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This research theme is about understanding how the composition of our food affects health at each life stage.
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We investigate the effects of nutrition, preterm birth and exercise on growth, metabolism and the risk of disease in later life.
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We investigate the role of nutrition in promoting health throughout the life course.
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This area of research is about discovering how early nutrition determines future health and how we can reverse the pathways to obesity and diabetes.
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