Nutrition

Upcoming Event:

The Role of Nutrition in Dementia Prevention and Management
March 26-27, 2015
Every four seconds, someone is diagnosed with dementia. On March 26-27^th, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science and its presenting partner, the Nestlé Nutrition Institute, will gather leading nutrition and dementia researchers and practitioners to discuss emerging nutrition research for the prevention and management of dementia. Notable keynote lecturers include Drs. Irwin Rosenberg, Tufts University, David Smith, University of Oxford, and Miia Kivipelto, Karolinska Institutet.

Utilize our early bird saving discount by registering before March 5^th.

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Recent Podcast:

Food as Medicine: Nutrition and Global Health
In the second of a two-part series, experts look at the links between health and nutrition. They examine everything from how nutrition impacts hospital stays, to cancer and aging, to developing food science innovations, and improving diet.

Micronutrients: Supplementation, Fortification, and Beyond
In this podcast series, the many partners of The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science offer perspective on their work to better understand human nutrition, and to find new and better ways of feeding the world. For this episode, experts from DSM, DuPont, Pepsico, Nestlé, Pfizer, the Food Fortification Initiative, the Mathile Institute, and Ajinomoto discuss the many ways people are solving the problem of supplying people everywhere with adequate vitamins and minerals.

Winter Readings:

Three Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences articles relating to the Sackler Institute's "A Global Research Agenda for Nutrition Science," are now available via open access online, including:

An analysis of literature to frame and highlight the importance of research on the delivery and utilization of nutrition interventions

A summary on mechanisms underlying the varied manifestations of childhood undernutrition

A framework based on nutritional quality, economic viability, and environmental sustainability, which calls for an integrated approach in research

eBriefings:

The Early-life Influences on Obesity: Pre-conception to Adolescence eBriefing is now posted to the Academy website. The eBriefing is open to the public and can be accessed at: www.nyas.org/EarlyObesity-eB

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