New network will pool nutrition expertise to tackle global health problems

Keeping the growing global population healthy means not only boosting food production, but balancing our nutritional needs in line with our health. As the incidence of obesity and diabetes continues to rise, increasing prevalence of chronic health conditions and mortality, focusing on what we eat and how it affects our health is increasingly important. The launch of a new network at Imperial is hoping to tackle some of the major health issues relating to food and nutrition by drawing on the expertise of researchers from a number of faculties, and making the College a beacon for nutrition research. Imperial's Ryan O'Hare spoke to Professor Gary Frost , chair in nutrition and dietetics at the College and head of the new network, to find out more. What is the Nutrition Network?. The Nutrition and Food Network is about bringing people with diverse backgrounds together to focus on problems which are associated with diet, many of which are currently intractable health problems, such as obesity and type II diabetes, where there seems to be no solution to the increasing burden. What shape are things in?.