The Roadmap was released today by ICHNR co-chairs: Catherine Woteki, Ph.D., M.S., USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics as well as Chief Scientist, and Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., HHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Health. The Roadmap is the result of more than a year of interagency collaboration through the ICHNR and integration of public comments. Representatives from the following departments and agencies developed the Roadmap: HHS, USDA, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Agency for International Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Veterans Health Administration, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
"Nutritional needs differ according to a number of factors, including an individual's age, their health status and their level of physical activity," said Dr. Woteki. "Those needs can be tailored according to personal preferences, enabling each person to choose the foods that are right for them. The priorities outlined in the Roadmap will help us identify knowledge gaps and research opportunities that can help consumers make healthy choices."
"Healthy eating is one of the most powerful tools we have to reduce the onset of chronic diseases related to nutrition like obesity, heart disease and diabetes," said Dr. DeSalvo. "By focusing, in part, on developing a better understanding of the gaps in the evidence for healthier eating, the Roadmap will help provide an evidence base for supporting easy, accessible, and affordable healthy food choices."
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