Global Nutrition

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Projects

• Study of Protein Transition and Amino Acids Profile in Malaysia and Indonesia

  This study explored aspects of the “protein transition” in two SE Asian countries at different levels of economic development: Malaysia and Indonesia. The study was specifically developed to understand the social aspect of the nutrition transition using qualitative and quantitative methods. Largely based on social sciences, the study will provide valuable additional insight to classical...

  Project Lead/PI: Adam Drewnowski

  Research Area(s): Global Nutrition, Social Determinants of Health

• Mekong River

  This study aims at exploring the impact of water flows on rice cultivation and fisheries in Cambodia which will be used as an example of how three critical issues- feeding people, generating energy and maintaining functioning ecosystems — can be addressed thoughtfully and progressively in the developing world. The team will study the relationship between...

  Project Lead/PI: Adam Drewnowski

  Research Area(s): Global Nutrition

• Fish, health, and vulnerable populations: Exploring the Potential for Policy and Diet Solutions

  On the US West Coast, rich and underutilized fishery resources exist alongside low income, nutritionally vulnerable populations. This pilot project aimed to examine the potential scope and mechanisms for improved utilization of available seafood to improve diets and reduce incidence of non-communicable disease burdens in poor and marginalized US coastal communities. It had the following...

  Project Lead/PI: Jennifer Otten

  Research Area(s): Food Access, Food Systems & Nutrition, Global Nutrition, Social Determinants of Health