FDNS 460 1st Edition Lecture 1 Food and Nutrition Policy Module 1 Food Polices and Trends Stakeholders are those who are interested in a topic and are willing to invest Professional food nutrition and Organizations o IOM Institute of Medicine creates a set of recommended intake of dietary nutrition o FNB Food and Nutrition Board o USDHHS United States Department o USDA United States Department of Agriculture o ERS Economic Research Service deals with food insecurity o ARS Agriculture Research Service analyze nutrients in food o CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention o FDA Food Drug and Administration o EPA Environmental Protection Agency o FAO Food and Agriculture Organization o WHO World Health organization o AND Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics o ASN American Society of Nephrology o SNE Society for Nutrition Education o IFT Institute of Food Technology o AHA American Heart Association o AAP American Academy of Pediatrics o APHA American Public Health Association The three major trends policies deal with are o Food borne illnesses 1 issue Approximately 1 6 of the population are affected by food bone illnesses o Food insecurity not enough food to eat Examples WIC schools programs foodstamps o Obesity and overweight Policies are not direct How the government is involved o People raise an issue the issue is brought to congress laws and acts are put in place the agencies FDA USDA interpret the laws regulations are created to help solve issue o What is your role To be informed talk to your congressmen look at voting records and vote in the first place
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