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Dr Crystal Smith-Spangler, the lead author of the latest review, said there were many reasons why people chose to eat organic, including animal welfare or environmental concerns.
MagnifyCrystal Smith-Spangler, MD   Instructor (Research), Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford School of Medicine and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Center for Health Care Evaluation; Stanford Health Policy AffiliateCHP/PCOR117 Encina CommonsStanford, CA 94305-6019csmithsp@stanford.edu(650) 725-4793 (voice) 
Crystal Smith-Spangler is a practicing internist, Instructor (Research) in the Division of General Medical Disciplines in the Stanford School of Medicine, and Stanford Health Policy Affiliate. She is interested in helping patients, providers, and policy makers make informed decisions on treatment and policy options for common, costly health conditions. She uses decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, meta-analysis, and observational data to understand ways to improve these decisions, focusing on cardiovascular disease and obesity. In previous work, she has examined the impact of pedometer use on weight loss and other outcomes, the strategies to reduce population sodium intake, and the financial impact of diabetes on individuals in the developing world.As a research fellow at Stanford, Smith-Spangler was recognized with the 2010 Junior Investigator Award by Annals of Internal Medicine for her article, “Population Strategies to Decrease Sodium Intake and the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.”Smith-Spangler graduated from Duke University with a BS in Biology and minor in Health Policy, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Mauritania, West Africa) in health/water sanitation, and received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at Stanford in 2008 and a Masters of Science in Health Services Research at Stanford in 2010. OTHER AFFILIATIONSVA Physician Fellow in Health Services Research and Development
Prof Alan Dangour, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who carried out that work, said: "Consumers select organic foods for a variety of reasons, however this latest review identifies that at present there are no convincing differences between organic and conventional foods in nutrient content or health benefits.
"Hopefully this evidence will be useful to consumers."
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE
INTEGRATING AGRICULTURAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH
SENIOR APPOINTMENT IN NUTRITION-SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been awarded a £3.5m grant 
by the Leverhulme  Trust to develop an innovative programme to link agriculture and health 
research for international development in the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on 
Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH). The Centre brings together research groups from six colleges 
in the  University of London, comprising economists, sociologists, anthropologists, nutritionists 
and epidemiologists to develop a programme of inter-sectoral and inter-disciplinary research, 
supported by new appointments, studentships and courses.
We are seeking to make a Senior Appointment to join the Leverhulme Centre in the arena of 
nutrition-sensitive development with a particular emphasis on inter-sectoral development 
initiatives to improve nutrition outcomes. Candidates will demonstrate expert skills and 
intellectual leadership with a particular focus on research which evaluates the impact of 
interventions and policies from a range of sectors including agriculture on nutrition and health 
outcomes. The post holder will have a strong academic research background and must be able 
to demonstrate evidence of intersectoral research that will help to build collaborations between 
LCIRAH research groups and the wider academic community.
Senior Appointment in  Nutrition-Sensitive Development, London School of  Hy