LSHTM Nutrition Group
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A multi-disciplinary group of researchers working to improve nutrition worldwide, through world-class research and our MSc on Nutrition for Global Health.
London
Joined April 2023
Interested in taking a one-off module on nutrition for global health? We offer courses on maternal and child nutrition, nutrition in emergencies, and nutrition-related chronic disease!
lshtm.ac.uk
Individual intensive modules are a great way to expand your knowledge and gain new skills whilst not requiring the same time commitment as a full master's programme.Our modules focus on a range of
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🌟 #D4N2024 is almost here! The region’s premier nutrition conference featuring: ✨ Interactive learning labs ✨ Thought-provoking plenaries ✨ Thematic deep dives 🗓️ Save the dates: Dec 3-5 📍 Attend in Sri Lanka or online 🎟️ Register today: https://t.co/NVGGOzSN8Z
@IFPRI @CGIAR
🔔Introducing #D4N2024's Thematic Session on Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Pathways! Join us as we spotlight groundbreaking research & impactful implementations from across #SouthAsia, ft. presentations from 🇧🇩Bangladesh, 🇮🇳India, & 🇳🇵Nepal. 🌟 https://t.co/aru2vaArq7
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Excited to be at the #CongressOfNutrition, Belgrade, Serbia. https://t.co/ZkJoa8I5r8
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Interested in nutrition and economics? Check out this exciting PhD studentship on "Cumulative effects of gender inequality on chronic disease and mortality risk across the life course", with Helen Harris-Fry & Tim Powell-Jackson. https://t.co/6Oi2iAOrtV
@HelenFry1 @LSHTM_GHECO
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We have great pleasure in welcoming @FannySandalinas to the #INFUSION team! Fanny is a micronutrients expert & has joined @LSHTM to focus on processing the diet data, linking with food prices, and inputting her expertise in the demand creation activities. https://t.co/6bezdNF0m0
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🟡Small-scale farmers grow 1/3 of the 🌏's food, but receive only 1.7% of global climate finance – a tiny fraction of what they need to cope with the #ClimateCrisis. This must change. 🌾💰 #GoodFood4All #COP29
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👶🧒 The Research Consortium for School Health & Nutrition held a symposium at the 9th African Nutrition Conference highlighting the importance of nutrition beyond the first 1,000 days of life Read the write-up:
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Join Edesia for a webinar on integrating lipid-based nutrient supplements into early childhood nutrition! 🗓️Nov 13 2024 🕒3-4pm GMT https://t.co/V2NGnEV15p
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🌱 Our next seminar will unpack the inequities throughout the research process, using an example from food system, nutrition, and health research 🗓️ Wednesday 20 November 🕰️ 12:30 GMT 📍 Online | LSHTM Details ⬇️ https://t.co/FUoIJ0Getn
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🍴The Research Consortium for School Health & Nutrition recently held their Annual Showcase, providing a tour of the latest evidence on school meals 👀Watch the recordings to hear about the benefits for child wellbeing, nutrition, education & more:
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🇦🇺🤱Online launch of the Australian Breastfeeding Association Bushfire Project - resources for infant feeding in emergencies 📅 14 Nov at 8 AM GMT. All resources have been co-produced with families https://t.co/YIsGV7qKwa
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⚡️Dangerous liaisons: how conflicts of interest undermine public health and policy ⚡️ Join the discussion with WHO, BMJ and RCP on Wed 20 Nov, 6.30PM, in person at RCP or online. RSVP by 8th. https://t.co/IpzOtvogQ5
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(In)Equity across the research continuum in food system & nutrition research Join this @LSHTMEvaluation seminar on inequities in the research process, & how they shape our approaches to public health 📍 Keppel St & Online 🗓️ Wed 20 Nov ⏰ 12:30 - 13:45 https://t.co/RDn9FRseFQ
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Inequities throughout the research process are increasingly recognized as shaping the approach and solutions identified to address public health problems. In this seminar, we will present an empirical
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🔥Check out this work led by @emilyfivian @LSHTM_Nutrition on equity in nutrition & agricultural programs! @digitalgreenorg @EkjutIndia @HelenFry1 👐Who participates? 😄Who benefits? ⚖️Can programs reduce inequalities? 🤔Do they risk widening them?
What do intersectional analyses reveal about the equity of nutrition-sensitive agri intervention⁉️They show that focusing on single dimensions risk missing the full picture - & who gets left behind 🔍 See our preprint for more: https://t.co/MvfgNs9izc
@HelenFry1 @Bhavani1Shankar
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🤱🏿Check out this new paper that investigates how to strengthen care for small and infants! Out now in Maternal Child Nutrition. https://t.co/uaI7fdhfVd 👏@MaireNiChraith @GlobalHealthNut and team!
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Great to see @LSHTM_Nutrition @LSHTM_Planet members submitting written evidence for the house of Lords on the "Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system" https://t.co/3lZkR8kyAy
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👀Check out this comment by Yates, Kadiyala @MeganDeeney et al @LSHTM_Nutrition
https://t.co/MCM5b1S786 🔴 Drivers & harms of UPFs and plastics are intimately linked 🔴This makes it hard to understand the full extent of their impacts 🟢But offers options to address them together
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Globalization and Health - Among the crises engulfing the world is the symbiotic rise of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics. Together, this co-dependent duo generates substantial profits for...
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Wonderful to meet up with our alumni, Ashlyn and Lucrezia at the IFSTAL launch at SOAS!
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How can we democratise and decolonise food and nutrition? Learn and contribute to this important discussion at the upcoming summit by NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. Join in Kolkata and online from 17 to 20 December. https://t.co/Zsfpo97GuL
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A warm welcome to our new MSc Nutrition for Global Health students! We hope you enjoyed welcome week, and have a wonderful and enriching year with us 🎉 🙏 Big thanks to our wonderful alumni who helped welcome our new students to LSHTM🎓
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Check out this article celebrating #WorldFoodDay, by @TafMabhaudhi from @LSHTM_Nutrition & others at Water Research Commission of South Africa. They highlight the potential of underutilised crops to strengthen food systems facing climate uncertainty.
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