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Food and Nutrition Council Meeting Co-Directors: Richard J. Deckelbaum, M.D. and Christine L. Williams, M.D., MPH The Food and Nutrition Council was established in 2001 by Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition (IHN) as a partnership between academia and food, nutrition, and pharmaceutical companies. The founding Co-Chairs of this roundtable forum are Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum, Director of the Institute of Human Nutrition, and Dr. Christine Williams, a member of IHN and Director of the Children’s Cardiovascular Health Center. The goals of the Food and Nutrition Council are: 1) to inform members of new advances by Columbia University scientists in nutrition-related research; 2) to review potential national and international nutrition and health issues; 3) to generate interactions between academia and industry in a wide range of nutrition-related areas, especially research and education; and 4) to advocate for policies and practices that result in better nutrition and improved health. In pursuit of these goals, the partnership meets twice a year to explore new opportunities to positively effect human nutrition from individual, community, public health and global perspectives. In previous roundtable meetings, the Food and Nutrition Council established its shared vision and goals and defined mechanisms to work together effectively using the limited council resources. Future roundtable activities will focus on support of on-going projects related to: 1) the integration of nutrition education into medical curricula; 2) the participation of Columbia students and faculty in the Institute of Human Nutrition and other schools/departments at Columbia University Medical Center in internships in a variety of industry settings in order to gain a better understandings of industrial nutrition research, marketing, and consumer trends and behavior; 3) discussion of, and collaboration in, nutrition-related research; 4) conferences designed to lead to white papers for dissemination to health professionals on nutrition topics of importance to scientists, media and consumers; and 5) initiatives aimed at improving insights into determinants of consumers’ nutrition-related behavior. Other activities will include discussion of nutrition policy, development of position statements, and review of nutrition education materials for health professionals and/or the general public. For corporate membership and information please contact the Institute of Human Nutrition at nutrition@columbia.edu or 212-305-4808.
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