Nutrition policy: priorities for new research

Nutrition research priorities for the Third World.

For many people, the juxtaposition of the words ‘research’ and ‘priorities’ produces the reaction that these are to some extent imcompatible notions unless defined in rather special and restricted ways. Successful research, it is said, is essentially an activity dependent upon the stimulation of individuals, exposed perhaps quite by chance, to the impact of experience; the outcome being to a la...

The academy of nutrition and dietetics' public policy priorities overview.

Symposium: New Technologies for Nutrition Research New Technologies for Nutrition Research

The Experimental Biology 2003 symposium entitled “New Technologies for Nutrition Research” was organized to highlight new and emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and proteomics, and to suggest ways for their integration into nutrition research. Speakers focused on topics that included accelerator mass spectrometry for ultra-low level radiolabel tracing, nanodevices for real-time opt...

Nutrition—parasite interactions in sheep: future research priorities

Networking to Improve Nutrition Policy Research

Effective nutrition and obesity policies that improve the food environments in which Americans live, work, and play can have positive effects on the quality of human diets. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (NOPREN) conducts transdisciplinary practice-based policy research and evaluation to foster understanding ...