Paul Haggarty
+44 (0)1224 438630
The Rowett Institute
Ashgrove Rd W
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Biography
My research is concerned with the dietary and social determinants of health across the life-course. The links between poor diet and health in the most deprived sectors of society are poorly understood and my work is designed to provide the knowledge to underpin the development of new ways to improve diet and break the persistence of disadvantage across the generations through the study of diet and epigenetics. This work involves the development of novel biological methodologies to study the food system as a whole; following nutrient flows from production to human consumption and their impact on health. This work is relevant to issues around provenance and authenticity, the effect of production methods on the nutrient composition of foods, the monitoring of nutrient intakes and health in the population, and the effect of food on human health.
