The Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was convened in 1940 in response to a request from the U.S. National Defense Advisory Commission to the National Academy of Sciences for aid in studying problems of nutrition in the United States. Today the FNB is the focal point for activities concerned with food, nutrition, and food safety, and their roles in health maintenance and disease prevention. Now in its 80th year, the FNB has continued its growth and expanded its reach both domestically and internationally, providing visionary leadership across a range of nutrition and food science issues toward the improvement of human health. In honor of its 80 years of service to the nation, the FNB convened a public symposium to review the origin and history, policy influence, and future directions of the FNB. This publication summarizes the presentations of the event.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD (AS OF FEBRUARY 2020)
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS PROCEEDINGS
• 2. Opening Remarks and Perspectives from Leadership
  • OPENING REMARKS
• 3. Keynote Address
• 4. The Food and Nutrition Board's Impact on Nutrition and Science: Domestic and International Perspectives
  • OVERVIEW
  • MILESTONES IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD'S HISTORY: REFLECTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS
  • THE FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD'S IMPACT ON MILITARY NUTRITION AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
  • THE FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD'S PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT
  • THE FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD'S INTERNATIONAL IMPACT
  • DISCUSSION
• 5. New Challenges in Nutrition, Food Science, and Policy
  • OVERVIEW
  • NEW CHALLENGES IN NUTRITION SCIENCE
  • NEW CHALLENGES IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • NEW CHALLENGES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION TO INFORM POLICY
• 6. Participant Discussion: Future Directions for the Food and Nutrition Board
  • NUTRIENTS IN LIFE: WHERE ARE WE AFTER 100 YEARS AND WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
  • MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY: HOW DO WE PROCEED TODAY FOR THE FUTURE?
  • GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACHES FOR OPTIMAL DIET AND HEALTH
  • DISCUSSION
• 7. Perspectives on the Future of the Food and Nutrition Board
  • OVERVIEW
  • BUILDING A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE
  • CLOSING COMMENTS
• References
• Appendix A. Symposium Agenda
• Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Appendix C. Biographical Sketches of Symposium Speakers and Moderators

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Advancing nutrition and food science: 80th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Board: Proceedings of a symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25864.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/25864

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