Current knowledge on cancer and nutrition has benefited countries at all levels of economic development. However, those working in the field of cancer are often unfamiliar with the role of nutrition in the care of cancer patients and for those living with and beyond cancer. Equally, those working in nutrition are often not involved in […]
Task Forces Archive
The concept of sustainable diets, that is the connection between a healthy diet and a healthy planet, has become an imperative for addressing many on-going efforts and processes. Sustainable diets provides the entry point to clarify the importance of nutrition in sustainability efforts undertaken by many sectors, the most important of which are agriculture, environment […]
Considerable controversy and confusion persists on what advice on dietary fat intake should be provided. This topic can have an important public health impact. The aims of this Task Force are: to systematically compile and review the existing evidence of health effects of dietary fat and fat quality, starting with a compilation and review of existing […]
The ‘Malnutrition eLearning course’ developed in association with the University of Southampton, UK is available here.
To provide a nutrition science counterpart to evidence-based medicine (EBM) and underpin nutrition policy.
To examine the opportunities for information technology, food technology, biotechnology, and nuclear technology (for new crops), alongside traditional technologies to enhance human nutrition and health
The linkage of the food, nutrition and environmental sciences, to address questions of sustainability and food security.
This Task Force was previously named ‘Risk and Benefits of Iron’, and is now changed to ‘Benefit-risk and cost effectiveness of micronutrient interventions’ to expand upon the work already done in the Task Force. They developed a model to quantify potential outcomes associated with an iron supplementation programme which along with economic analysis can potentially […]
Chair: Professor Benjamin Caballero IUNS Council thanked Cristina Tirado for her hard work on the Task Force during 2013-7 including the organisation of symposia and special lectures to raise awareness of climate change issues and to promote integration of nutrition into international and national policies on climate change. Benjamin Caballero has been appointed to take […]