Abstract: . . .  nutrition Page 1 1 MRC/BBSRC FORESIGHT ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME IN HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH A REVIEW OF STRATEGIC PRIORITIES January 2001 Page 2 2 CONTENTS Executive summary page 3 1. Background to the review page 4 2. Human Nutrition Research in the UK page 5 2.1 Current structures . . .
. . .  including the relative role of dietary factors in the aetiology and treatment of chronic disease. - Nutritional implications of the Human Genome Mapping Project , including the determination of individual susceptibility to disease. Page 20 20 MRC-BBSRC FORESIGHT ASSOCIATE PROGRAMME ANNEX 4 in Human Nutrition Research CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CONSULTATION Dr G Andrews Northern Foods Dr M Ashwell OBE Ashwell Associates Professor D Barker MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit Dr W Blackstock GlaxoWellcome Research . . .
. . .  £144k Toxicology Unit (Leicester) £346k Dunn Human Nutrition Unit (Cambridge) (*) £2,958k Resource Centre for Human Nutrition Research (Cambridge) (*) £2,469k Sub-total direct spend £5,917k TOTAL £7,728k (*) These figures exclude the start-up costs associated with the setting up of these two Units following the reorganisation of the Dunn Nutrition Unit Page 24 24 Table 1: INDIRECT SUPPORT IN 1999/2000 Prospective study of diet and chronic disease Influence of maternal diet on early mammalian development . . .
. . .  and Bone Health ii) Micronutrient Status Research iii) Nutrition and Health Research iv) Nutritional Epidemiology v) Stable Isotope Research Page 25 25 BBSRC EXPENDITURE ON DIET AND HEALTH Annex 7 1. Direct support at BBSRC Institute of Food Research Programmes Estimated Budget 2000/2001 1. DIET AND THE GI TRACT Cell and molecular biology of the gut. £530,000 Effects of foodborne glucosinolates on human health. £ 26,335 2. ORGANIC MICRONUTRIENTS Bioactivity and bioavailability of organicmicrocomponents . . .
. . .  Bioactivity and bioavailability of organicmicrocomponents of fruit and vegetables. £640,000 Folates: from food to functionality optimal health. £ 45,000 Fruit and vegetables for health. £ 7,920 3. PHYTOCHEMICALS Health implications of phytochemicals in human diet. £750,000 Bioactive constituents in food plants information system. £ 4,246 Health implication of natural non-nutrient antioxidants (polyphenols): bioavailability and colon carcinogenesis. £70,500  . . .
. . .  Nutrient and Energy Turnover vi) Proteomics and Bioinformatics MRC Resource Centre for Human Nutrition Research (HNR ) HNR has 5 funded research sections: i) Nutrition and Bone Health ii) Micronutrient Status Research iii) Nutrition and Health Research iv) Nutritional Epidemiology v) Stable Isotope Research Page 25 25 BBSRC EXPENDITURE ON DIET AND HEALTH Annex 7 1. Direct support at BBSRC Institute of Food Research Programmes Estimated Budget 2000/2001 1. DIET AND THE GI TRACT Cell and molecular biology . . .
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