287 Ebooks by Food and Nutrition Board
Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health
Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight (prior to, …
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€35.64
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutritional Risk Assessment
For more than two decades, the practice of risk assessment has been applied to human public health issues, and policy makers have used the results of risk assessments in their decision-making …
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€41.47
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Development of DRIs 1994-2004
In what ways can the process for developing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) be enhanced? The workshop entitled "The Development of DRIs 1994-2004: Lessons Learned and New Challenges" …
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€51.10
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Foodborne Disease and Public Health
The Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board and the National Research Council’s Policy and Global Affairs Division convened a workshop in Washington, D.C., entitled Foodborne Disease and …
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€34.26
Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel & Food and Nutrition Board: Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel
Dietary supplements are widely available through a rapidly expanding market of products commonly advertised as beneficial for health, performance enhancement, and disease prevention. Given the …
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€105.57
Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
The National School Breakfast Program feeds 10 million children each day, and the National School Lunch Program feeds more than 30 million students. Yet the national nutrition standards and meal …
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€50.51
Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines & Food and Nutrition Board: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. Weight Gain …
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€66.63
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Managing Food Safety Practices from Farm to Table
Legal regulations and manufacturers’ monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety …
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€35.40
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
Since 1941, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) has been recognized as the most authoritative source of information on nutrient levels for healthy people. Since publication of the 10th edition in …
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€72.96
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing …
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€82.96
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth: Preventing Childhood Obesity
Children’s health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the …
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€66.49
Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs for NASA Employees & Food and Nutrition Board: Integrating Employee Health
The American workforce is changing, creating new challenges for employers to provide occupational health services to meet the needs of employees. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration …
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€59.13
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st …
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€90.17
Committee on Nutrient Relationships in Seafood: Selections to Balance Benefits and Risks & Food and Nutrition Board: Seafood Choices
The fragmented information that consumers receive about the nutritional value and health risks associated with fish and shellfish can result in confusion or misperceptions about these food sources. …
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€113.21
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food …
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€34.72
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nanotechnology in Food Products
In the food industry, scientists are exploring the potential of nanotechnology to enhance the flavor and other sensory characteristics of foods, introduce antibacterial nanostructures into food …
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€41.54
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention Actions for Local Governments: Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The prevalence of childhood obesity is so high in the United States that it may reduce the life expectancy of today’s generation of children. While parents and other adult caregivers play a …
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€33.95
Board on Global Health & Food and Nutrition Board: Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis
In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of high food prices, exacerbating the problems of hunger …
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€52.54
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food …
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€49.81
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children
As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on the community …
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€34.74
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas
Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas summarizes the information gathered at a workshop held February 5-6, 2009, in Austin, Texas. At this workshop, committee members met with Texas lawmakers, public …
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€25.08
Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs & Food and Nutrition Board: School Meals
Ensuring that the food provided to children in schools is consistent with current dietary recommendations is an important national focus. Various laws and regulations govern the operation of school …
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€64.09
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nanotechnology in Food Products
In the food industry, scientists are exploring the potential of nanotechnology to enhance the flavor and other sensory characteristics of foods, introduce antibacterial nanostructures into food …
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€43.58
Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake & Food and Nutrition Board: Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and national dietary guidelines has sought to reduce sodium …
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€55.81
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children
As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on the community …
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€49.74
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas
Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas summarizes the information gathered at a workshop held February 5-6, 2009, in Austin, Texas. At this workshop, committee members met with Texas lawmakers, public …
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€36.14
Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines & Food and Nutrition Board: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
As women of childbearing age have become heavier, the trade-off between maternal and child health created by variation in gestational weight gain has become more difficult to reconcile. Weight Gain …
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€70.86
Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making & Food and Nutrition Board: Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention
To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the …
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€55.86
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention
Both the United Kingdom and the United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. …
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€25.05
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease
Many people naturally assume that the claims made for foods and nutritional supplements have the same degree of scientific grounding as those for medication, but that is not always the case. The IOM …
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€54.12
Board on Global Health & Food and Nutrition Board: Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis
In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of high food prices, exacerbating the problems of hunger …
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€74.29
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on the Review of the Food and Drug Administration’s Role in Ensuring Safe Food: Enhancing Food Safety
Recent outbreaks of illnesses traced to contaminated sprouts and lettuce illustrate the holes that exist in the system for monitoring problems and preventing foodborne diseases. Although it is not …
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€82.18
Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake & Food and Nutrition Board: Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States
Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and national dietary guidelines has sought to reduce sodium …
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€82.65
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease
Many people naturally assume that the claims made for foods and nutritional supplements have the same degree of scientific grounding as those for medication, but that is not always the case. The IOM …
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€72.29
Committee on Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols & Food and Nutrition Board: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
The federal government requires that most packaged foods carry a standardized label–the Nutrition Facts panel–that provides nutrition information intended to help consumers make healthful choices. …
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€39.98
Committee to Review Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Requirements & Food and Nutrition Board: Child and Adult Care Food Program
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults while receiving day care at participating family day …
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€56.18
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age
Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their …
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€47.30
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention
Both the United Kingdom and the United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. …
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€36.38
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Planning a WIC Research Agenda
The time has come to initiate a new program of research on the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (commonly referred to as WIC). WIC is the third largest food assistance …
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€46.76
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Perspectives on Biomarker and Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation
In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the book Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints …
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€39.28
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age
Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their …
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€66.34
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on the Review of the Food and Drug Administration’s Role in Ensuring Safe Food: Enhancing Food Safety
Recent outbreaks of illnesses traced to contaminated sprouts and lettuce illustrate the holes that exist in the system for monitoring problems and preventing foodborne diseases. Although it is not …
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€97.49
Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D
Calcium and vitamin D are essential nutrients for the human body. Establishing the levels of these nutrients that are needed by the North American population is based on the understanding of the …
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€82.05
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, High-Intensity Combat Operations
Recognizing the importance of good nutrition for physical and mental status, the Department of Defense asked the Institute of Medicine to guide the design of the nutritional composition of a ration …
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€90.42
Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, …
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€75.81
Committee on Metabolic Monitoring for Military Field Applications & Food and Nutrition Board: Monitoring Metabolic Status
The U.S. militarys concerns about the individual combat service members ability to avoid performance degradation, in conjunction with the need to maintain both mental and physical capabilities in …
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€75.36
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Life Sciences: Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods
Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified …
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€58.83
Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labeling & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes
Since 1997, the Institute of Medicine has issued a series of nutrient reference values that are collectively termed Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). The DRIs offer quantitative estimates of nutrient …
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€66.40
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Weight Management
The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the …
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€64.80
Committee on the Implications of Dioxin in the Food Supply & Food and Nutrition Board: Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in the Food Supply
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, or DLCs, are found throughout the environment, in soil, water, and air. People are exposed to these unintentional environmental contaminants primarily through the …
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€91.26
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food: Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food
Food safety regulators face a daunting task: crafting food safety performance standards and systems that continue in the tradition of using the best available science to protect the health of the …
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€83.56
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment: Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is formulating risk assessments to identify important foodborne hazards; evaluate potential strategies to prevent, reduce, or eliminate those hazards; …
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€54.30
Committee on Examination of the Evolving Science for Dietary Supplements & Food and Nutrition Board: Evolution of Evidence for Selected Nutrient and Disease Relationships
The Committee on Examination of the Evolving Science for Dietary Supplements of the Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board was directed to review, retrospectively, selected case studies of …
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€30.13
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: High-Energy, Nutrient-Dense Emergency Relief Food Product
The present study was conducted by an ad hoc subcommittee of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research. The Subcommittee on Technical Specifications for a High-Energy Emergency Relief Ration was …
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€62.28
Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program
Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program reviews methods used to determine dietary risk based on failure to meet Dietary Guidelines for applicants to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for …
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€56.21
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance
This report from the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reviews the history of caffeine usage, the metabolism of caffeine, and its physiological effects. The effects of caffeine on physical …
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€54.27
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
The current situation regarding labeling and defining dietary fiber in the United States and many other countries is arbitrary due to its reliance on analytical methods as opposed to an accurate …
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€57.75
A Report of the Subcommittees on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes and Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes
Since 1994 the Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board has been involved in developing an expanded approach to developing dietary reference standards. This approach, the Dietary Reference …
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€54.28
Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries & Food and Nutrition Board: Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation’s Elderly
Malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65. There are also a host of other medical conditions from which older people and other Medicare beneficiaries suffer that could be …
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€83.07
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Committee on Military Nutrition Research
The activities of the Food and Nutrition Board’s Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR, the committee) have been supported since 1994 by grant DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S. Army Medical …
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€83.65
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
The model for risk assessment of nutrients used to develop tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) is one of the key elements of the developing framework for Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). DRIs are …
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€57.67
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Assessing Readiness in Military Women
U.S. military personnel are required to adhere to standards of body composition, fitness, and appearance to achieve and maintain readiness–that is, the maintenance of optimum health and performance …
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€66.31
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Managing Food Safety Practices from Farm to Table
Legal regulations and manufacturers’ monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In addressing food safety …
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€49.36
Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel & Food and Nutrition Board: Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel
Dietary supplements are widely available through a rapidly expanding market of products commonly advertised as beneficial for health, performance enhancement, and disease prevention. Given the …
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€121.68
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Development of DRIs 1994-2004
In what ways can the process for developing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) be enhanced? The workshop entitled "The Development of DRIs 1994-2004: Lessons Learned and New Challenges" …
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€72.34
Committee on Nutrition Standards for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
The National School Breakfast Program feeds 10 million children each day, and the National School Lunch Program feeds more than 30 million students. Yet the national nutrition standards and meal …
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€72.36
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Foodborne Disease and Public Health
The Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board and the National Research Council’s Policy and Global Affairs Division convened a workshop in Washington, D.C., entitled Foodborne Disease and …
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€48.63
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Food and Nutrition Board: Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development
Is there a sufficient evidence base for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive set of physical activity guidelines for Americans? To address this question, …
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€75.99
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin
The Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin was initiated by a desire to share experiences regarding the problem of obesity in children and youth of …
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€75.96
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutritional Risk Assessment
For more than two decades, the practice of risk assessment has been applied to human public health issues, and policy makers have used the results of risk assessments in their decision-making …
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€59.31
Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health
Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight (prior to, …
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€49.74
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrigenomics and Beyond
The integration of biology, genomics, and health has opened the possibility of applying genomics technology to nutrition. In 2001, scientists associated with the Human Genome Project announced the …
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€36.24
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Committee on Mineral Requirements for Cognitive and Physical Performance of Military Personnel: Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel
The U.S. Army Health Risk Appraisal group surveyed 400, 000 active duty U.S. Army personnel in the late 1990s to determine whether or not those personnel met the dietary objectives of Healthy People …
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€121.81
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes Research Synthesis
What information is available to inform the planning of a nutrition research agenda for the United States and Canada? This question provided the backdrop for the Dietary Reference Intakes Research …
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€106.13
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
In 2002, Congress charged the Institute of Medicine (IOM) with developing a prevention-focused action plan to reduce the number of obese children and youth in the United States. In 2005, with support …
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€25.77
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
The nation faces a growing epidemic of childhood obesity that threatens the immediate health of our children and their prospects of growing up healthy into adulthood. During the past 30 years, …
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€25.61
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Obesity is now an epidemic among children and adolescents in the United States. Nationwide, roughly nine million children over six years of age are obese"with elevated risks of both health …
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€25.79
Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Proposed Criteria for Selecting the WIC Food Packages
Started in 1974, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) was designed to meet the special nutritional needs of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, or …
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€54.22
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Safety Policy, Science, and Risk Assessment
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Food Forum was established in 1993 to allow science and technology leaders in the food industry, top administrators in several federal government agencies from the …
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€57.36
Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program & Food and Nutrition Board: Framework for Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academies, was asked to evaluate the use of various dietary assessment tools and to make recommendations for the …
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€54.37
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
There has been intense interest recently among the public and the media in the possibility that increased intakes of ”dietary antioxidants” may protect against chronic disease. Many research …
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€57.61
Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making & Food and Nutrition Board: Bridging the Evidence Gap in Obesity Prevention
To battle the obesity epidemic in America, health care professionals and policymakers need relevant, useful data on the effectiveness of obesity prevention policies and programs. Bridging the …
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€83.65
Committee on the Evaluation of the Addition of Ingredients New to Infant Formula & Food and Nutrition Board: Infant Formula
Infant formulas are unique because they are the only source of nutrition for many infants during the first 4 to 6 months of life. They are critical to infant health since they must safely support …
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€60.64
Committee on Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols & Food and Nutrition Board: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
The federal government requires that most packaged foods carry a standardized label–the Nutrition Facts panel–that provides nutrition information intended to help consumers make healthful choices. …
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€57.97
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Perspectives on Biomarker and Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation
In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the book Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints …
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€56.24
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Hunger and Obesity
At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of …
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€59.63
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially …
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€99.49
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially …
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€105.48
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention
Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the …
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€38.33
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention
Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the …
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€41.02
Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D
Calcium and vitamin D are essential nutrients for the human body. Establishing the levels of these nutrients that are needed by the North American population is based on the understanding of the …
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€105.54
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Leveraging Food Technology for Obesity Prevention and Reduction Efforts
Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figure that has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. Among children, obesity …
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€46.82
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Leveraging Food Technology for Obesity Prevention and Reduction Efforts
Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figure that has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. Among children, obesity …
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€48.22
Committee to Review Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Requirements & Food and Nutrition Board: Child and Adult Care Food Program
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally-funded program designed to provide healthy meals and snacks to children and adults while receiving day care at participating family day …
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€58.86
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Hunger and Obesity
At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of …
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€63.35
Committee on Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols (Phase II) & Food and Nutrition Board: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These …
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€3.77
Committee on Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols (Phase II) & Food and Nutrition Board: Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols
During the past decade, tremendous growth has occurred in the use of nutrition symbols and rating systems designed to summarize key nutritional aspects and characteristics of food products. These …
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€55.80
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign
Support for breastfeeding has been a priority of the WIC program since its inception in the 1970s. The Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work campaign, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign
Support for breastfeeding has been a priority of the WIC program since its inception in the 1970s. The Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work campaign, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s …
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€48.25
Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention & Food and Nutrition Board: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
One-third of adults are now obese, and children’s obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation’s obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much …
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€3.76
Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention & Food and Nutrition Board: Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
One-third of adults are now obese, and children’s obesity rates have climbed from 5 to 17 percent in the past 30 years. The causes of the nation’s obesity epidemic are multi-factorial, having much …
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€82.89
Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention & Food and Nutrition Board: Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention
Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach $147 billion. Researchers and policy makers are eager …
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€3.78
Committee on Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention & Food and Nutrition Board: Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention
Nearly 69 percent of U.S. adults and 32 percent of children are either overweight or obese, creating an annual medical cost burden that may reach $147 billion. Researchers and policy makers are eager …
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€48.24
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Alliances for Obesity Prevention
Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and …
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€3.79
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Alliances for Obesity Prevention
Many organizations are making focused efforts to prevent obesity. To achieve their goals, accelerate their progress, and sustain their success, the assistance of many other individuals and …
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€36.47
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community
The U.S. population of older adults is predicted to grow rapidly as "baby boomers" (those born between 1946 and 1964) begin to reach 65 years of age. Simultaneously, advancements in medical …
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€3.80
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition and Healthy Aging in the Community
The U.S. population of older adults is predicted to grow rapidly as "baby boomers" (those born between 1946 and 1964) begin to reach 65 years of age. Simultaneously, advancements in medical …
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€48.24
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Research Methods to Assess Dietary Intake and Program Participation in Child Day Care
More than 16 million children in the United States live in food-insecure households where they are unable to obtain enough food to meet their needs. At the same time, a growing number of children are …
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€3.78
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Research Methods to Assess Dietary Intake and Program Participation in Child Day Care
More than 16 million children in the United States live in food-insecure households where they are unable to obtain enough food to meet their needs. At the same time, a growing number of children are …
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€43.71
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Building Public-Private Partnerships in Food and Nutrition
The leading challenges in public health–ranging from rising obesity rates to the fast-growing population of older adults–are complex and cannot be solved effectively by any one silver bullet or any …
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€3.76
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Building Public-Private Partnerships in Food and Nutrition
The leading challenges in public health–ranging from rising obesity rates to the fast-growing population of older adults–are complex and cannot be solved effectively by any one silver bullet or any …
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€43.69
Committee on Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth & Food and Nutrition Board: Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth
Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American …
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€3.73
Committee on Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth & Food and Nutrition Board: Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth
Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American …
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€64.92
Committee on Examination of the Adequacy of Food Resources and SNAP Allotments & Committee on National Statistics: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them …
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€3.76
Committee on Examination of the Adequacy of Food Resources and SNAP Allotments & Committee on National Statistics: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
For many Americans who live at or below the poverty threshold, access to healthy foods at a reasonable price is a challenge that often places a strain on already limited resources and may compel them …
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€61.87
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food
The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also creates significant environmental, public health, …
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€3.76
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food
The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also creates significant environmental, public health, …
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€48.10
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health
The Food Forum convened a public workshop on February 22-23, 2012, to explore current and emerging knowledge of the human microbiome, its role in human health, its interaction with the diet, and the …
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€3.77
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health
The Food Forum convened a public workshop on February 22-23, 2012, to explore current and emerging knowledge of the human microbiome, its role in human health, its interaction with the diet, and the …
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€57.85
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for Change in Food Marketing to Children and Youth
The childhood obesity epidemic is an urgent public health problem. The most recent data available show that nearly 19 percent of boys and about 15 percent of girls aged 2-19 are obese, and almost a …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities for Change in Food Marketing to Children and Youth
The childhood obesity epidemic is an urgent public health problem. The most recent data available show that nearly 19 percent of boys and about 15 percent of girls aged 2-19 are obese, and almost a …
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€43.75
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction in Populations: Sodium Intake in Populations
Despite efforts over the past several decades to reduce sodium intake in the United States, adults still consume an average of 3, 400 mg of sodium every day. A number of scientific bodies and …
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€3.76
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on the Consequences of Sodium Reduction in Populations: Sodium Intake in Populations
Despite efforts over the past several decades to reduce sodium intake in the United States, adults still consume an average of 3, 400 mg of sodium every day. A number of scientific bodies and …
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€56.10
Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment & Food and Nutrition Board: Educating the Student Body
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, …
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€3.80
Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment & Food and Nutrition Board: Educating the Student Body
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, …
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€72.36
Committee on Evaluating Progress of Obesity Prevention Effort & Food and Nutrition Board: Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts
Obesity poses one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century, creating serious health, economic, and social consequences for individuals and society. Despite acceleration in efforts …
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€3.75
Committee on Evaluating Progress of Obesity Prevention Effort & Food and Nutrition Board: Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts
Obesity poses one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century, creating serious health, economic, and social consequences for individuals and society. Despite acceleration in efforts …
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€99.18
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition Education in the K-12 Curriculum
The childhood obesity epidemic and related health consequences are urgent public health problems. Approximately one-third of America’s young people are overweight or obese. Health problems once seen …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrition Education in the K-12 Curriculum
The childhood obesity epidemic and related health consequences are urgent public health problems. Approximately one-third of America’s young people are overweight or obese. Health problems once seen …
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€48.30
Committee on Implementation of the IOM Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines & Food and Nutrition Board: Leveraging Action to Support Dissemination of the Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines
Since 1990, when the last guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy were issued, the average body weight of women entering their childbearing years has increased considerably, with a greater …
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€3.73
Committee on Implementation of the IOM Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines & Food and Nutrition Board: Leveraging Action to Support Dissemination of the Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines
Since 1990, when the last guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy were issued, the average body weight of women entering their childbearing years has increased considerably, with a greater …
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€48.25
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics of …
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€3.79
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics of …
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€54.28
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight
Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention in June 2013 to examine …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight
Creating Equal Opportunities for a Healthy Weight is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine’s Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention in June 2013 to examine …
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€50.92
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Food Forum: Sustainable Diets
One of the many benefits of the U.S. food system is a safe, nutritious, and consistent food supply. However, the same system also places significant strain on land, water, air, and other natural …
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€3.75
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Food Forum: Sustainable Diets
One of the many benefits of the U.S. food system is a safe, nutritious, and consistent food supply. However, the same system also places significant strain on land, water, air, and other natural …
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€60.27
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in August 2013 to review the available science on safe levels of caffeine consumption in …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in August 2013 to review the available science on safe levels of caffeine consumption in …
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€67.13
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States
For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fallen among low-income children in 18 states, the …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States
For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fallen among low-income children in 18 states, the …
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€46.72
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Food and Nutrition Board: Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System
How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans’ well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our …
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€3.76
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Food and Nutrition Board: Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System
How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans’ well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our …
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€90.49
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient …
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€3.76
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient …
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€58.78
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher assesses the impact of 2009 regulation to allow the purchase of vegetables and fruits, excluding white potatoes, …
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€3.79
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher assesses the impact of 2009 regulation to allow the purchase of vegetables and fruits, excluding white potatoes, …
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€48.25
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior
On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relationships among the brain, the digestive system, and …
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€3.79
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior
On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relationships among the brain, the digestive system, and …
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€53.92
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity
Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservative estimates suggest that obesity now accounts for almost 20 percent of national …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Cross-Sector Responses to Obesity
Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. Conservative estimates suggest that obesity now accounts for almost 20 percent of national …
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€58.78
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity
Recent scientific evidence points to the origins of childhood obesity as an outcome of the dynamic interplay of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors throughout early development, with a …
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€3.73
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity
Recent scientific evidence points to the origins of childhood obesity as an outcome of the dynamic interplay of genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors throughout early development, with a …
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€57.61
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Physical Activity
In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, …
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€3.78
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Physical Activity
In 2008, the U.S. federal government issued fully approved physical activity guidelines for the first time. The idea that physical activity impacts health can be traced as far back as Hippocrates, …
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€66.36
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serve over 8 million pregnant women, and mothers of and …
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€3.76
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serve over 8 million pregnant women, and mothers of and …
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€98.17
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Literacy
In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss how communications and marketing impact …
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€3.72
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Literacy
In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss how communications and marketing impact …
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€66.31
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Obesity in the Early Childhood Years
Among the many troubling aspects of the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, the growth of early childhood overweight and obesity stands out. To explore …
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€3.73
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Obesity in the Early Childhood Years
Among the many troubling aspects of the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and elsewhere in recent years, the growth of early childhood overweight and obesity stands out. To explore …
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€58.34
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults
Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nutritional status. Metabolic and physiologic changes …
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€3.79
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults
Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nutritional status. Metabolic and physiologic changes …
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€66.27
Committee on Evaluating Approaches to Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity
Obesity has come to the forefront of the American public health agenda. The increased attention has led to a growing interest in quantifying obesity prevalence and determining how the prevalence has …
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€3.76
Committee on Evaluating Approaches to Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Assessing Prevalence and Trends in Obesity
Obesity has come to the forefront of the American public health agenda. The increased attention has led to a growing interest in quantifying obesity prevalence and determining how the prevalence has …
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€90.53
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Examining Access to Nutrition Care in Outpatient Cancer Centers
An estimated 90 percent of oncology patients in the United States receive treatment in outpatient cancer centers and clinics. This change from the older model of inpatient care has important …
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€3.80
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Examining Access to Nutrition Care in Outpatient Cancer Centers
An estimated 90 percent of oncology patients in the United States receive treatment in outpatient cancer centers and clinics. This change from the older model of inpatient care has important …
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€60.38
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serve over 8 million pregnant women, and mothers of and …
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English
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€3.78
Committee to Review WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: Review of WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) began 40 years ago as a pilot program and has since grown to serve over 8 million pregnant women, and mothers of and …
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€195.81
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Finding a Path to Safety in Food Allergy
Over the past 20 years, public concerns have grown in response to the apparent rising prevalence of food allergy and related atopic conditions, such as eczema. Although evidence on the true …
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€3.78
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Finding a Path to Safety in Food Allergy
Over the past 20 years, public concerns have grown in response to the apparent rising prevalence of food allergy and related atopic conditions, such as eczema. Although evidence on the true …
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€98.55
Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans & Food and Nutrition Board: Optimizing the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Federal guidance on nutrition and diet is intended to reflect the state of the science and deliver the most reliable recommendations possible according to the best available evidence. This guidance, …
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€3.76
Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans & Food and Nutrition Board: Optimizing the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Federal guidance on nutrition and diet is intended to reflect the state of the science and deliver the most reliable recommendations possible according to the best available evidence. This guidance, …
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€66.88
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment
After decades of increases in the obesity rate among U.S. adults and children, the rate recently has dropped among some populations, particularly young children. What are the factors responsible for …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment
After decades of increases in the obesity rate among U.S. adults and children, the rate recently has dropped among some populations, particularly young children. What are the factors responsible for …
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€68.30
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging
In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in the United States, …
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€3.79
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging
In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in the United States, …
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€67.62
Committee on the Development of Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Chronic Disease Endpoints in Future Dietary Reference Intakes & Food and Nutrition Board: Guiding Principles for Developing Dietary Reference Intakes Based on Chronic Disease
Since 1938 and 1941, nutrient intake recommendations have been issued to the public in Canada and the United States, respectively. Currently defined as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), these …
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€3.76
Committee on the Development of Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Chronic Disease Endpoints in Future Dietary Reference Intakes & Food and Nutrition Board: Guiding Principles for Developing Dietary Reference Intakes Based on Chronic Disease
Since 1938 and 1941, nutrient intake recommendations have been issued to the public in Canada and the United States, respectively. Currently defined as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), these …
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€83.40
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight
The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight
The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017, titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and …
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€73.97
Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans & Food and Nutrition Board: Redesigning the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
What foods should Americans eat to promote their health, and in what amounts? What is the scientific evidence that supports specific recommendations for dietary intake to reduce the risk of …
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€3.79
Committee to Review the Process to Update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans & Food and Nutrition Board: Redesigning the Process for Establishing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
What foods should Americans eat to promote their health, and in what amounts? What is the scientific evidence that supports specific recommendations for dietary intake to reduce the risk of …
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€83.74
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children
On June 21"22, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to explore the range of policies and programs …
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€3.76
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Strategies to Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Young Children
On June 21"22, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to explore the range of policies and programs …
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€66.99
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in September 2017 to explore the evidence for achieving global harmonization of methodological approaches to …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in September 2017 to explore the evidence for achieving global harmonization of methodological approaches to …
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€82.97
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030
For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and …
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€82.84
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment
The built environment"the physical world made up of the homes, buildings, streets, and infrastructure within which people live, work, and play"underwent changes during the 20th and 21st …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Obesity Solutions Through Investments in the Built Environment
The built environment"the physical world made up of the homes, buildings, streets, and infrastructure within which people live, work, and play"underwent changes during the 20th and 21st …
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€55.60
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenge of Obesity and Overweight in the Armed Forces
Obesity and overweight pose significant challenges to the armed forces in the United States, affecting service members (including active duty, guard, and reserve components), veterans, retirees, and …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenge of Obesity and Overweight in the Armed Forces
Obesity and overweight pose significant challenges to the armed forces in the United States, affecting service members (including active duty, guard, and reserve components), veterans, retirees, and …
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€73.87
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrigenomics and the Future of Nutrition
On December 5, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop titled Nutrigenomics and the Future of Nutrition in Washington, DC, to review current …
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€3.77
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrigenomics and the Future of Nutrition
On December 5, 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop titled Nutrigenomics and the Future of Nutrition in Washington, DC, to review current …
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€82.49
Committee on the Application of Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations for Young Children and Women of Reproductive Age & Food and Nutrition Board: Harmonization of Approaches to Nutrient Reference Values (PDF
Recommended intake levels for nutrients and other dietary components were designed initially to prevent nutrient deficiency diseases in a given population, and the original methodological approach …
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€3.77
Committee on the Application of Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations for Young Children and Women of Reproductive Age & Food and Nutrition Board: Harmonization of Approaches to Nutrient Reference Values (ePU
Recommended intake levels for nutrients and other dietary components were designed initially to prevent nutrient deficiency diseases in a given population, and the original methodological approach …
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€83.65
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States
The amount of nutrients required by an individual is determined by a number of physiological processes, including absorption, metabolism, stability, and bio-activation. These processes determine …
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€3.77
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Examining Special Nutritional Requirements in Disease States
The amount of nutrients required by an individual is determined by a number of physiological processes, including absorption, metabolism, stability, and bio-activation. These processes determine …
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Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition
On August 1 and 2, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants …
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Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Sustainable Diets, Food, and Nutrition
On August 1 and 2, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, on sustainable diets, food, and nutrition. Workshop participants …
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€74.00
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic
The increasing prevalence and burden of obesity transcends borders, straining populations worldwide. Data shows that 50 million girls, 74 million boys, 390 million women, and 281 million men were …
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Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Current Status and Response to the Global Obesity Pandemic
The increasing prevalence and burden of obesity transcends borders, straining populations worldwide. Data shows that 50 million girls, 74 million boys, 390 million women, and 281 million men were …
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€61.88
Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium
As essential nutrients, sodium and potassium contribute to the fundamentals of physiology and pathology of human health and disease. In clinical settings, these are two important blood electrolytes, …
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€105.54
Committee on Strategies for Implementing Physical Activity Surveillance & Food and Nutrition Board: Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity in the United States
Physical activity has far-reaching benefits for physical, mental, emotional, and social health and well-being for all segments of the population. Despite these documented health benefits and previous …
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€3.76
Committee on Strategies for Implementing Physical Activity Surveillance & Food and Nutrition Board: Implementing Strategies to Enhance Public Health Surveillance of Physical Activity in the United States
Physical activity has far-reaching benefits for physical, mental, emotional, and social health and well-being for all segments of the population. Despite these documented health benefits and previous …
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€67.85
A Report of the Subcommittees on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes and Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes
Since 1994 the Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board has been involved in developing an expanded approach to developing dietary reference standards. This approach, the Dietary Reference …
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€40.59
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Committee on the Review of the USDA E. coli O157:H7 Farm-to-Table Process Risk Assessment: Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is formulating risk assessments to identify important foodborne hazards; evaluate potential strategies to prevent, reduce, or eliminate those hazards; …
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€46.36
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on the Review of the Use of Scientific Criteria and Performance Standards for Safe Food: Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food
Food safety regulators face a daunting task: crafting food safety performance standards and systems that continue in the tradition of using the best available science to protect the health of the …
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€58.05
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: High-Energy, Nutrient-Dense Emergency Relief Food Product
The present study was conducted by an ad hoc subcommittee of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research. The Subcommittee on Technical Specifications for a High-Energy Emergency Relief Ration was …
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€42.97
Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program
Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program reviews methods used to determine dietary risk based on failure to meet Dietary Guidelines for applicants to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for …
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€40.05
Committee on Examination of the Evolving Science for Dietary Supplements & Food and Nutrition Board: Evolution of Evidence for Selected Nutrient and Disease Relationships
The Committee on Examination of the Evolving Science for Dietary Supplements of the Institute of Medicine’s Food and Nutrition Board was directed to review, retrospectively, selected case studies of …
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€40.99
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series issued by the National Academy of Sciences on dietary reference intakes (DRIs). This series provides recommended intakes, such as …
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€69.92
Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries & Food and Nutrition Board: Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation’s Elderly
Malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65. There are also a host of other medical conditions from which older people and other Medicare beneficiaries suffer that could be …
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€60.29
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride
Since 1941, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) has been recognized as the most authoritative source of information on nutrient levels for healthy people. Since publication of the 10th edition in …
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€44.51
Committee on the Implications of Dioxin in the Food Supply & Food and Nutrition Board: Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in the Food Supply
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, or DLCs, are found throughout the environment, in soil, water, and air. People are exposed to these unintentional environmental contaminants primarily through the …
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€64.17
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Weight Management
The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the …
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Committee on Use of Dietary Reference Intakes in Nutrition Labeling & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes
Since 1997, the Institute of Medicine has issued a series of nutrient reference values that are collectively termed Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). The DRIs offer quantitative estimates of nutrient …
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€46.78
Committee on the Evaluation of the Addition of Ingredients New to Infant Formula & Food and Nutrition Board: Infant Formula
Infant formulas are unique because they are the only source of nutrition for many infants during the first 4 to 6 months of life. They are critical to infant health since they must safely support …
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€42.50
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate
Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing …
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Committee on Metabolic Monitoring for Military Field Applications & Food and Nutrition Board: Monitoring Metabolic Status
The U.S. militarys concerns about the individual combat service members ability to avoid performance degradation, in conjunction with the need to maintain both mental and physical capabilities in …
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Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth: Preventing Childhood Obesity
Children’s health has made tremendous strides over the past century. In general, life expectancy has increased by more than thirty years since 1900 and much of this improvement is due to the …
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Board on Life Sciences & Committee on the Framework for Evaluating the Safety of the Dietary Supplements: Dietary Supplements
The growing consumer interest in health and fitness has expanded the market for a wide range of products, from yoga mats to the multiple dietary supplements now on the market. Supplements are …
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€69.13
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Life Sciences: Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods
Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified …
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€41.02
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Frontiers in the Nutrition Sciences
This series of individually authored chapters examines the nature and extent of scientific advances in the nutrition sciences and describes both future opportunities in the field and barriers to …
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€76.01
Commission on Life Sciences & Food and Nutrition Board: Recommended Dietary Allowances
Since its introduction in 1943 Recommended Dietary Allowances has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people.These Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are used throughout …
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€27.35
Committee on Evaluation of the Safety of Fishery Products & Food and Nutrition Board: Seafood Safety
Can Americans continue to add more seafood to their diets without fear of illness or even death? Seafood-caused health problems are not widespread, but consumers are at risk from seafood-borne …
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€131.43
Commission on Life Sciences & Committee on Public Health Risk Assessment of Poultry Inspection Programs: Poultry Inspection
According to surveys, the public believes the chickens it is buying are wholesome. Poultry Inspection: The Basis for a Risk-Assessment Approach looks at current inspection procedures to determine how …
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€58.05
Committee to Assess Worksite Preventive Health Program Needs for NASA Employees & Food and Nutrition Board: Integrating Employee Health
The American workforce is changing, creating new challenges for employers to provide occupational health services to meet the needs of employees. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration …
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€41.12
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, High-Intensity Combat Operations
Recognizing the importance of good nutrition for physical and mental status, the Department of Defense asked the Institute of Medicine to guide the design of the nutritional composition of a ration …
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Committee to Review the WIC Food Packages & Food and Nutrition Board: WIC Food Packages
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) has promoted the health of low-income families for more than 30 years by providing nutrition education, …
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€53.91
Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Marketing to Children and Youth
Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in …
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Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Assessing Readiness in Military Women
U.S. military personnel are required to adhere to standards of body composition, fitness, and appearance to achieve and maintain readiness–that is, the maintenance of optimum health and performance …
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Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Committee on Military Nutrition Research
The activities of the Food and Nutrition Board’s Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR, the committee) have been supported since 1994 by grant DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S. Army Medical …
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€72.39
Commission on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: What Is America Eating?
For its annual symposium in 1984, the Food and Nutrition Board posed the key nutritional question: "What is America eating?" This resultant volume explains dietary habits, examines the …
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Committee on Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program & Food and Nutrition Board: Framework for Dietary Risk Assessment in the WIC Program
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academies, was asked to evaluate the use of various dietary assessment tools and to make recommendations for the …
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€46.00
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Safety Policy, Science, and Risk Assessment
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Food Forum was established in 1993 to allow science and technology leaders in the food industry, top administrators in several federal government agencies from the …
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Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
The current situation regarding labeling and defining dietary fiber in the United States and many other countries is arbitrary due to its reliance on analytical methods as opposed to an accurate …
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Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance
This report from the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reviews the history of caffeine usage, the metabolism of caffeine, and its physiological effects. The effects of caffeine on physical …
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Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Food and Nutrition Board: Food Components to Enhance Performance
The physiological or psychological stresses that employees bring to their workplace affect not only their own performance but that of their co-workers and others. These stresses are often compounded …
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€157.23
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
There has been intense interest recently among the public and the media in the possibility that increased intakes of ”dietary antioxidants” may protect against chronic disease. Many research …
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Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
The model for risk assessment of nutrients used to develop tolerable upper intake levels (ULs) is one of the key elements of the developing framework for Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). DRIs are …
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Committee on International Nutrition Programs & Food and Nutrition Board: Nutrition Issues in Developing Countries
This book considers two important international nutrition issues, provides a scientific evaluation, and proposes strategies for intervention at the community level.Part I, Diarrheal Diseases, …
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Committee on Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Lactation & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Nutrition Services in Perinatal Care
This book focuses on nutrition services beginning in the preconceptional period and extending well beyond birth. It provides the rationale for the recommended nutritional services; briefly describes …
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Commission on Life Sciences & Committee on Nutrition in Medical Education: Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools
As the general public has become more aware of advances in nutrition, consumer demands for advice on matters of diet and disease have grown. This book offers recommendations to upgrade what were …
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€49.03
Assembly of Life Sciences & Board on Agriculture: Fat Content and Composition of Animal Products
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Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids
This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series of quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. Dietary Reference Intakes …
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€52.01
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
Since 1941, Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) has been recognized as the most authoritative source of information on nutrient levels for healthy people. Since publication of the 10th edition in …
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€55.61
Assembly of Life Sciences & Committee on Water Treatment Chemicals: Water Chemicals Codex
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Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Obesity is now an epidemic among children and adolescents in the United States. Nationwide, roughly nine million children over six years of age are obese"with elevated risks of both health …
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€17.34
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
Responding to the expansion of scientific knowledge about the roles of nutrients in human health, the Institute of Medicine has developed a new approach to establish Recommended Dietary Allowances …
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€114.61
Committee on Military Nutrition Research & Committee on Mineral Requirements for Cognitive and Physical Performance of Military Personnel: Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel
The U.S. Army Health Risk Appraisal group surveyed 400, 000 active duty U.S. Army personnel in the late 1990s to determine whether or not those personnel met the dietary objectives of Healthy People …
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€113.05
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
The nation faces a growing epidemic of childhood obesity that threatens the immediate health of our children and their prospects of growing up healthy into adulthood. During the past 30 years, …
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€17.33
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
In 2002, Congress charged the Institute of Medicine (IOM) with developing a prevention-focused action plan to reduce the number of obese children and youth in the United States. In 2005, with support …
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€17.33
Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity & Food and Nutrition Board: Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity
The remarkable increase in the prevalence of obesity among children and youth in the United States over a relatively short timespan represents one of the defining public health challenges of the 21st …
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€64.13
Committee on Nutrient Relationships in Seafood: Selections to Balance Benefits and Risks & Food and Nutrition Board: Seafood Choices
The fragmented information that consumers receive about the nutritional value and health risks associated with fish and shellfish can result in confusion or misperceptions about these food sources. …
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€81.46
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin
The Joint U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Preventing Obesity in Children and Youth of Mexican Origin was initiated by a desire to share experiences regarding the problem of obesity in children and youth of …
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Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes Research Synthesis
What information is available to inform the planning of a nutrition research agenda for the United States and Canada? This question provided the backdrop for the Dietary Reference Intakes Research …
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Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Food and Nutrition Board: Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines Development
Is there a sufficient evidence base for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a comprehensive set of physical activity guidelines for Americans? To address this question, …
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€54.93
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Nutrigenomics and Beyond
The integration of biology, genomics, and health has opened the possibility of applying genomics technology to nutrition. In 2001, scientists associated with the Human Genome Project announced the …
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€24.90
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Health Equity Approach to Obesity Efforts
The obesity crisis in the United States disproportionately affects some demographic groups more than others. Contextual influences on obesity are complex and include an individual’s weight-related …
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€74.39
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Effective Obesity Communications
On September 16, 2019, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, held a public workshop, Advancing …
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€46.79
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Innovations in the Food System
On August 7"8, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, to review the status of current and emerging knowledge about …
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€59.04
Committee on Scoping Existing Guidelines for Feeding Recommendations for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2 & Food and Nutrition Board: Feeding Infants and Children from Birth to 24 Months
Recommendations for feeding infants and young children have changed substantially over time owing to scientific advances, cultural influences, societal trends, and other factors. At the same time, …
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€82.13
Committee on Scanning for New Evidence on Riboflavin to Support a Dietary Reference Intake Review & Food and Nutrition Board: Scanning for New Evidence on Riboflavin to Support a Dietary Reference Intake Review
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a set of evidence-based nutrient reference values for intakes that include the full range of age, gender, and life stage groups in the US and Canada. At the …
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€41.32
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Integrating Systems and Sectors Toward Obesity Solutions
A virtual workshop titled Integrating Systems and Sectors Toward Obesity Solutions, held April 6, 2020 (Part I), and June 30, 2020 (Part II), was convened by the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, …
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€61.62
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable, and Nourishing Food System
The Food Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop on July 22-23, 2020 that explored integration of the health, societal, economic, and …
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€46.48
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine last reviewed the state of the science on nutrition during pregnancy and lactation 30 years ago. The resulting consensus study reports …
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€61.96
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Nutrition and Food Science
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 …
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€57.10
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on a Systems Approach to Reducing Consumer Food Waste: National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste at the Consumer Level
Approximately 30 percent of the edible food produced in the United States is wasted and a significant portion of this waste occurs at the consumer level. Despite food’s essential role as a source of …
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€69.22
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Using Systems Applications to Inform Obesity Solutions
The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual workshop on September 16, 2020 titled Using Systems Applications to Inform Obesity …
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€41.73
Committee on Scanning for New Evidence on the Nutrient Content of Human Milk & Food and Nutrition Board: Scanning for New Evidence on the Nutrient Content of Human Milk
Human milk is considered the biologic norm for feeding the human infant during the first 6 months of life, and it is a preferred food from 6 to 12 months. It is a complex food and exerts its biologic …
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€56.64
Ann Yaktine & Food and Nutrition Board: Harmonizing the Process for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values
Harmonized approaches to setting recommendations for safe and appropriate dietary intakes and nutritional interventions are critical to support the resolution of differences across countries in …
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€12.56
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Approaches to Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Pregnant Women and Children 2 to 11 Years of Age
A virtual workshop series titled Approaches to Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Pregnant Women and Children 2 to 11 Years of Age was convened in May, 2021 by the Food and Nutrition …
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€41.51
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Addressing Structural Racism, Bias, and Health Communication as Foundational Drivers of Obesity
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Obesity Solutions convened a three-part workshop series that explored how structural racism, weight bias and stigma, and …
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€28.91
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Defining Populations for Dietary Reference Intake Recommendations
Since 1997, the United States and Canada have adopted harmonized Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), a set of nutrient intake reference values for use in planning and assessing diets for individuals …
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€12.55
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
This midcourse report provides an initial assessment of how the process used to develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (DGA) compares to the recommendations in the 2017 National …
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€36.18
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition
The Food Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a virtual workshop, Challenges and Opportunities for Precision and Personalized Nutrition, on August 10-12, …
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€21.35
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
In response to a request from Congress, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study comparing the process to develop the …
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€28.89
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Assessing Intake of Food and Dietary Supplements in Older Adults
Dietary assessment in older adults presents many unique problems due to the diversity of health states and capabilities that span the population group. Little is known about dietary intakes, body …
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€24.95
Food Forum & Food and Nutrition Board: Alternative Protein Sources
Alternative protein sources, which can be derived from plant and animal cells or created by precision fermentation, can have health, environmental, socio-economic, and ethical impacts. With a variety …
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€25.13
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Using Systematic Reviews to Support Future Dietary Reference Intakes
In response to a request from the US Department of Agriculture, the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National Academies established the Standing Committee to Review the Dietary Reference …
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€16.47
Committee on Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy & Food and Nutrition Board: Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a set of reference values that encompass a safe range of intake and provide recommended nutrient intakes for the United States and Canada. The DRIs for energy …
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€69.62
Food and Nutrition Board & Health and Medicine Division: Translating Knowledge of Foundational Drivers of Obesity into Practice
The National Academies Roundtable on Obesity Solutions hosted an April, July, and October, 2022 workshop series to explore the gaps in knowledge within the foundational drivers of obesity. …
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€31.64
Committee on Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2 & Food and Nutrition Board: Complementary Feeding Interventions for Infants and Young Children Under Age 2
Complementary feeding refers to the introduction of foods other than human milk or formula to an infants diet. In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the …
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€31.40
