• Bioscience behind tackling obesity
• Public attitudes to diet and health research
• Topical issue: Obesity

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Strategic partnerships and 'research and technology clubs':

Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC)

A £10M, 5-year partnership between BBSRC and a consortium of leading companies (£1M), aimed at helping the food industry develop products that deliver enhanced health benefits for consumers.

Its themes are:

• Improved understanding of healthier diets - includes effect of food components on energy intake, and how foods might be designed to have precise nutritional properties
• Bioactives in foods - includes understanding of how beneficial compounds work and how health claims may be verified

• DRINC: Background

  Including Industry Club Members and Steering Group, general research areas and previous calls

• DRINC: Apply for funding

  Deadline for outlines, priority areas, how to apply