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Paul Finglas

Research Leader

Research Area: Food Databanks

Contact Details:

Institute of Food Research,
Norwich Research Park,
Colney, Norwich,
NR4 7UA
UK
paul.finglas@ifr.ac.uk

Research interests

1. EuroFIR Director - responsible for the overall delivery of this NoE to the Commission including further development and exploitation of specific outputs including databank systems and software to deliver food composition information (including labelling) to a variety of users including industry, consumers and regulators.

2. Development and management of the UK food composition database and related activities in close co-operation with the food standards agency and other stakeholders.

3. To understand the mechanisms by which natural dietary folates and folic acid, consumed as part of the diet, contribute to the maintenance and promotion of health.  To provide the evidence to underpin re-evaluation of folate requirements, and dietary advice to promote optimal health and aging.

Selected Publications

Wright A. J. A., Dainty J. R., Finglas P. M. (2007)
Folic acid metabolism in humans revisited: potential implications for proposed mandatory folic acid fortification in the UK
British Journal of Nutrition 98 667-675
DOI:10.1017/S0007114507777140

Recent Publications

Bell S., Colombani P. C., Pakkala H., Christensen T., Moller A., Finglas P. M. (2011)
Food composition data: Identifying new uses, approaching new users
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 24 (4-5) 727-731 S1
DOI:10.1016/j.jfca.2011.03.001
Black L., Moller A., Roe M., Walton J., Flynn A., Finglas P., Kiely M. (2011)
Development of an on-line Irish food composition database for nutrients
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 24 (7) 1017-1023
DOI:10.1016/j.jfca.2011.01.015
Bouckaert K. P., Slimani N., Deharveng G., Vignat J., Wright A. J. A., Witthoft C. M., Finglas P. M. (2010)
Critical evaluation of folate data in European and international databases: recommendations for standardisation in international nutritional studies.
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 55 (1) 166-180
Finglas P. M., Khokhar S., Marletta L., Shahar D. R., Farre R., Ireland J., Jansen-van der Vliet M., De Henauw S. (2010)
New food composition data on selected ethnic foods consumed in Europe
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64 (Supplement 3) S82 to S87
Finglas P. M., Marletta L., Camilli E., Turrini A., Scardella P., Spada R., Piombo L., Khokhar S., Carnovale E. (2010)
The nutritional composition of selected ethnic foods consumed in Italy
British Nutrition Foundation Nutrition Bulletin 35 350-356
Finglas P. M., Plumb J., Kroon P., Kierly M., Black L. J., Larsen J. C., Speijers G. J., Kapsokefalou M., Sheehan D. (2010)
EuroFIR eBASIS: application for health claims submissions and evaluations
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64 (Supplement 3) S101 to S107
Finglas P. M., Weichselbaum E., Buttriss J. L. (2010)
The 3rd International EuroFIR Congress 2009: European Food Composition Data for Better Diet, Nutriition and Food Quality
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64 (Supplement 3) S1-S3
Finglas P. M., Weichselbaum E., Buttriss J. L. (2010)
"The 3rd International EuroFIR Congress 2009: European Food Composition Data for Better Diet, Nutrition, and Food Quality"
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64 (Supp) S1-S3
DOI:10. 1038/ejcn.2010.201
Kiely M., Black L., Plumb J. A., Kroon P. A., Hollman P. C., Larsen J. C., Speijers G. J., Kapsokefalou M., Sheehan D., Gry J., Finglas P. M. F. (2010)
Eurofir eBASIS (Bioactive Substances in Food Information System):application for health claims submissions and evaluations
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64 (3) S101-107
Wright A. J. A., King M. J., Finglas P. M. (2010)
Folate-supplemented oral contraceptives: Does 6S-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (Metafolin) offer advantages over folic acid?
Gynaecology Forum Vol. 15 (No. 4 2010) p29-p32
Wright A. J. A., King M. J., Wolfe C. A., Powers H. J., Finglas P. M. (2010)
Comparison of (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid versus folic acid as the reference folate in longer-term human dietary intervention studies assessing the relative bioavailability of natural food folates: comparative changes in folate status following a 16-week placebo controlled study in healthy adults
British Journal of Nutrition 103 (5) 724-729

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