http://www.feedburner.comInstitute of Medicine RSS feed for the following topic: Food and NutritionThis 2-day workshop will explore the current state of knowledge regarding the role of communications and marketing on consumer knowledge and behavior, specifically related to how commercial and public health messaging concerning food, nutrition, and food safety inform, influence, and impact the population at the individual, family, and community levels regarding food choices and behavior.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodForum/2015-SEPT-03.aspx6/26/2015Nearly 15 million people are affected by food allergies in the United States alone, and current global trends show that this number of individuals is increasing, particularly in developed countries. A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee will be formed to examine critical issues related to food allergy (FA), including the prevalence and severity of FA and its impact on affected individuals, families, and communities; and current understanding of FA as a disease, and in diagnostics, treatments, prevention, and public policy.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodAllergies.aspx6/25/2015Review of WIC Food Packageshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages/2015-JUN-25.aspx6/25/2015An ad hoc expert committee will undertake a 2-phase comprehensive examination of the United States Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages, i.e. the foods provided to supplement the diet of participants, tailored to their age and health status.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages.aspx6/22/2015The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions was established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to engage leadership from multiple sectors needed to solve the obesity crisis. Through meetings, public workshops, background papers, and innovation collaboratives, the Roundtable fosters an ongoing dialogue about critical and emerging policy and research issues to accelerate and sustain progress in obesity prevention and care. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions.aspx6/22/2015The first meeting of the Committee on Food Allergies: Global Burden, Causes, Treatment, Prevention, and Public Policy will take place June 22 and 23, 2015 at the Keck Center in Washington, D.C.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodAllergies/2015-JUN-22-23.aspx6/19/2015http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/AssessingPrevalenceTrendsinObesity/2015-JUL-28.aspx6/17/2015Obesity affects 17 percent of children and adolescents and almost 36 percent of adults in the United States. In 2014, the IOM created the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions to engage leadership from multiple sectors in responding to the obesity crisis. In the roundtable's second workshop, which was held on September 30, 2014, presenters explored ways in which sectors can work together to achieve more progress than would be possible with any sector working on its own.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Cross-Sector-Responses-Obesity.aspx6/11/2015The Food Forum convenes scientists, administrators, and policymakers from academia, government, industry, and public sectors on an ongoing basis to discuss problems and issues related to food, food safety, and regulation and to identify possible approaches for addressing those problems and issues. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodForum.aspx6/10/2015http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/AssessingPrevalenceTrendsinObesity/2015-JUN-04.aspx6/10/2015An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine will examine methodological approaches to data collection, analytic procedures, and interpretation of data at the national, state, and local levels on issues related to obesity status in U.S. populations and measures of trends in obesity. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/AssessingPrevalenceTrendsinObesity.aspx6/10/2015On April 14-15, 2015, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 2-day workshop titled “Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutions.” The goal of the April 14-15 workshop was to provide an expert summary of the state of the science regarding the impact of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity and to highlight innovative strategies for promoting physical activity across segments of the population.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Physical-Activity-WIB.aspx6/10/2015The committee’s report, A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System, sponsored by The JPB Foundation, presents guiding principles and practical steps to help stakeholders weigh tradeoffs and choose policies that integrate benefits and risks across various domains.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Food-System.aspx5/28/2015NASA’s Human Research Program developed a collection of evidence reports that provide “the current record of the state of knowledge from research and operations” for more than 30 human health and performance risks related to long-duration and exploration spaceflights. To review NASA’s evidence reports, the IOM assembled a multi-disciplinary committee with expertise in aerospace medicine, occupational health, radiation medicine, human performance, systems engineering, human-computer interaction, internal medicine, physiology and cardiovascular health, immunology, behavioral health and sociology, task simulation and training, and biomedical informatics.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/NASA-Letter-Report.aspx5/11/2015This public workshop, hosted by the IOM Roundtable on Obesity Solutions, will explore models of cross-sector work that may reduce the prevalence and consequences of obesityhttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions/2014-SEP-30.aspx4/22/2015The Food and Nutrition Board invites you to participate in the two-day workshop sponsored by the AARP Foundation on Meeting the Dietary Needs of Older Adults. http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Aging/Dietary-Needs-Older-Adults.aspx4/22/2015Physical Activity: Moving Toward Obesity Solutionshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ObesitySolutions/2015-APR-14.aspx4/15/2015On February 26–27, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board and the IOM and the National Research Council Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to explore the body of evolving science that examines the nexus of biology, interaction between biology and environment, and developmental stage on risk for childhood obesity. The workshop focused on the prenatal period, infancy, and early childhood and evidence from animal and human studies.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Epigenetics-WIB.aspx3/30/2015A recent Viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association written by two committee members that authored the 2011 IOM report Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D reaffirms the committee’s approach for calculating the daily recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin D. http://www.iom.edu/Global/News Announcements/How-the-RDA-for-Vitamin-D-Was-Determined.aspx3/20/2015Calcium and vitamin D are two essential nutrients long known for their role in bone health. However, the public has heard conflicting messages about the benefits of calcium and vitamin D and also about how much they need to be healthy. The IOM concludes that there is a strong body of evidence that substantiates the importance of vitamin D and calcium in promoting bone growth and maintenance but there is little evidence of other health benefits. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-for-Calcium-and-Vitamin-D.aspx3/20/2015Review of WIC Food Packageshttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages/2015-MAR-12.aspx3/19/2015On 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 eating behavior. Drawing on expertise from the fields of nutrition and food science, animal and human physiology and behavior, and psychology and psychiatry as well as related fields, the purpose of the workshop was to review current knowledge on the relationship between the brain and eating behavior, explore the interaction between the brain and the digestive system, and consider what is known about the brain’s role in eating patterns and consumer choice; evaluate current methods used to determine the impact of food on brain activity and eating behavior; and identify gaps in knowledge and articulate a theoretical framework for future research.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Brain-Digestive-Eating-Behavior-WS.aspx3/17/2015On January 7, 2014, the newly formed Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) held its first public event, a half-day workshop titled “The Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States.” The purpose of the roundtable, which includes representatives from public health, health care, government, the food industry, education, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and academia, is to engage leadership from multiple sectors to discuss potential solutions to the obesity crisis. Through meetings, public workshops, background papers, and innovation collaboratives, the roundtable will foster an ongoing dialogue about critical and emerging implementation, policy, and research topics to accelerate progress in obesity prevention and care.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/State-of-Obesity-Solutions-WIB.aspx3/13/2015On September 30, 2014, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions held a 1-day workshop titled “Cross-Sector Work on Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Weight Maintenance: Models for Change.” The workshop was designed to explore models of cross-sector work that may reduce the prevalence and consequences of obesity, discuss lessons learned from case studies of cross-sector initiatives, and spur future cross-sector collaboration. The first half of the workshop examined four considerations important to cross-sector work: health equity, sustainability, leadership, and measurement. The second half of the workshop examined five case studies that represent cross-sector collaboratives at different levels of organization, from the tribal and regional to the county, state, and national levels.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Cross-Sector-Obesity-WIB.aspx3/13/2015On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relationships between the brain, digestive system, and eating behavior. The figure below illustrates the complex relationships between the brain, digestive system, and eating behavior and the influence of biology and the environment.http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2014/Brain-Digestive-Eating-Behavior-WIB.aspx3/13/2015The Food and Nutrition Board and Board on Children, Youth, and Families invite you to participate in the workshop, Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity: The Fetal and Early Childhood Years to be held February 26-27, 2015 at The Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FetalDevelopment/2015-FEB-26.aspx3/4/2015At the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an expert Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee is undertaking a comprehensive review of the food packages used in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to bring the program into alignment with current dietary guidelines. http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2015/Review-WIC-Food-Packages-Letter-Report.aspx2/6/2015WIC Letter Report Release - Webinarhttp://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReviewWICFoodPackages/2015-FEB-03.aspx2/4/2015The Food and Nutrition Board and Board on Children, Youth, and Families invite you to participate in the workshop, Examining a Developmental Approach to Childhood Obesity: The Fetal and Early Childhood Years to be held February 26-27, 2015 at The National Academies, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FetalDevelopment.aspx1/21/2015The Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum is convening a 1 ½ day public workshop with the goal to better understand and gain cross-disciplinary perspectives on the current research in neurobiology, with a focus on the interaction between the brain, digestive system, and eating behavior.http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/FoodForum/2014-JUL-09.aspx1/16/2015