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NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health

The NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (commonly referred to as NNEdPro) is an international, interdisciplinary think-tank and training academy headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Founded in 2008, the institute focuses on integrating nutrition science into medical education, clinical practice, and public health policy.[1][2]

NNEdPro is led by its founding chair and executive director, Professor Sumantra Ray, a UK-licensed medical doctor and registered public health nutritionist.[3] He holds a fractional appointment as Professor of Global Nutrition, Health and Disease at Ulster University, and has held positions at Wolfson College, Cambridge and Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge.[3]

A core objective of NNEdPro is bridging what it describes as the "nutrition gap" in medical training, the limited time and weight given to nutrition within standard medical curricula.[4] One of NNEdPro's earliest research activities was an evaluation of a nutrition education intervention delivered to medical students across England, published in BMJ Open in 2012.[5]

The institute develops and evaluates standardised curricula for medical students and practitioners, with the aim of making nutrition a routine part of clinical care rather than an elective subject.[4][1] Research priorities for this work have been developed through an international consultation process, documented in BMJ Open in 2016.[1][failed verification]

In 2018, NNEdPro co-founded BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health with the BMJ Group. The journal was launched at the 4th NNEdPro International Summit in Cambridge in July 2018.[6] It is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)[7] and focuses on the role of nutrition in health maintenance and the prevention of chronic diseases.[6]

A 2020 study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, co-authored by NNEdPro researchers, synthesised UK medical students' and doctors' views on nutrition in medical education, highlighting the need for dedicated curriculum time.[8] NNEdPro has also contributed to the global architecture of nutrition training for health professionals providing an international blueprint for next steps.[9]

NNEdPro's flagship community initiative, the Mobile Teaching Kitchen International (MTKI), was recognised in 2022 with the Nutrition Education Program Impact Award from the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB).[10][11]

In April 2026, NNEdPro launched the Mediterranean Diet Scientific Forum at the Embassy of Italy in London with the aim to advance research, coordination, and global application of the Mediterranean dietary pattern. [12]

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  1. 1 2 3 Ray, S.; Udumyan, R.; Thompson, B.; Rajput-Ray, M.; Sharma, P.; Lodge, K.; Gandy, J.; Douglas, P.; Broughton, R.; Smart, S.; Wilson, R. "The Need for Nutrition Education Project (NNEdPro) – an educational intervention across UK Medical Schools to lay the foundations for good nutritional care". Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 69 (OCE7): E527. doi:10.1017/S0029665110004611. ISSN 1475-2719.
  2. ↑ Easter_FFI (2022-07-13). "Future Food Institute partners with the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health to promote nutrition that is healthy for humans and sustainable for the Planet". Future Food Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-03.
  3. 1 2 "NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health". www.ulster.ac.uk. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
  4. 1 2 "Putting nutrition education on the table: development of a curriculum to meet future doctors' needs". BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. 5 (2): 208. 2022. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000339.
  5. ↑ Ray, Sumantra; et al. (2012). "Evaluation of a novel nutrition education intervention for medical students from across England". BMJ Open. 2 (1) e000417. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000417. PMC 3277906. PMID 22327628.
  6. 1 2 "BMJ to launch new nutrition journal". InPublishing. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  7. ↑ "BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health". Directory of Open Access Journals. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  8. ↑ Macaninch, Elaine; et al. (2020). "Time for nutrition in medical education". BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health. 3 (1): 40–48. doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2019-000049. PMC 7664491. PMID 33235970.
  9. ↑ Lepre, Breanna; et al. (2022). "Global architecture for the nutrition training of health professionals: a scoping review and blueprint for next steps". PLOS Medicine. 5 (1): 106–117. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004020. PMC 9237864. PMID 35814726.
  10. ↑ "Awards". Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  11. ↑ "SNEB Award History 2022" (PDF). Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
  12. ↑ "Embassy of Italy in the UK and NNEdPro Global Institute advancing dialogue on the Mediterranean Diet with event to discuss Mediterranean Diet Scientific Forum".
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