HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research

Projects and Research Groups

The overall aim of the HRB Centre for Diet and Health Research is to contribute to the evidence base for public policy, health promotion and clinical practice on the prevention and management of obesity, diabetes and related metabolic disorders. The objectives of the Centre are addressed in five discrete but interlinked research clusters:  

• Cluster 1 Population health modelling
• Cluster 2 Diet, obesity and health in pregnancy and childhood
• Cluster 3 Diet, obesity and health in adults
• Cluster 4 Management of morbid obesity
• Cluster 5 Consumer cognitive response to food