Institute of Food & Health
Mission Statement
The Institute aims to foster research across disciplines and it will seek to influence policy at both national and European level. It will also promote public awareness of food and health issues and will engage with international researchers in the related areas.
Under PRTLI Cycle 4 the Institute received almost €9.5 million as well as over €18million in research funding from sources other than the HEA.
The Institute hosts 27 Principal Investigators, 53 postdoctoral researchers and 121 PhD students.
Facts about the Institute of Food and Health:
- Researchers in the Institute of Food and Health are investigating milk to see if it is really intelligent.
- Researchers in the Institute of Food and Health are trying to identify supertasters who may perceive foods as much more creamy or sweet than other types of tasters, and this may have an effect on the amount of fat they consume.
- ‘‘YUK! I’m not eating that!!’’ - Is it genetic? Do children eat according to their genetic programming? Researchers in the Institute of Food and Health are looking to see if not liking your greens may really be in your genes!
http://www.ucd.ie/foodandhealth/
