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Food and Nutrition Board

Established in 1940, the Food and Nutrition Board studies issues of national and global importance on the safety and adequacy of the U.S. food supply; establishes principles and guidelines for good nutrition; and provides authoritative judgment on the relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health maintenance and disease prevention.

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The Food Forum 30th Anniversary Symposium

Workshop

Completed

BMI and Beyond: Considering Context in Measuring Obesity and its Applications

Workshop

Completed

The Role of Advanced Computation, Predictive Technologies, and Big Data Analytics Related to Food and Nutrition Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Using Systematic Reviews to Support the Dietary Reference Intakes: A Letter Report

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Assessing Human Requirements for Carbohydrate: A Webinar

Workshop

Recently Completed

Exploring the Science on Measures of Body Composition, Body Fat Distribution, and Obesity: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and Human Health

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Growth and Development

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children under Age 2: Scoping of Promising Interventions to Implement at the Community or State-Level

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Defining Progress in Obesity Solutions through Structural Changes: A Third Workshop in the Series

Workshop

Completed

Defining Populations for Dietary Reference Intake Recommendations: A Letter Report

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Alternative Protein Sources: Balancing Food Innovation, Sustainability, Nutrition, and Health

Workshop

Completed

Engaging Communities in Addressing Structural Drivers of Obesity: A Second Workshop in the Series

Workshop

Completed

Sustainability Implications of the Ukraine Conflict and Global Food Security: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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