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Formation | since 1992 |
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Purpose | Human Nutrition Clinical Research |
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Director | Pr Martine Laville (CRNH Rhône Alpes) |
Website | www |
The Centres de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine or CRNHs is a network of human nutrition research centres in France. Their goal is to improve the knowledge on the functional properties of food, metabolism, and human physiology, ranging from basic research to the study of behaviours and their impact on health. France has four CRNHs which share common tools and complementary scientific skills that allow them to develop multi-center programs using their platforms and specific skills.
CRNHs missions
- Create a research pole of experts
- Coordinate and lead multicentric research program to improve the knowledge in human nutrition
- Create a platform between laboratories and hospitals for the translational research
- Answer to public health major issues by giving a scientific answer to the nutrition problem
Organisation
Director : Pr Martine Laville (CRNH Rhône Alpes)
Co-directors : Pr Noel Cano (CRNH Auvergne), Alain Grynberg (CRNH Ile de France), Pr Michel Krempf (CRNH Ouest)
In France there is now four CRNH having common tools and complementary scientific skills.
CRNH Ouest

Target tissues
- Perinatal nutrition
- Brain and enteric nervous system
- Lipids and chronic diseases
- Allergy
CRNH Auvergne

Nutrition in elderly and in chronic diseases
- Skeletal Muscle and Bone: sarcopenia and osteoporosis
- Cardiovascular : prevention of metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis, metabolomics, food metabolome
- Gastro-intestinal: digestive pain, microbiota
- Hormone-dependent cancer: nutrition, breast and prostate cancer
CRNH Ile de France

Human dietary behaviour
- Nutritional Epidemiology and cohorts, food economy
- Adipose tissue
- Cardiovascular
- Gastro-intestinal
- Endocrinology
CRNH Rhône Alpes

Obesity, Diabetes, Physical Activity
- Nutrition, health and well-being,
- Clinical nutrition, aging and chronic diseases
- Health properties of food and diet
- Lipid/lipoprotein metabolism and cardio metabolic risks
- Relationship between sedentary behaviour and health consequences