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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 Role of Science, Technology, and Communication in Advancing Healthful Foods and Diets: A Workshop

Workshop

Exploring New Evidence on Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes: A Workshop

Workshop

Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment, Body Weight Management, and Related Health Outcomes in Adults: A Workshop

Workshop

Re-Thinking the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for the 21st Century: A Letter Report

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Protein Quality and Growth Monitoring Studies to Satisfy Quality Factor Requirements for Infant Formula

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

Consensus/Advisory Activity

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

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Assessing Human Requirements for Carbohydrate: A Webinar

Workshop

Defining Populations for Dietary Reference Intake Recommendations: A Letter Report

Consensus/Advisory Activity

A Standing Committee for the Review of the Dietary Reference Intakes Framework

Standing Committee

Projects

The Role of Science, Technology, and Communication in Advancing Healthful Foods and Diets: A Workshop

Workshop

Exploring New Evidence on Weight Gain During Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes: A Workshop

Workshop

Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment, Body Weight Management, and Related Health Outcomes in Adults: A Workshop

Workshop

Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Security: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Safeguarding the Food System: Exploring Hazard- and Risk-Based Approaches to Food Safety---A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Re-Thinking the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for the 21st Century: A Letter Report

Consensus/Advisory Activity

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

Workshop

Completed

Medications and Obesity: Exploring the State of the Science: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Evidence Synthesis and Evidence Generation in Food and Nutrition: A Meeting of Experts

Meeting of Experts

Completed

Protein Quality and Growth Monitoring Studies to Satisfy Quality Factor Requirements for Infant Formula

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Roundtable on Obesity Solutions 10th Anniversary Symposium

Workshop

Completed

Challenges in Supply, Market Competition, and Regulation of Infant Formula in the United States

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Going Beyond BMI: Communicating About Body Weight

Workshop

Completed

Dietary Patterns and Diet-Related Chronic Diseases Across the Lifespan: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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