VISION
To eliminate all forms of malnutrition in India through healthy, sustainable and environment friendly
diets and lifestyles.
MANDATE
Know More- To generate high quality evidence for tackling important public health nutrition problems among the population groups
- Conduct operational research for planning and implementation of national nutrition programs in the country
- Studying food and environmental safety challenges to ensure such challenges are met to provide safe food to the consumer through R&D, capacity building and training, and provision of scientific advice to various government authorities involved in food production, processing and control
- To provide the best estimates of the nutrient profile database of various foods consumed by the population. To create database for the biodiversity of food resources in the country consumed by the different marginalized indigenous populations of the country
- Establishment of Dietary Reference Intake Values, Recommended Dietary Allowances, and Dietary Guidelines for Indians
- Conducting innovative basic science research of high translational value on nutrient metabolism, interactions, requirements, and responses
- Studying the risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through multidisciplinary clinical and community-based research
- Developing human resources, capacity building and training in nutrition
- Disseminating evidence-based nutrition knowledge to the community
- Extending technical advice and support to food regulatory and standard making bodies in the country
The Director
Dr. R. Hemalatha, MBBS., MD., leading India’s nutrition research Institute from the forefront…
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