Nutrition Science and Research
Despite unhealthy diets accounting for 20% of U.S. health care costs, only $1 million of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) annual $45 billion budget (.002%) goes to the Office of Nutrition Research.
The promotion and coordination of nutrition research aims to promote nutrition science and thereby human health by reducing the burden of diet-related diseases and nutrition health disparities (as defined by the National Institutes of Health [NIH] Office of Nutrition Research).The federal government is the largest supporter of U.S. nutrition research, housing a far-reaching infrastructure of departments and agencies that conduct critically-important nutrition research and surveillance across a range of areas. Despite this broad interest in nutrition research, such efforts are not well coordinated across all research bodies. Our work advocates for centralized, skillful coordination of federal nutrition research to better leverage, harmonize, and catalyze research efforts conducted across relevant departments and agencies.
Our current goals in this area include:
- Increasing funding for the NIH Office of Nutrition Research
- Advancing a national strategy for federal nutrition research (e.g., new Office of Science and Technology Policy and President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology plan, Interagency Committee on Human Nutrition Research)
- Increasing research funding for nutrition across NIH
- Advancing USDA research funding at the intersections of production agriculture, human health, and sustainability/soil health
- Establishing a new National Institute of Nutrition at NIH
A Call for Coordinated National Nutrition Research
We need a National Nutrition Science Strategy. Nutrition research is currently funded through more than 20 government departments and agencies, without sufficient coordination or authority for harmonized goals, data-sharing, or translation.
Nutrition Science and Research Resources
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Nutrition Research Announcements
Leading Health Organizations and Chain Pharmacies Join Together in Public Education Campaign to Reduce Preventable, Diet-Related Diseases
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University Launch “Nourish My Health” to Improve Nation’s Health.
President Biden Announces His Intent to Appoint Task Force Co-chair Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian to President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition
The Council is co-chaired by fellow Task Force Co-chair Chef José Andrés.
Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Co-chairs Applaud National Strategy on These Critical Issues
Historic Plan Would End Hunger and Increase Healthy Eating by 2030
Nutrition Research Articles
America’s Food Program for the Poor Should Focus on Nutrition
After all, it’s called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for a reason.
U.S. House Calls for Nutrition Education for Medical Professionals
The U.S. House passed a bipartisan resolution calling on medical schools and other health professional training programs to incorporate nutrition education into their curricula, advance nutrition research, and raise awareness of the role that nutrition plays in health.
Millions are suffering from diet-related diseases. What number will make us pay attention?
Americans who suffer from diet-related conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity are 12 times as likely to die after a covid infection.
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