About us
Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health was opened as the Functional Food Centre in February 2009 by Professor Jeya Henry and his Nutrition and Food Research Group, which has offered research and consultancy services to the food industry for more than 25 years.
Our research
OxBCNH carries out work on behalf of a diverse range of clients from the health and food industry. We partner with manufacturers, retailers and suppliers ranging from small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) to multinational global organisations. Our current research focus is glycaemic control, obesity and inflammation. We are internationally recognised as being a leading centre for research into glycaemic response and are the only centre accredited by the Glycemic Index Foundation in Europe. We continue to be one of the largest centres in Europe working in this area.
We run small to large scale nutrition trials to determine the impact of an intervention on human participants. From testing products for weight loss to determining the levels of polyphenols absorbed into the body.
For Centre research and publication please see our blog.
For an overview of our academic activity please see our applied research website.
Meet the team
Our team all contribute to the successful research carried out by the centre. All OxBCNH staff are trained in Good Clinical Practice and are members of the Association for Nutrition.
