Eighty Years of Nutritional Sciences, and Counting

Authors: TAREN, DOUGLAS - University Of Colorado; AKSEER, NADIA - Johns Hopkins University; Davis, Cindy; MILLER, JOSHUA - Rutgers University

Submitted to: Nutrition Reviews
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/22/2021
Publication Date: 12/7/2021
Citation: Taren, D., Akseer, N., Davis, C.D., Miller, J. 2021. Eighty Years of Nutritional Sciences, and Counting. Nutrition Reviews. Volume 80, Issue 1. doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab112.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab112

Interpretive Summary: The journal Nutrition Reviews is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The editor-in-chief and associate editors wrote a short commentary on how nutrition has changed during the last 80 years and what are some of the priorities for the journal in the future. Nutrition has moved from understanding the macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat and protein) in the food we eat, to the discovery of the essential nutrients required to prevent deficiency diseases, and more recently to determining the impact of dietary patterns on health. Summarizing the evidence from these studies and incorporating the results into policies and programs have also evolved. The editorial team identified 10 important topics for the next 10 years: personalized and precision nutrition, nutrition and infections, food and nutrition equity, the food system and environment, climate change, special populations, nutrition insecurity and undernutrition, nutrition interventions, chronic diseases, and nutrition metabolism.

Technical Abstract: The journal Nutrition Reviews is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The editor-in-chief and associate editors wrote a short commentary on how nutrition has changed during the last 80 years and what are some of the priorities for the journal in the future. Nutrition has moved from understanding the macronutrients (carbohydrate, fat and protein) in the food we eat, to the discovery of the essential nutrients required to prevent deficiency diseases, and more recently to determining the impact of dietary patterns on health. Summarizing the evidence from these studies and incorporating the results into policies and programs have also evolved. The editorial team identified 10 important topics for the next 10 years: personalized and precision nutrition, nutrition and infections, food and nutrition equity, the food system and environment, climate change, special populations, nutrition insecurity and undernutrition, nutrition interventions, chronic diseases, and nutrition metabolism.