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USDA's Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services ensures access to
nutritious, healthful diets for all Americans. Through food assistance and
nutrition education for consumers, FNCS encourages consumers to make
healthful food choices. Today, rather than simply providing food,
FNCS works to empower consumers with knowledge of the link between diet and
health, providing dietary guidance based on research.
The
Food
and Nutrition Service (FNS) increases
food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by
providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful
diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American
agriculture and inspires public confidence.
The
Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) was created in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Dec. 1, 1994, and is the focal point within USDA where
scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of the public.
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