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Dr Anne Nugent

School of Biological Sciences
Dr Anne Nugent

Dr Anne Nugent

School of Biological Sciences

Collection and utilisation of data from national food consumption databases to understand how foods, nutrients, food ingredients and food borne chemicals can influence health. She is also interested in how this data can be used to underpin public health policy relating to nutrition and food safety and to guide product development.

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  • A.Nugent@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4167

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  • Understanding how the foods we consume can influence our health and what we can do to make them more healthful.

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  • RTE - Trans fats - The difference between good and bad fats
  • Irish Examiner - Survey: 26% of Irish men are obese
  • The Downey Obesity Report - Denmark pulls back on fat taxes
  • The Journal - Obesity on the rise in Ireland, survey shows

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