The Food and Nutrition Board was established in 1940 to study issues of national importance pertaining to the safety and adequacy of the nation's food supply, to establish principles and guidelines for adequate nutrition, and to render authoritative judgment on the relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health, at the request of various agencies.

The Food and Nutrition Board does not maintain a reference or resource center that can respond to individual questions about nutrition or requests for publications or materials.  For general food and nutrition information, please visit www.nutrition.gov.  Health professionals and educators seeking food and nutrition information, please visit http:fnic.nal.usda.gov.

 Recent Activities:

• For information on the Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, please click here. 
• For information on the Review of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, please click here.
• For information on the Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines, please click here. 
• For information on the Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake project, please click here.
• IOM is now seeking suggestions for individuals to serve on a study focused on Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for vitamin D and calcium. The goal of the study is to assess current relevant data and to update as appropriate the DRIs for these nutrients.  
• For information on the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), please click here.