The Nutritional & Health-related Environmental Studies Section is excited to share its eNewsletter. 

In this issue:

• Launch of the new IAEA Body Composition Online Calculator, designed to simplify the analysis of body composition data
• New online training opportunity on the use of stable isotope methods to assess human milk intake
• Expansion of activities offered through the ‘Nuclear Techniques in Nutrition User Group’, an IAEA-supported global Community of Practice
• Launch of a new research project on protein quality from alternative dietary protein sources and amino acid requirements
• Findings from an IAEA survey of radiation oncologists showing that, while nutrition is widely recognized as an essential component of cancer care, access to nutrition services remains limited
• Release of the seventh episode of the Nuclear in Nutrition Interview Series, highlighting efforts to address childhood obesity in the Caribbean
• Recorded webinar on the joint FAO-IAEA Database on Protein Quality, exploring the science behind the database, its development and its potential to strengthen nutrition research 
• Success story on how a new laboratory is strengthening efforts to address childhood stunting in the Philippines

• Call for data on total energy expenditure and body composition for inclusion in the IAEA DLW and BC databases, helping to build the evidence base for advancing nutrition science
• Interview with UN-Nutrition Chair and IAEA Deputy Director General Dr Najat Mokhtar following the renewal of her mandate as Chair of UN-Nutrition

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