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Ultra-processed foods: Why Public Health warnings could backfire
Premature warnings to consumers to avoid eating all ultra-processed food products have likely social costs and may harm the health of people facing food poverty - at least in the short term.
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Eating ourselves to death: How the modern diet is destroying our bodies and our planet
One of the UK's leading food reform campaigners has been chosen to deliver the last in a decade-long series of prestigious talks at Aberdeen University.
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Aberdeen Professor joins nutrition advisory body
Alex Johnstone, Professor in Human Nutrition, Theme Lead for Nutrition, Obesity and Disease at the Rowett Institute, is to join The British Nutrition Foundation Advisory Committee.
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Cuthbertson Prize 2024: Ed's lecture is very much the judges' cup of tea
Talks about tea and prison food are best of excellent set of entries
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Hemp and hydrogen among innovative science shared with Deputy First Minister
Scotland's Deputy First Minister has had a taste of the future with hemp-based pancakes.
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Environmental case for vertical farming stacks up - according to new study
Growing lettuce on stacked shelves in high-tech greenhouses could be as good for the environment as growing them in fields and could save 8,000 hectares of land in the UK, according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Surrey.
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Step forward gives "new hope" to people with rare condition
Research into an “exciting potential new avenue” towards treating a rare and sometimes life-threatening disorder has generated another promising result. Scientists at the Rowett Institute have been looking further into the future use of gene therapy to help individuals with lipodystrophy. At present there is no cure for the debilitating condition –...
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Could eating little and often be the key to weight loss?
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute will investigate whether eating two or five meals within the same time frame has an impact on appetite control and obesity in women.
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Rowett research showcased in podcast series
Four episodes of farming-focused show feature leading researchers' work to improve the health of our people and our planet
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RSE award success for University of Aberdeen
Seven University of Aberdeen research projects have been selected at the spring 2024 RSE Research Awards open call.