Institute of Medicine and its Food and Nutrition Board –Interface of Science and Policy APLU Board on Human Sciences 2010 Spring Meeting, February 24, 2010 Linda D Meyers, PhD Director, Food and Nutrition Board

IOM At-a-Glance Established in 1970 under NAS charter Private, independent nonprofit – not government 1600 elected members 150+ program staff 40+ published reports yearly Depend on work of volunteers

IOM Activities include… Consensus Committee Studies Workshops Forums/Roundtables Planning Meetings Fellowship Programs

Fellowships Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow Or national-academies.org/national-academies.org/ or scroll down to Career Links on the leftwww.nas.edu

IOM Boards African Science Academy Development Patrick W. Kelley Director African Science Academy Development Patrick W. Kelley Director Children, Youth, and Families Rosemary Chalk Director Children, Youth, and Families Rosemary Chalk Director Food and Nutrition Linda D. Meyers Director Food and Nutrition Linda D. Meyers Director Global Health Patrick W. Kelley Director Global Health Patrick W. Kelley Director Health Care Services Roger Herdman Director Health Care Services Roger Herdman Director Population Health and Public Health Practice Rose Marie Martinez Director Population Health and Public Health Practice Rose Marie Martinez Director Health Sciences Policy Andrew M. Pope Director Health Sciences Policy Andrew M. Pope Director Health of Select Populations Rick Erdtmann Director Health of Select Populations Rick Erdtmann Director Health Policy Educational Programs and Fellowships Marie E. Michnich Program Director Health Policy Educational Programs and Fellowships Marie E. Michnich Program Director

Food and Nutrition Board Dennis M. Bier, MD (Chair) Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine Diane Birt, PhD Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State Yvonne Bronner, ScD Schl Public Health & Policy, Morgan State Fergus M. Clydesdale, PhD Food Science, U Massachusetts—Amherst Gordon L. Jensen, MD, PhD Nutritional Sciences, Penn State Susan T. Mayne, PhD Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale Sch Med Sanford A Miller PhD Jt Inst. Food Safety and Applied Nutr., University of Maryland J. Glenn Morris, MD, MPH&TM Emerging Pathogens Institute, Florida Suzanne Murphy, PhD, RD Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii Jose Ordovas, PhD Nutrition and Genomics, Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts Jim Riviere, DVM. PhD Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics, NC State Patrick J Stover, PhD Nutritional Sciences (head and gneomics), Cornell University Walter C Willett, MD, Dr.PH Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health Linda Meyers, Ph.D. (Director)

FNB -- Focus Areas Diet and Health –Dietary Reference Intakes –Obesity prevention in children –Military nutrition research –Nutrition programs Food Quality and Safety –Risk relationships –Framework to evaluate safety Domestic and International

Dietary Reference Intakes

Impact – Dietary Reference Intakes  Science standard for federal nutrition guidance – HHS/USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans – USDA MyPyramid – Health Canada Canadian Food Guide  Statutory or De Facto standard for assistance programs – 4 official USDA food plans – Food stamp allotments/ – WIC food packages – DOD service members – Standard of comparison for USDA review of food distribution programs on Indian Reservations  Basis for nutritional standards of many other countries  Uses in everyday life – By divorce courts to set alimony payments – By bankruptcy courts to determine income for food expenses

Obesity-Related Reports Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance (2005) Food Marketing to Children and Youth: Threat or Opportunity? (2006) Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up? (2007) Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth (2007) Public Health Effects of Food Deserts: Workshop Summary (2009) Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines (2009) School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Youth (2009) Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity (2009)

Current Obesity Prevention Activities Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention A Framework for Decision-Making for Obesity Prevention (spring 2010) Obesity Prevention Policies for Young Children (early 2011) Partner with NIH and CDC on The HBO Obesity Project

To Watch For Workshop Summary: Nutrition Effects of Global Food Crisis * (available now) Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake (April 2010) FDA Role in Ensuring Safe Food* (~May 2010) DRI for Vitamin D and Calcium (~July 2010) Nutrition Standards for Child and Adult Day Care Food Programs (Fall 2010) Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain (2011) *collaborative with another Board(s)

Challenge Areas Future of Nutrition and Food Sciences Nutrition and Older People –E.g., Community–based nutrition services for older people Nutrition in Health Care –E.g., Personalized nutrition, e.g., drug-nutrient interactions Emerging Sciences –Nanotechnology –Epigenetics

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