Get to Know Brittany Gorman, Consultant With Nutrition In Demand
Get to Know Brittany Gorman, Consultant With Nutrition On Demand A passion for cooking at a young age propelled Brittany Gorman into a dietetics career. What has kept her here are challenging yet rewarding roles reaching people of all ages. She’s shaped young minds...
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We are looking forward to spending time in Minneapolis connecting with colleagues, attending sessions, and checking out the exhibits at FNCE 2024. If you’re attending, we’d love to connect. ![]()
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Yesterday, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to identify scientific opportunities, gaps, and priorities to advance nutrition science, with a particular emphasis on ensuring equitable access to the benefits of research.![]()
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PCAST provided two overarching goals related to the federal investment in nutrition research:![]()
⏺️ Enhancing coordination of federal interagency efforts to strengthen the nutrition science evidence base, and ![]()
⏺️ Prioritizing equity in federal nutrition research.![]()
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The report details how these goals can help create a range of nutrition interventions that strategically improve the health of the U.S. population, with a focus on those disproportionately affected by health disparities due to long-standing structural inequities which create barriers to healthy dietary patterns and lifestyles. ![]()
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🔗 Read the report at the link in our bio.![]()
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We are looking forward to hearing the latest nutrition science and spending time with colleagues at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual conference in Chicago. If you’ll be there, we’d love to connect! ![]()
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Last week, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) met for the fifth time. The Subcommittees presented a lot of data along with draft conclusion statements based on their review of the evidence.![]()
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⏺️ Food pattern modeling analyses indicate that nutrient intakes benefit from some modifications as well as flexibilities to the Healthy U.S.-Style dietary pattern.![]()
⏺️ No new nutrients of public health concern were identified (so potassium, calcium, vitamin D, and fiber remain).![]()
⏺️ The DGAC reviewed the current science related to ultraprocessed foods (UPF) and determined that: Limited evidence suggests that dietary patterns with higher amounts of foods classified as UPF consumed by children, adolescents, adults, and older adults are associated with greater adiposity (fat mass, waist circumference, BMI) and risk of overweight. ![]()
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🔗For a detailed recap of the meeting, check out our blog at the link in bio.![]()
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