Nutrition, Health and Wellness

With vast clinical problems persisting in the world today, the role of nutrition for overall health, and prevention and treatment of diseases may sometimes be overlooked.

In this section you will find extensive research on the therapeutic role of diet, including resources for dietary guidelines and nutrition screening & assessment. We also cover requirements and recommendations for food safety, healthy eating, nutrients and hydration.

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NNIW100 Publication
NNIW100 - Shaping The Future with Nutrition

NNIW100 - Shaping The Future with Nutrition

With the theme “Shaping The Future with Nutrition,” NNIW100’s first session looked at current understanding of the fundamentals of maternal and child nutrition, and the different factors that shape an individual’s health and wellbeing such as maternal preconception nutrition, mode of birth, infant nutrition, breastfeeding and human milk research, complementary feeding practices, environmental factors and more. The second session also examined food dietary habits for optimal development, wherein speakers highlighted a strong evidence base for the nutritional approach that supports good health

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve
Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Food, planet and health: A complex equation to solve

Zakari Ali
Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security
Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security

Eating better: Enhancing health, sustainability, and food security

Kevin Chen
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The microbiome - personalized nutrition for better health

The microbiome - personalized nutrition for better health

Nicholas J. Schork
Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift
Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift

Expanding DietaryGuidelines to Guidelines for Healthy Growth: A paradigm shift

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
New evidence on the benefits of physical activity and nutrition
New evidence on the benefits of physical activity and nutrition

New evidence on the benefits of physical activity and nutrition

Roger A. Fielding
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Adolescent Health & Nutrition in Canada and US: Issues and Determinants

Adolescent Health & Nutrition in Canada and US: Issues and Determinants

Miriam Kaufman
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Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Part 1: Setting the Stage for Success

Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment Part 1: Setting the Stage for Success

Laura L. Frank
We Are What We Remember: Memory and Age Related Memory disorder
We Are What We Remember: Memory and Age Related Memory disorder

We Are What We Remember: Memory and Age Related Memory disorder

Eric R. Kandel
Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?
Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?

Microbiota Modification in Early Life. Where are we in 2015?

Hania Szajewska
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Nutritional Support for Altitude Training

Nutritional Support for Altitude Training

David T. Martin