At the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, we investigate how diet, genes, the microbiome, and lifestyle shape long-term health. Drawing on the unique TwinsUK cohort, we combine twin comparisons with deep phenotyping and multi-omic data (including genomics, metabolomics, and microbiome sequencing) to disentangle complex relationships between diet and health.
Our nutrition research includes running randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to test the effects of dietary interventions on health, helping us understand how specific nutrients, foods and dietary patterns impact human biology as well as exploring different metabolomics datasets for metabolic markers of dietary exposures. By integrating observational data with interventional studies, we’re building an evidence base to inform real-world nutrition strategies that support healthy ageing and disease prevention.