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Nutritional Epidemiology

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Module leads

Aurora Pérez-Cornago Aurora Perez-Cornago

Nerys Astbury

Learning objective:

  • To understand the design, conduct, statistical analysis and interpretation of nutritional epidemiological studies, and to appreciate the impact of nutritional factors on common diseases.

Sessions:

  1. The importance of diet on population health
  2. Measurement of dietary intake
  3. Diet and cancer
  4. International nutrition
  5. Diet and obesity
  6. Diet and cardiovascular disease
  7. Public health policies to improve diet
  8. Taxes
  9. Sustainable diets and Health
  10. Consolidation

“Oxford has a renowned centre for population health... big studies change how we view population health”.

Peter Ho, MSc Graduate

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Alyssa Fitzpatrick, MSc Graduate.