Nutrition
Featured Event:
Towards Evidence-based Nutrition
and Obesity Policy: Methods, Implementation, and Political Reality
October 16, 2015
Well-informed nutrition policy decisions which consider scientific evidence should strive for effective policies that improve health outcomes on a large scale. This one-day conference
will focus on emerging research methodology, how to interpret research outcomes and how these can be used to inform policy. Speakers will address:
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Methods for building an evidence base – What is new in nutrition policy research?
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How to move from evidence to policy, using real-life examples of policy unfolding.
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Science or spin: Media personalities tasked with covering nutrition science and policy.
Upcoming Event:
May 14 - 15, 2015
CosmoCaixa, Barcelona
Discover the latest research on climate change and its effects on human health, including vulnerability due to extreme weather events, land-use change and agricultural production, variable epidemiology
of parasites and infectious diseases, and climate-altering pollutants.
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Recent Podcasts:
The Problem with Protein
Experts discuss innovations in food science and programming that are aimed at sustainably producing adequate protein for the global population.
Nutrition and Early Childhood Development
Integrating nutrition and early childhood development interventions may amplify the benefits of both for the world's underprivileged children.
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.
Spring Readings:
The Problem with Protein
By Amy R. Beaudreault
Protein demands are expected to grow by 72 percent in 2050, and sustainability will be a key factor when considering animal-source protein production. Dr.
Amy Beaudreault from The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences offers perspectives on how we can create sustainable solutions that will enable us to proactively tackle malnutrition and create enough nutrient-rich
food to serve the growing world demand.
Related Readings on Agricultural Sustainability:
Frontiers in Agricultural Sustainability: Studying the Protein Supply Chain to Improve Dietary Quality ● eBriefing
● Annals
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