Public Food and Nutrition

If you are interested in the diet of the public, whether this be focused on a specific class, race or age, this topic could be the best one for you! Take a look at a few examples below:

Example public food and nutrition dissertation topic 1:

Obesity, diet and social class: A case study in Basildon

A qualitative study of children and adults: this dissertation seeks to evaluate different levels of obesity amongst lower socio-economic groups and the upper middle class between the council housing estates and leafy suburbs of Basildon. Thereafter, perceptions as to the value of diets are assessed amongst the same groups. Working with a total of 40 volunteers and basing this primary research in existing secondary data this is a dissertation that enables theories of nutrition and health well-being to be placed into a real life context.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Darmon, N. and Drewnowski, A. (2008). Does social class predict diet quality? The American journal of clinical nutrition, 87(5), pp. 1107-1117.
• Gerald, L. B., Anderson, A., Johnson, G. D., Hoff, C. and Trimm, R. F. (2006). Social class, social support and obesity risk in children. Child: Care, Health and Development, 20(3), pp. 145-163.
• Zaninotto, P., Head, J., Stamatakis, E., Wardle, H. and Mindell, J. (2009). Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(2), pp. 140-146.