To feed a global population of 10bn people by 2050 we need to produce more food in the next 40 years than we have in the past 8,000 years, but as illustrated by the Green Revolution simply increasing available calories isn’t the answer – they need to be nutrient-dense and accessible so as not to contribute to diet-related chronic disease and produced in a way that doesn’t further compromise the health of the planet.
FDA opened registration this week for a virtual public meeting and listening session it will hold Nov. 6-8 on strategies to reduce added sugar consumption, following a commitment it made last fall during the White House’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and pressure from The Center for Science in the Public Interest and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
A Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) working group shared this week refined protocols for systematic reviews, food pattern modeling and committee evidence review which will shape the committee’s recommendations for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 2025.
Food science’s role in public health will play a more critical role in addressing increasingly nuanced dietary and nutrition preferences within a diverse and growing population. Big data and personalized nutrition offer solutions to fine tune these preferences and help combat diet-related diseases, while the debate continues on the safety and nutritional value of ultra-processed foods, all of which panelists discussed during IFT FIRST, which took place in Chicago, July 17-19.
U.S. schools would be permitted to serve whole and 2% milk under a bill with bipartisan backing and House legislators’ approval, but health advocates maintain the measure is not in students’ best interests and would increase saturated fat in school meals.