When it comes right down to it,
food is practically the whole
story every time.
- Kurt Vonnegut, Galápagos
Researching & Communicating
Nutrition in the 21st Century
P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS
Friday, February 27, 2015
Food+ Research Symposium | Harvard University
Cooking & Eating the PK Way: Nutrition Confusion Ends Here.
Economy
Society
Nutrition Ecology: The “New” Nutrition
It’s not just about you.
Environment
Health
Metz M, Hoffman I. Nutrients 2010: 2; 496-504; doi:10.3390/nu2050496.
Obesity: A Matter of Health
Hypertension
Depression
Pulmonary disease
Cataracts
Stroke
Nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease
Coronary heart disease
Metabolic Syndrome
Gall bladder disease
Severe pancreatitis
Gynecologic abnormalities
Osteoarthritis
Cancer
Phlebitis
Skin
Gout
From: The Obesity Society. http://naaso.org 102007
Dietary Patterns
The whole is greater
than the sum of its parts.
Empirical
Theoretical
(a posteriori)
(a priori)
Factor
analysis
Cluster
analysis
Overall
quality
Reduced rank
regression
Diversity /
Variety
Food- / nutrientbased scores
Systems Science
Diet is part of a larger risk profile including
lifestyle, genetics, environment.
Summary
ofare
thepeople
Science
So why
slowly killing
Plant-based,
energy-balanced
themselves
and diets:
the planet through
Lower weight, less disease, higher quality of life, longevity.
sub-optimal diets?
And better for the planet, too.
When it comes right down to it,
food is practically the whole
story every time. (Kurt Vonnegut, Galápagos)
And how that story ends is up to us.
Thank you!
P.K. Newby, ScD, MPH, MS
pknewby.com
Cooking & Eating the PK Way: Nutrition Confusion Ends Here.