Nutrition & Public Health
Dietary patterns, fortification and food-based interventions.
Public-health nutrition is contending with the ultra-processed foods (UPF) debate sparked by the NOVA classification and Hall et al. controlled-feeding trials, alongside the GLP-1 obesity revolution that is reshaping food consumption patterns at population scale. The track will cover sodium reduction policy (FDA voluntary targets, UK reformulation), front-of-pack labelling (Nutri-Score, US FDA proposed scheme), peanut oral immunotherapy (Palforzia) and omalizumab for multi-food allergy management. Sessions will also examine large-scale fortification (folate, vitamin D, iron), the Mediterranean and EAT-Lancet planetary health diets, and food-as-medicine produce prescription programs covered under Medicare and Medicaid pilots.
- Ultra-processed foods: NOVA classification, Hall RCT, mechanisms of overeating
- GLP-1 era food consumption: portion shifts, protein adequacy
- Front-of-pack labelling: Nutri-Score, FDA proposed scheme
- Food allergy: Palforzia peanut OIT, omalizumab multi-food trials
- Sodium reduction: FDA voluntary targets, UK and Chile case studies
- Food-as-medicine: produce prescriptions, medically tailored meals
- Fortification: folate, vitamin D, iron, biofortified staple crops