AUTHOR=Crowley Jennifer Jean , Laur Celia , Carter Harrison David Edward , Jones Glenys , Ray Sumantra 

TITLE=Perspectives from the Third International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2018

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00093

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2018.00093

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Nutrition is an important component of public health and healthcare, including in education and research, and in the areas of policy and practice. This statement was the overarching message during the third annual International Summit on Medical Nutrition Education and Research, held at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in August 2017. This summit encouraged attendees to think more broadly about the impact of nutrition policy on health and communities, including the need to visualise the complete food system from “pre-farm to post-fork”. Evidence of health issues related to food and nutrition were presented, including the need for translation of knowledge into policy and practice. Methods for this translation included the use of implementation and behaviour change techniques, recognising the needs of healthcare professionals, policy makers, and the public. In all areas of nutrition and health, clear and effective messages, supported by open data, information and actionable knowledge, are also needed along with strong measures of impact centred on an ultimate goal: to improve nutritional health and wellbeing for patients and the public.