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Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health
The Food Forum convened a public workshop on February 22-23, 2012, to explore current and emerging knowledge of the human microbiome, its role in human health, its interaction with …
Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior
On 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 …
Nanotechnology in Food Products
In the food industry, scientists are exploring the potential of nanotechnology to enhance the flavor and other sensory characteristics of foods, introduce antibacterial …
Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Healthy Aging
In September 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to examine trends and patterns in aging and factors related to healthy aging in …
Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity
"Genetic resources are the result of millennia of evolution and belong to all of humanity. Therefore, there should be a prohibition on biopiracy and patents on living organisms, …
Food Literacy
In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board convened a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss how communications and …
Leveraging Food Technology for Obesity Prevention and Reduction Efforts
Obesity is a major public health challenge. More than one-third of the U.S. adult population is considered obese, a figure that has more than doubled since the mid-1970s. Among …
Nutritional Risk Assessment
For more than two decades, the practice of risk assessment has been applied to human public health issues, and policy makers have used the results of risk assessments in their …
Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable, and Nourishing Food System
The Food Forum of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a virtual workshop on July 22-23, 2020 that explored integration of the health, societal, …
Food Safety Policy, Science, and Risk Assessment
The Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) Food Forum was established in 1993 to allow science and technology leaders in the food industry, top administrators in several federal …
Providing Healthy and Safe Foods As We Age
Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne …
Managing Food Safety Practices from Farm to Table
Legal regulations and manufacturers' monitoring practices have not been enough to prevent contamination of the national food supply and protect consumers from serious harm. In …