Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships

Webinar

Assessment of AI to Develop Evidence and Guide Nutrition and Dietary Recommendations

January 21, 2026

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Upcoming

About

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships will hold a virtual public webinar on January 21, 2026, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET. Speakers will explore how to help different audiences understand and learn how to evaluate and assess AI generated nutrition evidence.

Contact

Alice Vorosmarti

avorosmarti@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships - Open Session with Sponsors

December 5, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

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About

During this open session, the standing committee will meet with sponsors. More details and the livestream will be posted on this webpage.

Contact

Ann Yaktine

ayaktine@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Webinar

Communication to Bridge the Gap Between Food Production and Nutrition and Health: A Workshop

May 30, 2024

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

Past

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Materials

Speaker Bios

About

A virtual public workshop will be held on May 30 to explore issues related to communication among food producers, researchers, and consumers on agriculture and farming and their impact on nutrition and health.

Organizing Project

Communication to Bridge the Gap Between Food Production and Nutrition and Health: A Workshop

Contact

Alice Vorosmarti

avorosmarti@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: Interpretation and Application of Meta-Analysis to Evaluate the Totality of Evidence

October 3, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

The National Academies' Food and Nutrition Board will be hosting a workshop series in September and October 2023 to discuss the usefulness of meta-analysis as a tool in nutrition research and for developing nutrition policy. The third and final workshop in the series will explore the interpretation and application of Meta-Analyses to policy related to nutrition. The objectives of the session are:

To recognize the risk of bias and publication bias on interpretation of results
To describe the impact of data errors on the conclusions of the meta-analysis
To describe the process for evaluating the strength of the totality of evidence, with consideration of the type of study designs (observational and interventions), and associated risk of bias
To describe the different applications of meta-analysis to research and policy and considerations of evidence evaluation for each

Organizing Project

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

Contact

Takyera Robinson

(202) 334-1517
trobinson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: Best Practices of Conducting Meta-Analysis

September 25, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

The National Academies’ Food and Nutrition Board will be hosting a workshop series in September and October 2023 to discuss the usefulness of meta-analysis as a tool in nutrition research and for developing nutrition policy. The second workshop in the series will address best practices for conducting a Meta-Analysis, especially in the context of nutrition. The objectives of the session are:

To use best practices for screening data for potential data errors
To utilize a system for evaluation of risk of bias of study design
To utilize a system for evaluation of study results, including precision and consistency of estimates, and the potential for publication bias
To explain how to interpret the results of meta-analysis, what to do if assumptions are violated, and whether it is expected to have higher statistical heterogeneity for nutrition studies

Organizing Project

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

Contact

Takyera Robinson

(202) 334-1517
trobinson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: Planning of Meta-Analysis

September 19, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)

Past

Materials

About

The National Academies’ Food and Nutrition Board will be hosting a workshop series in September and October 2023 to discuss the usefulness of meta-analysis as a tool in nutrition research and for developing nutrition policy. The first workshop in the series will feature presentations that will provide an overview of meta-analysis. Objectives of the session will be:

To be able to apply criteria to select studies for inclusion in meta-analysis
To plan for subgroup and sensitivity analyses when planning a meta-analysis
To use an appropriate data management system for extracting data

Organizing Project

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

Contact

Takyera Robinson

(202) 334-1517
trobinson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships Meeting - Open Session with Sponsors

June 7, 2023

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (ET)

Past

About

Standing Committee members will meet with Sponsors to discuss feedback from previous workshops within the calendar year.

Contact

Ann Yaktine

ayaktine@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: A Workshop Series - Meeting 1

April 27, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

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About

The planning committee for the Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy: A Workshop Series will hold its first meeting on April 27, 2023. During this meeting, there will be an open session to discuss the planning committee's task with the project sponsors. Meeting Logistics are forthcoming.

Organizing Project

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

Contact

Takyera Robinson

(202) 334-1517
trobinson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships Meeting - Open Session with Sponsors

March 30, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Contact

Takyera Robinson

trobinson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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