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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

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

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

Translating Knowledge of Foundational Drivers of Obesity into Practice: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Shifting the Paradigm: Targeting Structures, Communications, and Beliefs to Advance Practical Strategies for Obesity Solutions: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Older Adults: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Systems and Obesity: Advances and Innovations for Equitable Health and Well-Being: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Addressing Structural Racism, Bias, and Health Communications as Foundational Drivers of Obesity: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Data and Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Systems-Wide Changes to Reduce the Prevalence of Obesity: A Second Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed
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