New Academy of Nutrition Sciences launched

TheAssociation for Nutrition (AfN),British Dietetic Association(BDA),British Nutrition Foundation(BNF) and Nutrition Society (NS) have today (15 October 2019) launched the Academy of Nutrition Sciences (ANS), a new charitable organisation which aims to provide a powerful and unified voice to promote evidence-based nutrition science.The formation of the Academy of Nutrition Sciences has been announced at the Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) European Nutrition Conference in Dublin, Ireland. The announcement was made by Professor Harry McArdle, Emeritus Professor at the Rowett Institute University of Aberdeen, and the new Academy ’s Chair of Trustees.The Academy builds on existing collaboration between the four founding organisations, and will act as a joint body for strategic initiatives. The Academy will seek to improve public health and wellbeing and support excellence in research, education and associated activities to advance the knowledge and application of evidence-based nutrition science. Speaking about the role of the new body Professor McArdle said;“Ensuring the quality of public information on nutrition is a critical goal because people often struggle to access well informed and safe advice.“The creation of the Academy comes at an important time, when the central role of diet and nutrition in wider public health is being better recognised, and conditions such as diabetes and obesity on the one hand and undernutrition on the other are placing inc...
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