A global research agenda for nutrition science
By: [edited by Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences editorial staff]
Contributors: Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science; World Health Organization
Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- volume 1332; Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences -- v. 1332.
Publisher: Published on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences by Wiley Subscription Services
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Nutrition; Research; Malnutrition; Prevention; Gastrointestinal system; Microbiology; Nutritional Sciences; Prevention & control; Prévention
Description: "The field of nutrition sciences has made significant progress in mainstreaming nutrition as central to survival and critical to maintaining health. There are, however, still many questions left unanswered, from core biological concepts to those related to the evaluation of public health interventions. With limited resources and pressing needs, identifying the most critical knowledge gaps is essential to guide scientists toward much needed research and is a first step toward building the kind of consensus that will actually transform the way malnutrition is tackled. This Annals volume presents a global research agenda for nutrition science developed by the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists from several academic and nonprofit institutions across the world. Three papers are presented in this volume exploring (1) research and measurement gaps in the integrated approach to nutritional quality, environmental sustainability, and economic viability; (2) an evolving perspective about the origins of childhood undernutrition and nutritional interventions that includes the gut microbiome; and (3) the implementation and utilization of nutrition interventions through research."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Focus area 1. Toward an integrated approach to nutritional quality, environmental sustainability, and economic viability : research and measurement gaps / Anna Herforth [and nine others]; title: Focus area 2. An evolving perspective about the origins of childhood undernutrition and nutritional interventions that includes the gut microbiome / Tahmeed Ahmed [and nine others]; title: Focus area 3. Strengthening implementation and utilization of nutrition interventions through research : a framework and research agenda / Purnima Menon [and eight others].