Imperial College London
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Michael A Crawford PhD, FRSB, FRCPath

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)7725 250 541michael.crawford Website CV

 
 
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Location

 

H 3.34Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Crawford:2013:10.1177/0260106015613866,
author = {Crawford, MA},
doi = {10.1177/0260106015613866},
journal = {Nutr Health},
pages = {171--179},
title = {Non-communicable diseases, mental ill-health: Is it a failure of the food system?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106015613866},
volume = {22},
year = {2013}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The rise in brain disorders and mental ill-health is the most serious crisis facing the survival of humanity. Starting from an understanding of the origins of the nervous system and the brain, together with its nutritional requirements, the present direction of the food system since World War II (WWII) can be seen as departing from the biological essence of brain chemistry and its nutritional needs. Such advances in the food system would lead to epigenetic changes. Improper maternal/foetal nutrition is considered in this manner to lead to heart disease, stroke and diabetes in later life. Is there any reason why the brain would not be similarly susceptible to a nutritional background departing from its specific needs? The changing food system likely bears responsibility for the rise in mental ill health that has now overtaken all other burdens of ill health. Its globalisation is threatening civil society.
AU  - Crawford,MA
DO  - 10.1177/0260106015613866
EP  - 179
PY  - 2013///
SN  - 0260-1060
SP  - 171
TI  - Non-communicable diseases, mental ill-health: Is it a failure of the food system?
T2  - Nutr Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106015613866
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26715646
VL  - 22
ER  -
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