The Nestlé Foundation for the Study of Problems of Nutrition in the World was established in 1966 by a donation by the Nestlé Company on the occasion of its centenary. The Foundation was self-constituting and formed a council consisting of five internationally renowned Council Members. The Foundation is financially and operationally independent from the Nestlé Company. The offices of the Nestlé Foundation are in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Nestlé Foundation initiates and supports research in human nutrition with public health relevance in low- and lower-middle-income countries.
Research is primarily concerned with physiological and behavioral problems linked with:
nutrition education and health promotion
maternal and child nutrition, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding
macro- and micronutrient deficiencies and imbalances
interactions between infection and nutrition.
The Foundation expects research proposals to be primarily the initiative of local researchers from the developing countries.
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