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Standing Committee

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.

In progress

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.

Projects

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

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

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

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

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
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