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Nutrition Roadmap Aims to Advance Research to Provide More Individualized Advice

[/title][fusion_text]Friday, March 4th 2016

The Interagency Committee on Human Nutrition Research (ICHNR) released the first Nutrition Research Roadmap designed to guide federal nutrition research. The 2016-2021 National Nutrition Research Roadmap encourages an increased focus on research that can lead to more individualized advice for promoting health and preventing disease. The Roadmap was released today by ICHNR co-chairs: Catherine Woteki, Ph.D., M.S., USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics as well as Chief Scientist, and Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. The Roadmap is the result of more than a year of interagency collaboration through the ICHNR and integration of public comments. Representatives from the following departments and agencies developed the Roadmap: HHS, USDA, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Agency for International Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Veterans Health Administration, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Roadmap emphasizes addressing research gaps concerning nutrition-related chronic diseases and health disparities, particularly for at–risk groups such as pregnant women, children and older adults. It gives special consideration in understanding the role of nutrition for optimal performance and military readiness. The full Roadmap is available online.

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