have spearheaded the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) as a professional membership platform for the global community of interdisciplinary professionals involved in nutrition education and innovation. IANE provides high-quality, evidence-based resources, including accredited CPD/CME courses and webinars, as well as a career development framework linked to different levels of membership and associated postnominals. IANE also hosts a series of Special Interest Groups for members, and each is linked to a Special Collection. A flagship resource of IANE is the iKANN Nutrition Research Registry , which enables knowledge exchange on upcoming studies that inform the evidence base across food, nutrition, and health. IANE is complemented by a Virtual Learning Environment where we develop and host bespoke courses targeting different groups of professional learners. Additionally, we draw on educational content from a series of textbooks in the field, which we have edited/authored/co-authored, including Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare , as well as the nutrition content in Essential Lifestyle Medicine. For a decade, we have been running flagship educational offerings, including our internationally renowned Cambridge Summer School and the Foundation Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition , accredited by professional bodies such as the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal College of Physicians , and endorsed by the University of Parma . We are also in year 12 of our annual International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health , bringing together key opinion leaders from across six continents each year and determining next steps in applying scientific knowledge to society through education and training, as well as advocacy and policy. Each year, the Summit Poster Competition receives scientific abstracts, which are subsequently published along with the Summit Proceedings in our flagship journal, BMJ NPH. Both our Summer School and Summit are fully hybrid, enabling in-person or online participation from anywhere in the world. We advise and supervise several Doctoral Researchers and PhD candidates registered with academic partner institutions, including Ulster University and King's College London in the UK, as well as several universities internationally. To enable collective peer review and knowledge exchange, we regularly convene an active Graduate Studies Forum attended by members of our Virtual Core, including senior academic colleagues and early- to mid-career researchers from a variety of institutions worldwide. The forum serves as a focal point for our global research capacity-building efforts in Food, Nutrition, and Health. Aim To develop, deliver and evaluate evidence-based education and training in nutrition and health as well as promote the capacity building and mentoring of tomorrow’s trainers, particularly in nutrition and medical/healthcare education. key platforms & Programmes The Education and Training Centre operates through an interconnected ecosystem of global platforms: International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) (including iKANN Digital Hub) NNEdPro–IANE Cambridge Summer School NNEdPro–IANE International Summit NNEdPro–IANE Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) CREATE Global Leadership Academy Graduate Studies, Training and Career Development Forum International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) Flagship Global Membership and Professional Platform IANE is a global professional membership body that brings together interdisciplinary practitioners, educators, and researchers working in nutrition education and its application in practice. With members in over 78 countries, IANE brings together people from around the globe who are interested in nutrition. With members across 78+ countries, IANE delivers: CPD/CME accredited courses and webinars Membership pathways with competency frameworks Special Interest Groups linked to thematic research collections Integration with iKANN Digital Hub (since 2023) Access to the iKANN Nutrition Research Registry for global knowledge exchange NNEdPro IANE Cambridge Summer School Accredited Training Programme A flagship Foundation Certificate in Applied Human Nutrition, covering the continuum from core nutritional science to clinical, public health, and policy applications. Accredited by the Royal College of Physicians as well as the Royal Society of Biology . The NNEdPro and IANE Summer School is formally affiliated with the University of Parma Delivered through a hybrid model combining live teaching, mentoring, and case-based learning The Summer School is endorsed by the International Academy of Nutrition Educators . For further information on our Summer School, please click here to visit the Summer School page. NNEdPro IANE International Summit Global Scientific and Education Convening The NNEdPro IANE International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health is our flagship annual scientific meeting, bringing together professionals, researchers, and educators from across six continents to advance dialogue and action in nutrition and health. The Summit serves as a global platform to: Exchange cutting edge research and practice Foster interdisciplinary dialogue on complex nutrition and public health challenges Translate evidence into policy, education, and implementation pathways Publish scientific abstracts and proceedings through BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health For further information, please click here to visit the Summit page. You can also explore more about our most recent 11th International Summit and its outcomes here . Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and course development Digital Learning and Global Access A global digital platform delivering flexible, accessible learning across regions, enabling engagement with leading experts in nutrition, public health, and healthcare. Includes: Bespoke courses tailored to professional audiences. Integration with textbooks such as Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare. Opportunities for organisational training and needs based programme development. Access our courses here: Virtual Learning Environment. CREATE Global LEADERSHIP Academy Leadership and Transformational Skills Development The CREATE Global Leadership Academy , part of the Cambridge Research, Education and Training Enterprise, is NNEdPro’s flagship platform for developing transformational, cross-sector leadership across health, education, research, and social entrepreneurship. Embedded within our wider education ecosystem, CREATE focuses on building transferable leadership skills that enable professionals to drive meaningful change in complex systems. Key training areas include: Wellbeing Innovation at Work Values in Self-care for Leadership Transformational Leadership Skills NNEdPro Graduate Studies, Training Forum Global Research and Professional Development Platform The Graduate Studies Forum is a structured forum supporting peer learning, mentoring, and research capacity building across the NNEdPro Virtual Core and partner institutions. Engages early to senior career professionals globally Supports doctoral training and interdisciplinary collaboration Acts as a focal point for global research capacity building Our model has been consistently recognised through international awards, including: Nutrition Society & BAPEN Award (2010) Complete Nutrition Outstanding Achievement Award (2015) Medical Nutrition International Industry Award (2017–2019) AIM Foundation Awards (2018–2022) International Union of Nutrition Sciences recognition (2020–2022) current activities E-Learning in Nutrition P odcasts in Healthcare Nutrition and Public Health The International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) The International Knowledge Application Network Hub in Nutrition 2025 (I-KANN-25) Regional Student Teaching in Nutrition: Teaching of Students in Nutrition at Ulster University Teaching of Nutrition Students at University of Monterrey National Medical Student Teaching and Mentoring via Nutritank and the Nutrition Implementation Coalition as well as Membership of the UK Inter-Professional Curriculum Group in Medical Nutrition Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Education for medical students through the clinical curriculum (mandatory and elective teaching using face-to-face and blended learning, as well as research-based ‘Student Selected Components’ [SSCs] under the Nutrition Education Review Group [NERG]) at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, in conjunction with the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Healthcare-related Nutrition, Research and Leadership Education for junior doctors on the Core Medical Training (CMT) Programme under the NHS Health Education East of England Local Education and Training Board (Deanery). Mentoring in Nutrition and Medical Education and/or Research for NHS Clinicians, particularly in Obesity Management, Nutrition Support and Dietetics within the Cambridge University Health Partners framework. International Curriculum Development in Nutrition and Health Education in partnership with the American Society for Nutrition Co-ordinating Centre for Nutrition Education in Professional Schools, working in conjunction with the US National Institutes of Health from 2014-19 Nutrition Science Education (1-week from core concepts to health applications) within the 4-week Science Summer Programme of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education from 2017-19. The NNEdPro Chair was a longstanding member of the Registration Committee of the Association for Nutrition and over 2014 to 2017, Co-Led its Healthcare Specialism Working Group leading to the development of a Healthcare-Medical ‘pathway’ for Doctors Licensed with the UK General Medical Council to gain the appropriate nutrition competencies for entry to a designated section of the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists. The NNEdPro Group and Wolfson College Cambridge ran a successful and productive International Academic Visitor Scheme through a strategic partnership over 2014-20, bringing together key opinion leaders in medical nutrition education and related research from across the world leading to the development of an International Knowledge Application Network in Nutrition aligned with the 2025 UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. Over 2018-19 the NNEdPro Chair was seconded to the WHO Department of Nutrition and Food Safety in Geneva to develop a blueprint for the global architecture of nutrition education in health systems and for healthcare professionals in the wake of Universal Health Coverage. Invited by the University of Cambridge to run a workshop on wellbeing for the academic workplace for all staff and students in the July ‘Festival of Wellbeing’ (2021) Partnered with the International Academy of Nutrition Educators to run an interlinked webinar and journal club on wellbeing insights and innovation as part of the June IANE CPD programme (2021) Consulting on research design and ethics as well as strategy and impact for Cambridge Dietitians (N>70) to promote ideas through implementation to impact  (2017-2019) Annual teaching on ‘Research Methods’ to the East of England Core Medical Training Programme (2017-2019) Research Surgeries at Griffith University Australia (2016 + 2018 + 2019) Commissioned by UK Research and Innovation to run training across entire staff in food, mood, mind, and movement: core and extended modules (2021 onwards) Regional Medical Student Teaching in Nutrition and Medical: Teaching Nutrition to Family Physicians at University of Toronto Bespoke research skills training for health professionals Annual teaching inputs to the ‘Research Skills for Clinicians’ course run by Cambridge University Health Partners (2019 onwards) Commissioned by Lord Rana Charitable Foundation Trust to run interdisciplinary leadership in higher education Commissioned by University of Parma to run transformational leadership in cultural studies Delivery of interdisciplinary leadership and social entrepreneurship training in Cambridge Past activities Join Us Follow the links below to know more about the opportunities and how to join us. 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LETTERS OF SUPPORT 10TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT We received some letters of support for our 10th International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health held in December 2024 in Kolkata, India. We have collated these the messages below: Lord Richard Balfe of Dulwich Power of Nutrition: Jim Emerson, CEO Power of Nutrition is delighted to support NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." At Power of Nutrition, we are dedicated to improving access to essential nutrition and tackling the barriers that perpetuate health inequalities. This summit’s focus on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible strongly aligns with our mission to create lasting impact for vulnerable communities worldwide. We are pleased to partner with NNEdPro and other global leaders to champion equitable and sustainable solutions that empower societies to thrive. British Society for Lifestyle Medicine: Emma Mulligan, COO The British Society for Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) is proud to support NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." At BSLM, we believe that fair access to good nutrition and sustainable food systems is essential for building healthier societies. This summit’s focus on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible reflects our shared commitment to reducing health inequalities. We are proud to stand with our global partner NNEdPro in working toward a future where everyone has the knowledge and resources they need to lead healthier, more sustainable lives. RISTOLAB: Sofia Cavalleri and Amabile Cortiglia, Co-Founders Ristolab is proud to support the NNEdPro Global Institute’s International Summit on Food, Nutrition, and Health, titled "Democratising and Decolonising Food and Nutrition: From Science to Society." As an organisation deeply rooted in ethnobotanical research and the heritage of Cilento cuisine, Ristolab recognises the significance of preserving and promoting indigenous food traditions within sustainable, health-promoting food systems. The Summit’s emphasis on decolonising food systems and making nutrition science accessible resonates strongly with our mission: "translating complex research into more digestible gastronomic outputs". The Mediterranean diet, particularly as embodied in the Cilento region, offers a rich tapestry of plant-based foods, traditional preparation methods, and ecological harmony that aligns seamlessly with the principles of decolonisation and cultural preservation. By connecting ethnobotanical research with culinary traditions, we aim to highlight the Mediterranean diet not only as a model for balanced and sustainable nutrition but also as a living legacy of indigenous wisdom. We are excited to collaborate with NNEdPro and its global partners to drive positive change in food, nutrition, and health systems, leveraging the Mediterranean diet as a bridge between scientific innovation and ancestral knowledge. LETTERS OF SUPPORT 15TH ANNIVERSARY As part of our 15th Year Anniversary celebrations, we received many letters of support from our partner Academic Institutions and Specialist Organisations. We have collated all the messages below: The Future Food Institute is an Italian-based non-profit with global horizons that aims to build a more equitable world by enlightening a world-class breed of innovators, boosting entrepreneurial potential and improving agri-food expertise and tradition. The 15th anniversary of NNEdPro is an opportunity for the Future Food Institute to be inspired and reflect. To be inspired by the wholesome growth of this spin-off, which embodies the very core of applied, intersectional, interdisciplinary, participatory research. To reflect on the many different opportunities for future collaboration: from projects to conferences and events to give visibility to the nexus between sustainable food systems and public health. What does a sustainable diet look like? We are thrilled to be exploring this question with NNEdPro by our side as a guiding light! Dr Sofia Cavalleri We are writing to express our strong endorsement of NNEdPro´s work and mission to advance and implement food and nutrition knowledge for health and society globally, as well as to offer our support for your upcoming activities regarding nutrition education throughout the world. As a leading institution of higher education in Mexico, we are committed to promoting excellence in all areas of society, and we recognize that your organization shares this commitment. We greatly appreciate the important contributions that your organization has made to the education of our nutrition students and to our nutrition program in general. We are particularly thankful by your efforts to guide and tutor our students in the development and implementation of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen model in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, this project has had a very positive impact in the academic experience of our students and on the people who had the opportunity of attending one of the Mobile Teaching Kitchen Workshops. Your dedication to health and nutrition education and to community empowerment is truly admirable, and we at Tec de Monterrey, share your commitment to these important principles. In recognition of your important work around the world, we are pleased to offer our support for your upcoming nutrition education initiatives. We believe that NNEdPro has the potential to make a significant difference in health promotion and nutrition education in the world and we are eager to keep working with you toward achieving the Development Goals set by the United Nations. We look forward to working with in the future and to continue our partnership in support of Nutrition Education and Health promotion. Rebeca Leyva Rico and María Verónica Flores Bello I have been a member of NNEdPro for approaching 5 years. NNEdPro has provided me with several opportunities to improve our collective understanding of nutrition and make progress towards tackling malnutrition in all its forms. I have gained from the global network of inspiring and influential colleagues that spans several sectors and disciplines. My involvement with NNEdPro has been rewarding and worthwhile, and on a personal note, has been instrumental in my progress as a clinician academic early in my career. I am excited to see what NNEdPro is able to achieve in the years ahead through continued collaboration and action toward better nutrition. Dr Dominic Crocombe Dear Shumone, Thank you for your recent communication, and I am pleased to note your 9th International Summit on Nutrition and Health is taking place – I even remember your first summit! I am also pleased to acknowledge 2023 being your 15th Anniversary as an organisation. May I take this opportunity to send my congratulations on reaching this significant milestone. The past 15 years have seen many challenges for us all, and your determination to persevere throughout is to be much admired. My best wishes for another successful summit. Mark Hollingsworth I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe.  NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings.  2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025).   For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please don't hesitate to let me know. Dr Emma Mulligan Since October 2019, the Swiss Re Institute have funded your research at NNEdPro, working together across a range of topics. You and your team have performed consultancy work in India, supporting local nutrition efforts. Your team established the IKANN network to facilitate professional networking of practitioners in the nutrition space, as well as developing a knowledge base for research in this field. Additionally, you successfully organised and delivered multiple editions of the International Summit on Nutrition and Health, which bring together global experts from ten regional networks across 65+ countries, offering a virtual platform for the exchange of practical insights and real-world applications. More recently, we provided funding to characterise the UK Biobank, developing a comprehensive risk factor analysis using this rich dataset. This study has shown the public health benefit provided by the UK Biobank, and we look forward to seeing the academic publications that arise from it. Additionally, your team compared UK Biobank findings to other nutritional databases and resources, to provide a broader understanding of healthcare data in the UK and around the world. By bringing together nutritionists, scientists, doctors, and insurance experts, we have shown the great benefits of a long-term collaboration. As our partnership has now come to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your whole team for all your work with us on this important analysis. Dr Christoph Nabholz On behalf of the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), based at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, we are delighted to provide this letter of support for NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the significant contribution NNEdPro has made in the area of Nutrition education by way of the work they have undertaken to highlight and investigate some of the most urgent global nutrition research priorities over the past 15 years. As one the largest Nutrition research groups in the UK and Ireland (and across Europe) we have been delighted to work closely with NNEdPro over this period to deliver high quality impactful research, aimed at improving the lives of others. Our research priorities are closely aligned which supports this strategic partnership and our joint annual Symposium provides the platform to share findings from our ongoing projects, and particularly those being led by our jointly supervised, international, professional PhD students. Priority research areas for our two centres include vascular health, polyphenol research as well as nutrition education and policy strategies aimed at improving public health. We are delighted to note the significant progress made by NNEdPro since its inception, under the leadership of Professor Ray and wish continued success going forward. Professor Mary Ward As an affiliate member of SNEB for the past thirteen years, The Need for Nutrition Education Project (NNEdPro) has actively contributed to the Society's vision of advancing food and nutrition education research, practice, and policy that promotes equity and supports public and planetary health. NNEdPro contributions include: Conducting educational webinars for SNEB members, Sharing resources through SNEB newsletters and listserv, Exchanging ideas and information with SNEB International Conference attendees through abstract presentations, conference sessions, receptions, Serving on the planning committee for the 2023 Conference, bringing an international perspective to all aspects of the programming, Hosting SNEB members at the NNEdPro International Summit and Summer School, and Encouraging collaboration through reciprocal membership between the Society and the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE). Congratulations to NNEdPro on 15 years of nutrition education, research and innovation. NNEdPro and SNEB both recognize the importance of building connections and sharing resources with nutrition educators around the world, and we look forward to continuing to work toward our shared vision of healthy communities. Rachel Daeger Congratulations NNEdPro on an amazing 15 years of leadership in advancing nutrition education across the globe. Monash Nutrition (also known as The Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food at Monash University) has worked closely with NNEdPro over the last 5 years, having formed a strategic collaborative partnership with NNEdPro in 2018. We are proud to have been able to collaborate on providing education support to nutrition educators, primarily through providing a pathway to IANE membership and through active participation in the NNEdPro Australia and New Zealand Regional Network. We look forward to continuing to work together to strongly advocate for increased awareness of the importance of nutrition strategies as part of routine medical care and healthcare. Melissa Adamski The work that NNEdPro does in bringing people together across disciplines and across borders is needed now more than ever. In particular the initiatives to tackle malnutrition in developing countries, but also the work to highlight the burden of obesity-related diseases in the developed world, and the development of coordinated strategies to tackle these through nutrition. The key to all these is education, and I am delighted that this is also at the heart of NNEdPro; education delivered directly to vulnerable communities but also nutrition education of our clinical professionals, an area that has been consistently neglected and uncoordinated. I am proud and honoured to be part of this community and am confident that NNEdPro will continue to be bringing innovative evidence-based solutions. Dr Maria Traka This letter is a formal endorsement of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. In my role as a research associate in socio-economy and rural development at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), I have been a contributor and supporter of NNEdPro’s work for the past 3 years. I became Co-Lead of its Switzerland and Non-Mediterranean Network in 2022. The international network that NNEdPro created 15 years ago, and continues to maintain, is compatible and complementary with the work we do at BFH-HAFL, particularly at the HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute for International Cooperation and Development. International food, nutrition, and health in developing and transition countries is one of the Institute’s core focal points. Sustainability and the importance of farm to fork as a driving force for food systems transformations are themes mutually shared. As an expert in commodity value chains, I am thankful for the international connections and relationships NNedPro has created and am excited about the potential for future collaborations. Providing a space for networking, knowledge management and knowledge transfer has benefited my work, and also the work of my students. I highly recommend NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and their efforts to create a global network of professionals and institutions by fostering international collaboration. Dr Ingrid Fromm I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe.   NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings.   2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025).   For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please do not hesitate to let me know. Professor Eleanor Beck I am writing this letter in support of NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as a key representative of one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. NNEdPro believes that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, we also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through our multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative, whilst our educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe. NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings. 2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025). For these reasons, I strongly support NNEdPro and their current and future ventures. If you have any further questions about their qualifications, please don't hesitate to let me know. Dr Laura Fernández Celemín It is my very great pleasure, as a key representative of Modality Partnership, one of NNEdPro’s strategic collaborative partners, to support NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health as it prepares for the future. NNEdPro is a not-for-profit global and interdisciplinary think-tank and an independent research organisation which brings together over 700 voluntary contributors from among leading professionals in the field of nutrition and health spanning over 50 countries worldwide. Like NNEdPro, Modality Partnership believes that everyone has the right to good nutrition. In addition to a world-class record across research and education impacts, including several hundred peer-reviewed publications, they provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground through their multi-award-winning Mobile Teaching Kitchen International Initiative , and their educational programmes train frontline healthcare professionals as well as policymakers around the globe. NNEdPro’s goal is to improve nutrition-related health outcomes in line with the UNs’ Sustainable Development Goals and the Decade of Action on Nutrition. To accomplish this, they aim to provide the best of education, research, evaluation, and advocacy, particularly in nutrition-related aspects of health and food systems. With the support of those who share their values and goals, they aim to strengthen and promote international initiatives and exchange knowledge implementation of medical nutrition in practical settings. 2023 marks nine continuous years of holding the NNEdPro annual International Summit on Nutrition and Health. NNEdPro intends to spend the next two years looking back at the last nine summits to see what has been achieved in terms of global consensus and draw out both the needs and solutions for the final two years of the UNs Decade of Action on Nutrition (which concludes in 2025). Modality Partnership have collaborated with NNEdPro on various projects including improving clinicians’ nutritional training and understanding causal factors in cardiometabolic risk. I am very happy to offer my support as NNEdPro enters its 16th year – and beyond. Dr Vipan Bhardwaj As Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer at the University of Parma, I am very proud to support the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, an organisation I have collaborated with for many years since its inception. I had the privilege to see it grow and, most of all, make many other people succeed with it. Collaborators, students, scientists, and recipients of the many training courses provided at every level could be considered the very reason this institution is so unique. Always science-based, always open-minded and always focused on real-life problems, the Global Institute is what every collaborative group working in the field of nutrition should be, creating knowledge and sharing and applying it where and when it’s most needed. As the representative of one of the most prominent research institutions in the area of food science in my country and Europe, I am delighted to say that we should all consider the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health an excellent example of nutrition research and practice at its best. Professor Dan Del Rio

< Regional Networks page nnedpro-iane Europe Regional Network Current Activities Awards 1/2 The NNEdPro-IANE Europe Regional Network is a collaboration of dietitians, doctors, academics, and professional associations across mainland Europe. It was formed by merging the Italy Regional Network and the Switzerland Regional Network in March 2023 to include other countries in the region. And, while regions will continue to work on individual initiatives, the overall network aims to strengthen the European nutrition workforce, promoting interactions between nutrition professionals and other health professionals. The network currently has representation in the below countries. Further countries will be added in due course; for expressions of interest, please email info@nnedpro.org.uk . Greece Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland Key Aims Read our blog posts Combatting COVID - Spanish Combatting COVID - Portuguese Swiss Network Launch Strengthen the mainland European nutrition workforce through education and training opportunities Enable positive interactions between the Nutrition workforce and other health professionals Pilot the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International (MTKi) project in underserved areas Organise an Annual Regional Meeting to share and showcase examples of good practice Develop Nutrition Training to complement existing skills to the wider hospitality workforce Launch Events co-Leads Jaroslav Guzanič Network Co-Lead Ingrid Fromm Network Co-Lead members Abdullah Mawas (UK & Ireland Representative) Adam Strange (UK & Ireland Representative) Alessandra Dei Cas (Italy Representative) Alessia Bacalini (Italy Representative) Alice Benskin (UK & Ireland Representative) Alice Rosi (Italy Representative) Ana Claudia Lopes (Portugal Representative) Ana Ines Estevez Magnasco (Germany Representative) Andrej Kmetko (Netherlands Representative) Berta Valente (Portugal Representative) Bejal Joshi (Switzerland Representative) Bikram Chatterjee (Switzerland Representative) Boshko Stankovski (North Macedonia Representative) Brenda Bohn (Switzerland Representative) Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir (Iceland Representative) Carolina Pereira (Portugal Representative) Catherine Hughes (UK & Ireland Representative) Charistoula Chatzinikola (Greek Representative) Chiara Guadalupe Bravo Trippetta (Italy Representative) Christina Nyhus Dhillon (Switzerland Representative) Cinzia Franchini (Italy Representative) Claudia Laricchia (Italy Representative) Dagmar Hauner (Germany Representative) Daniela Martini (Italy Representative) Dan del Rio (Italy Representative) Dionysia (Sissy) Lyra (Greece Representative) Donato Angelino (Italy Representative) Dorit Avni (Israel Representative) Duygu Ağagündüz (Turkey Representative) Esther Sulkers (Netherlands Representative) Fabio Galvano (Italy Representative) Federica Amati (Italy Representative) Fiona McCullough (UK Representative) Flavia Semenow (Andorra Representative) Fotini Tsofliou (Greece Representative) Francesca Ghelfi (Italy Representative) Francesca Giopp (Italy Representative) Francesca Liva (Italy Representative) Francesca Scazzina (Italy Representative) Francesco Giurdanella (Italy Representative) Frank Greenwood (USA Representative) FranziskaScheidegger-Balmer (Switzerland Representative) Gerda Pot (Netherlands Representative) Giorgia Grisotto (Switzerland Representative) Giselle Durre (Germany Representative) Giuseppe Grosso (Italy Representative) Giuseppe Monaco (Italy Representative) Grigorina Mitrofan (Romania Representative) Guillaume Pegon (France Representative) Helena Trigueiro (Portugal Representative) Hung Nguyen Ngoc (Thailand Representative) Inês Barreiros Mota (Italy Representative) Jaroslava Kreskociova (Switzerland Representative) Jeffrey Bohn (Switzerland Representative) Jellie Zuidema-Cazemier (Netherlands Representative) Joana Araújo (Portugal Representative) John Schoonbee (Switzerland Representative) Jørgen Johnsen (Norway Representative) Joyce Haddad (Switzerland Representative) Justyna Godos (Italy Representative) Karen Mugliett (Malta Representative) Kathrina Crystallis (UK Representative) Kerstin Plehwe (Germany Representative) Konstantinos Giannakou (Cyprus Representative) Laís Bhering Martins (Switzerland Representative) Letizia Bresciani (Italy Representative) Liana Constantinescu (Romania Representative) Lucia Scaffardi (Italy Representative) Maddie Sinclair (UK & Ireland Representative) Margherita Camodeca (Italy Representative) Margherita dall’Asta (Italy Representative) Maria Kyprianidou (Cyprus Representative) Marilin Matera (Italy Representative) Marta Silva (Portugal Representative) Matteo Salerno (Italy Representative) Melanie Refine (Switzerland Representative) Nicole Tosi (Italy Representative) Nishmeet Singh (UK & Ireland Representative) Nouira Mohamed Salah (UK & Ireland Representative) Oscar Franco (Netherlands Representative) Pablo Santos Díaz (Switzerland Representative) Panagiotis Papageorgis (Cyprus Representative) Patricia Mogrovejo (Ecuador Representative) Paola Termine (Italy Representative) Paula Silva (Portugal Representative) Pedro Mena (Italy Representative) Peter Van-Dael (Switzerland Representative) Rajna Golubic (Representative) Regien Biesma (Netherlands Representative) Rita Sequeira (Italy Representative) Roberta Allessandrini (Italy Representative) Ruth Roldan Torres (Italy Representative) Sanjeev Ganguly (Switzerland Representative) Sara Beigrezaei (Netherlands Representative) Sara Roversi (Italy Representative) Savvas Xystouris (Italy Representative) Senthil Jayaprakasam (UK & Ireland Representative) Shakila Banu (India Representative) Silvia Callegaro (Italy Representative) Stavrie Chrysostomou (Cyprus Representative) Stefan Ochsenbein (Switzerland Representative) Sofia Cavalleri (Italy Representative) Sonja Lackner (Austria Representative) Souzana Ioakeimidou (Greece Representative) Sucheta Mitra (Switzerland Representative) Suzanne Piscopo (Malta Representative) Tamara Bucher (Switzerland Representative) Walter El Nagar (Switzerland Representative) Zola Ndondita (Chad Representative) Zorita Sconta (Romania Representative) Terms of reference Coming soon

< Our Work page Research  & Innovation key scientific research outputs to date See Papers Vascular Platform, Human Intervention studies Unit, Ulster University Read more MRC EWL Nutrition and Vascular Studies 2010-2018 Read more Since 2018, our research and innovation have supported the strategic development of our official journal, BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health (BMJ NPH) , which we co-founded and co-own with the BMJ Publishing Group, as well as supporting the development of other journals with which we have project partnerships, such as CABI Food and Nutrition Science Cases . Whilst a proportion of our research is published in journals we co-curate, our research has generated several hundred peer-reviewed papers/outputs over the years, published in a variety of journals and all indexed online. We also published quarterly in the Complete Nutrition (CN) Magazine, where research-led evidence can be communicated to over 20K nutrition practitioners who subscribe to CN. Since 2019, our Chief Scientist has been cross-appointed as a Full Research Professor in Global Nutrition, Health, and Disease (GNHD) within the framework of Ulster University , which is consistently ranked ‘Top in the UK for Food and Nutrition Science’. Our primary research and publications are fully aligned with the GNHD programme, and we regularly contribute outputs to the UK Research Excellence Framework. We run several hubs linked with GNHD: Data Science and Evidence Synthesis (including Dietary Assessment ); Human Interventions (including Nutrition and Vascular Function ); Educational and Development Studies ; and Doctoral Research Projects . Each hub has several interrelated active projects across themes, including cardiometabolic, cognitive, malnutrition risk, nutrition, and non-communicable disease prevention. In 2025, in the margins of COP30, the CREATE Centre for Population Health, Resilience and Sustainability was established within our research and innovation framework to tackle global challenges, with research looking at whole-systems approaches beyond food, nutrition and health. Aim To undertake primary nutrition research through basic science, human interventions, population studies and evidence syntheses to inform health policy and practice. Research Publishing and Knowledge Dissemination BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (BMJ NPH) - Clinical and Public Health Nutrition Research Publishing Collaborations with peer-reviewed journals and research platforms, including: CABI Food and Nutrition Science Cases BMC Medical Education Complete Nutrition (CN) Research Capacity and training Collaboration with UKRI Doctoral Training Programmes: BBSRC Food BioSystems DTP (University of Reading) ESRC London Interdisciplinary Social Sciences DTP (King’s College London) Primary Research Programmes (GNHD Framework) Delivered through the Ulster University NICHE & NNEdPro Global Nutrition, Health and Disease (GNHD) Programme , our core research is structured across five interconnected hubs, each contributing to a unified, end-to-end research and innovation pipeline. Data Sciences and Evidence Synthesis hub Objective Generates actionable insights through advanced data analysis and evidence synthesis to inform prevention, risk identification, and policy. Description This hub harnesses the power of data sharing, advanced analytics, and global research partnerships to support the timely and effective identification of cardiometabolic and nutritional risk. Through the integration of published and unpublished datasets, including large-scale surveillance and population-specific data, the hub enables detailed analysis of dietary patterns, nutritional status, and disease risk across both at-risk and clinical populations. Aligned with NNEdPro’s mission, the hub also plays a critical role in strengthening data literacy, evidence interpretation, and capacity for action among stakeholders across public and private health systems, supporting the translation of data into practice and policy. Key Themes Cardiometabolic health Cognitive health Malnutrition risk Weight management Human Intervention Studies Hub Objective Designs and delivers clinical and translational studies to evaluate nutrition interventions and their impact on physiological and metabolic outcomes. Description This hub focuses on the design and implementation of human intervention and observational studies to generate high quality clinical evidence on the role of nutrition in health and disease. Research within this hub explores the effects of dietary components, including bioactives on vascular function, endothelial health, and metabolic outcomes. These studies contribute to advancing understanding of non-communicable disease prevention and management, aligned with global targets for reducing premature mortality. Key Themes Cardiometabolic Health & Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Bioactives & Functional Foods Endothelial Function & Vascular Biology Inflammation & Oxidative Stress Clinical Trials & Translational Research Educational Studies Hub Objective Advances evidence based nutrition education and workforce development across healthcare and interdisciplinary settings. Description This hub addresses critical gaps in nutrition knowledge and practice across healthcare systems through the development, delivery, and evaluation of education interventions. Through initiatives such as GNOME, it equips medical, nursing, and allied health professionals with competencies in nutritional assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, while also strengthening interdisciplinary education models that extend beyond clinical settings. The hub also contributes to broader workforce capacity building and global education partnerships, including collaborations with organisations such as UNICEF. Key Themes Medical and healthcare nutrition education Workforce capacity building Development Studies Hub Objective Delivers research in underserved and global challenge settings, focusing on community resilience, equity, and context-specific intervention models. Description This hub builds on global challenge programmes such as TIGR2ESS, focusing on education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship to improve nutrition and health outcomes in underserved populations. Research is conducted across diverse geographical settings, including Indigenous and vulnerable communities, with a strong emphasis on developing context-specific, scalable models that enhance resilience, wellbeing, and food systems engagement. Key Themes Nutrition in Indigenous populations Vulnerable communities Community resilience and wellbeing Doctoral Studies Hub Objective Supports advanced research training and thought leadership in complex nutrition challenges and systems-level approaches. Description This hub focuses on doctoral level research and capacity building, supporting the next generation of researchers working on complex nutrition challenges. Research themes include the burden of malnutrition, non-communicable diseases, and systems-based approaches to health, contributing to global policy and evidence development. Key Themes Complex burden of malnutrition Non-communicable diseases Systems thinking Legacy programmes Our legacy and completed programmes form a critical foundation for our ongoing research, contributing to peer-reviewed outputs, implementation models, and global collaborations. Nutrition Education Policy for Healthcare Practice (2017 –2023 ) TIGR2ESS and Global Challenges Programme (2017–2022) Nutrition and COVID-19 Taskforce (2020–2022) Global Challenges Research collaborations across Cambridge, Ulster, UEA, and Surrey (2017–2022) MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory research (2010–2018) Strategic Research Partnerships For a full list of strategic partnerships, please visit our Partners page . CREATE Centre for Population Health, Resilience and Sustainability Established in 2025, the CREATE Centre advances whole-systems research to address global challenges beyond food, nutrition, and health, integrating resilience, sustainability, and population health frameworks. Anchor 1 Key partnerships with academic institutions and specialist organisations relating to research and innovation are highlighted below – for a full list of strategic partnerships, please visit our Partners page . Key academic Collaborations From January 2019, our former research undertaken at the MRC Elsie Widdowson Laboratory in Cambridge has moved to Ulster University to form the NNEdPro-NICHE Global Nutrition, Health and Disease (GNHD) Programme. The strategic direction of the NNEdPro NRIC is co-led with GNHD and Ulster University. Read more NNEdPro @ Ulster University School of Biomedical Sciences and Global Nutrition, Health and Disease in the Nutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health Evidence Synthesis, Human Intervention Studies & Biomedical Sciences From October 2017 to December 2022 our Interdisciplinary Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supported work was undertaken with its main base in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Read more NNEdPro @ University of Cambridge Schools of Arts, Humanities, Social and Biological Sciences Evidence Synthesis & Education Studies | Interdisciplinary Studies & Social Sciences SPECIALIST ORGANISATIONS From May 2019 to April 2023, the Swiss Re Institute provided core research support including to Nutrition and Vascular/Cardiometabolic Studies as well as Data Science. Read more Read more NNEdPro @ Swiss Re Institute Evidence Synthesis, Data Science & Knowledge Exchange NNEdPro @ BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health (BMJ NPH) Special Collections opportunities We are always looking for interested individuals or organisations who share our research interests! If you would like to collaborate on a specific research project, please do contact us. We also provide ample opportunities to students, interns or scholars who wish to undertake a research project including both undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation projects. If you are interested please contact us.

nnedpro-iane Regional Networks Good nutrition is at the foundation of good health. We see healthcare and public health practitioners as key knowledge brokers that can promote nutrition to achieve better public health. To do this, NNEdPro in collaboration with IANE convenes regional networks across six continents and currently has members in 80 countries. The Regional Networks are overseen by the Virtual Core . Please note: Membership in our Regional Networks is voluntary and based on where members are currently active. Network coverage may vary, and not all areas within a region may be represented. Click on parts of the map to read more about our regional networks. Australia & New Zealand Canada Europe India & South Asia Latin America Middle East & Central Asia Pan-Africa (including Morocco) South East & East Asia United Kingdom & Ireland United States IKANN25 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES / ACTIVITIES In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic over 2020-22, we supported the following survey initiatives across all regional networks: The Language of Communicating Nutrition and Impact (LOCNI) – this will involve the translation of our 10-point guide on nutrition and COVID-19 into multiple languages evaluating the added impact of using linguistically adapted nutrition education resources Global Food and Nutrition Insecurity Survey (GFNIS): To develop a global pandemic impact picture around agri-food and health systems, GFNIS involved a semi-qualitative assessment of acute food and nutrition insecurity due to COVID-19 through a sample survey of regional network members as advocates for nutrition and health. The abstract can be found here . COVID19 Microsite Nutrition & COVID19 Across regional networks, our Education and Training Centre facilitates: the Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition the annual International Summit on Food, Nutrition and Health the International Academy of Nutrition Educators (IANE) and E-learning initiatives. Cross-Cutting Network Themes: Nutrition Education for Healthcare Professionals Featured Example : The NEPHELP (Nutrition Education Policy for Health Practice) model seeks to change the default status of nutrition education within health systems by strengthening the nutrition workforce in each region. The original NEPHELP initiative was developed in the UK, while adaptations of NEPHELP are now envisioned across regional networks internationally. From 2025, this has been superseded by the GNOME initiative . Empowering Underserved Communities in Nutrition and Health Featured Example : The Mobile Teaching Kitchen (MTK) model seeks to empower marginalised community members to become culinary health educators by bringing together change drivers, from medical and nutritional personnel to lay volunteers and NGOs, all invested in reducing nutritional inequities for better health. The original MTK initiative was developed in India, with adaptations of the MTK are now planned across regional networks internationally. Responsible Science Communication for Health and Resilience Featured Example : Commencing in 2026, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in London , we are co-creating and organising a series of scientific roundtable meetings to build consensus on the role of a ‘Scientific Forum for Advancement of Mediterranean Diet Knowledge for Human Health ’. This work will enable all partners to showcase their ongoing commitment and existing Mediterranean Diet and Food-related initiatives, highlighting the shared dedication to advancing knowledge in this critical area. Cross-cutting Network Activities: Encouraging interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration Development of research and innovation projects Raising awareness through advocacy campaigns Delivery of scientific webinars and presentations Delivery of education sessions

Prof (Comm) Daniele Del Rio Parma, Italy NNEdPro Scientific Director daniele.delrio@unipr.it Professor Daniele Del Rio is a Full Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Parma, situated in Italy, where he holds the esteemed position of Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer. Additionally, he serves as the coordinator and administrator of the ONFOODS Foundation, a prominent research and innovation network specialising in food and nutrition sustainability, safety, and security. This Foundation represents the national Extended Partnership dedicated to food research, with a substantial value of €115 million. Comprising 26 partners, including universities, research centres, and private companies in the food sector, the Foundation commenced its operations in November 2022. Prof del Rio holds the position of Visiting Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University. His contributions to the field have garnered recognition, as evidenced by his inclusion among the Clarivate/Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers since 2014. Furthermore, he takes pride in being appointed as a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his significant scientific accomplishments.

Dr Minha Rajput-Ray Dundee, Scotland NNEdPro Medical Director, Head of Wellbeing Innovation @ Work Initiative (WInWIn) MBChB BSc (Hons) Ost Med ND DO DOccMed DDAM FRSPH Integrated & Lifestyle Medicine for Pain, Disability & Work Health m.rajput-ray@nnedpro.org.uk Dr Minha Rajput-Ray has a unique skillset in Integrative & Personalised & Lifestyle & Regenerative Medicine. She trained in Conventional Medicine at The University of Dundee, Scotland and was awarded the first NIHR (Walport) Academic Clinical Fellowship in Rheumatology and Pain at The University of Manchester and at The University of Cambridge, followed by further training in Occupational-Environmental and Disability Medicine in London. This is complemented by over 20 years of post-registration experience as a Registered Osteopath and Naturopath (1st Class Honours), thereby bridging disease-health and wellness via the 'toolkit' provided by The Curaidh Clinic in the East of Scotland. The Curaidh Clinic model has led to the successful implementation of integrated care pathways alongside standard medical care in liaison with Primary Care Services and Human Resources for the care of Corporate and Finance employees, NHS workers, Public Services (Teachers, Higher and Further Education staff, Law Enforcement Agencies: Police, Armed Forces, Probation Service), the Safety Critical Sector, Logistics (Road, Rail and Offshore), Heavy industry manufacturing, and Charitable Sector (including SMEs and Social Enterprises). This includes Clinical Nutrition, Botanicals, Manual Therapies, Bio-Feedback, Mind-Body Strategies and identification of environmental factors and infective agents causative of disease. Outcomes include increased productivity, reduced sickness absence; and, sustainable wellness reducing the impact of health-related disability.

Mediterranean Diet Forum The Mediterranean Diet Forum is being established as a scientific and strategic platform to advance knowledge, collaboration, and action around healthy dietary patterns. The inaugural roundtable, co-hosted by the Embassy of Italy in London and NNEdPro , brought together a select group of stakeholders across academia, healthcare, policy, and the food system to define the Forum’s vision, scope, and future direction. This microsite serves as an overview of the roundtable and the foundation for the Forum as it develops. About the Mediterranean Diet Forum The Mediterranean Diet Forum is envisaged as a joint UK–Italy initiative to explore and advance the principles of healthy dietary patterns, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean Diet. Positioned as a high-level scientific and strategic platform, the Forum will: Bring together interdisciplinary expertise across nutrition, healthcare, policy, and the food ecosystem Facilitate collaboration between academia, NGOs, industry, and public sector stakeholders Promote evidence-based understanding of the Mediterranean Diet and its wider applicability Support the development of scientific outputs, policy dialogue, and educational initiatives Through global networks spanning over 80 countries, the Forum aims to extend its reach well beyond Mediterranean regions, ensuring that knowledge is shared and applied in diverse contexts. Strategic Focus Areas Education and Training Delivering cutting-edge programmes for healthcare professionals, educators, and policymakers. Advocacy and Collaboration Building strong global networks to promote equitable health and food systems. Research and Innovation Advancing nutrition science through interdisciplinary studies and evidence synthesis. Sustainability Prioritising climate-conscious and sustainable practices in nutrition and health research. Inaugural Scientific Roundtable The inaugural roundtable marked the first step in establishing the Forum. Held on 21 April 2026 at the Embassy of Italy in the United Kingdom, this invitation-only meeting convened key opinion leaders to: Define the scientific foundations of the Forum Explore its strategic priorities and scope Identify opportunities for collaboration and impact Serving as the kickoff event of the Mediterranean Diet Forum, this initial gathering will inform a wider programme of activities, including future events, publications, and partnerships. Below is the agenda that the event followed: See the Event Photos In partnership We thank the Embassy of Italy in the United Kingdom for being among the first supporters of this initiative and for jointly co-developing this inaugural event. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing nutrition science, public health, and sustainable dietary practices. Looking Ahead This roundtable marks the beginning of a broader programme of work under the Mediterranean Diet Forum. Planned activities include: Future high-level convenings and roundtables Scientific publications and consensus statements Collaborative research and policy engagement Educational initiatives and knowledge dissemination As the Forum develops, we will engage with partners and supporters who share a commitment to advancing evidence-based nutrition and sustainable dietary patterns globally. About NNEdPro NNEdPro is a globally recognised think tank and academy working to improve health through nutrition. Our work focuses on: Developing evidence-based interventions to address malnutrition in all its forms Delivering education and training to integrate nutrition into clinical and public health practice Influencing policy to address health inequities and support sustainable impact Through research, innovation, and global collaboration, NNEdPro works across disciplines and sectors to advance nutrition science and its practical application. Forum members Principal Advisors Kathy Martyn Co-Editor-in-Chief, BMJ NPH Roberta Re Director, Cambridge Food Science Advisory Panel Ben Atkinson Public Health Nutritionist and Science Communications Advisor Catherine Hughes Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Ulster University Dominic Crocombe Gastroenterology specialty registrar, NHS Suzanne Piscopo Chairperson Faculty Doctoral Committee, Faculty of Education, University of Malta; Honorary President NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health and Senior Dean of the International Association of Nutrition Education Co-Chairs Federica Amati Nutrition Lead, Imperial College London School of Medicine; Associate Academic Director, NNEdPro Global Institute Shumone Ray Executive Director, NNEdPro Global Institute Co-ordinators Francesco Giurdanella Executive Officer, NNEdPro Global Institute Sarah Armes Senior Academic Officer, NNEdPro Global Institute Core Members Matheus Abrantes COO, NNEdPro Global Institute Priyanka Kotak Associate Academic Officer, NNEdPro Global Institute Linda Kwabi Registered Dietitian Martin Kohlmeier Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, SUNY Downstate Manelle Ramadan Independent Public Health Nutrition Consultant Suvetha Manoharan Data Analyst, NHS Kent & Midway Stakeholders Raffaella Cappello Founder, Seeds for Kids Giovanni Sacchi Director, Italian Trade Agency The below delegation from the University of Parma attended the inception event: Emanuele Castelli Angelo Buttignol Nicola Bergamaschi Perla Degli Innocenti Ludovica Di Lullo Cinzia Franchini Luca Romano Get Involved If you're interested in learning more about the Mediterranean Diet Forum or exploring future collaboration opportunities, please get in touch. 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NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health is an award-winning interdisciplinary think-tank, building upon over a decade of nutrition education, research and innovation. NNEdPro & Jampolis Family Nutrition and Education Research Fund The NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health is an independent and international think tank that believes everyone has the right to good nutrition. We develop adaptable and scalable educational models for strengthening nutrition capacity in food and health systems. Our education programme trains frontline healthcare professionals around the globe. We also provide direct support to vulnerable families and communities on the ground. We convene regional networks across six continents and collaborate with partners such as the World Health Organization and the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. As a collective, we influence whole food and health systems across the globe: from production to consumption and beyond into healthcare. We deliver training to food and health systems actors, including healthcare professionals worldwide, and all of our work is underpinned by ground-breaking academic and action research. One of our key Initiatives, the Mobile Teaching Kitchen, empowers communities by sharing knowledge and skills through the medium of nutrition education. It aims to enhance health and wellbeing for women, children and families across communities, especially working within marginalised communities. After the success of the initiative in India and Mexico, NNEdPro and the MTK initiative received the 2022 Program Impact Award from the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior in the USA and with generous support from the Jampolis Family we will be extending our work to address food and nutrition insecurity in the United States, in line with the 2022 White House initiative. We hope to build on the NNEdPro and Jampolis Family Nutrition Education and Research Fund by raising further and essential donor support to address malnutrition in all of its forms worldwide via our 10 regional networks and in line with the findings of multilateral organisations on the global needs assessment map on food and nutrition security. FUND MANAGEMENT TEAM Tecla Coleman Co-Convenor Dr Melina Jampolis Co-Convenor Prof Sumantra Ray NNEdPro Founding Chair, Chief Scientist and Executive Director Pauline Douglas NNEdPro Vice-Chair and Education Director Matheus Abrantes NNEdPro Assistant Director Sucheta Mitra NNEdPro Senior Operations Officer

< Key Outputs page KEY Outputs BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health Journal Site BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health is an open access, peer-reviewed nutrition journal publishing the latest evidence-based research on the impact of nutrition and lifestyle on the health of individuals and populations. The journal publishes robust research on the key determinants of health including the social, economic, and physical environment, as well as lifestyle and behaviour. It provides physicians and other frontline health professionals with key information they can apply in daily practice. The journal is co-owned by NNEdPro and published in association with the BMJ Group. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, reviews and brief reports. The journal aims to: Prof Sumantra Ray Prof Sumantra Ray, NNEdPro Chair, also published an editorial in the journal titled 'Tackling a tidal wave: sound nutrition knowledge today for a better tomorrow…'. Click here to read the editorial. “This journal gives 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.” Prof. Sumantra Ray , NNEdPro Founding Chair and Executive Director Martin Kohlmeier Editor-in-Chief, Martin Kohlmeier, director of the Human Research Core and the Nutrigenetics Laboratory at the University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Institute and NNEdPro Global Innovation Panel advisor, published a launch editorial titled 'Nutrition is a Hard Science'. Click here to read the editorial. "The Journal values contributions that advance practical and evidence-supported nutrition solutions for urgent health challenges. 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.” Prof. Martin Kohlmeier , Emeritus Editor-in-Chief & Consulting Editor Find out more about how to submit to BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. Announcement: BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health introduces new Co-Editors-in-Chief In February 2026, two new Co-Editors-in-Chief were introduced by BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. Dr Kathy Martyn and Dr Jimmy Louis will take the helm and continue to drive evidence-based practice and enhanced health outcomes. Read the Announcement Article collections BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health collections highlight some of the most innovative work published in the field of nutrition and lifestyle factors and are of significant relevance to everyone involved in nutrition research and clinical practice. They cover topics such as Diet Sustainability and Climate change; Global Food Security; and Food, Mood and Mental Health. All collections are open for submission. Find out more at BMJ NPH Collections . You might also like to browse: Latest BMJ NPH content Read our blog with the latest Metrics here . BMJ NPH Editorial Board Co-Editors-in-Chief K athy Martyn Jimmy Louie Emeritus Editor-in-Chief & Consulting Editor Martin Kohlmeier Assistant Editors Emmanuel Baah Paula Littlejohn Associate Editors Bryndís Eva Birgisdóttir Dagmar Hauner Dia Sanou Elizabeth Helzner Fotini Tsofliou Jeremy Woodward Jie Zhu Jose Luis Santos Martin Justine Keathley Kefeng Yang Mei Yen Chan Pao-Hwa Lin Rajna Golubic Rebecca Rudel Virginia (Ginnie) Uhley BMJ NPH Management Board NNEdPro Members Alan Flanagan Celia Laur Matheus Abrantes Pauline Douglas Samyyia Ashraf Shane McAuliffe Sumantra Ray – Co-Chair NNEdPro Social Media Support to BMJ NPH Gerald Cheruiyot BMJ Marketing Support to BMJ NPH Amelia Storck BMJ NPH Publishing Team Frank Greenwood – BMJ NPH Publisher Kathleen Lyons – BMJ NPH Head of Portfolio & Co-Chair of BMJ NPH Management Board BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health is accepting submissions Submit now