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The Nutrition Factor: A Half-Century of Impact - A Tribute to Alan Berg
This year marks the 50th anniversary of The Nutrition Factor, a revolutionary book that was authored by Alan Berg and influenced generations of nutrition scientists.
Alan served from 1973 to 1995 as the senior nutrition officer of the World Bank where he was called “the conscience of the Bank on hunger issues.” During the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he co-chaired a White House Task Force on Nutrition and was actively involved in expanding the scope of the U.S. Government’s Food for Peace program. He then served in India where he headed the U.S. Government’s first international nutrition program. In 2008, Berg was honored as one of the first recipients of the United Nations Achievement Award for Lifelong Service to Nutrition and was introduced on that occasion as “a global giant in nutrition history.”
The Nutrition Factor, written while Alan was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, marked a turning point in the understanding of the vital importance of nutrition in national development, and the emergence of nutrition programs as essential components of the international development agenda. The book built bridges among decision makers in health, food policy, economic theory, education, and agriculture and created a space for intersectoral analysis and action. Importantly, The Nutrition Factor launched national institutions and university programs to train generations of nutrition “doers” who would create policies and programs to prevent malnutrition in many different countries and sectors.
Originally presented at NUTRITION 2023, ASN's flagship meeting which was held July 22-25, 2023 in Boston, MA.
Speakers
Harold Alderman, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
Alan Berg
Marcia Griffiths, MSc
Executive Director, The Manoff Group
Daniel Hoffman, PhD
Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University
Susan Keino, PhD
Lecturer, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya/Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
F. James Levinson, PhD
Retired faculty, Tufts University
Jaykumar Menon, PhD
Open Source Pharma Foundation
Keith West, Jr, DrPH
Professor, International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This activity includes the following presentations:
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Speakers
Harold Alderman, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
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Alan Berg
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Marcia Griffiths, MSc, Executive Director, The Manoff Group
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Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University
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Susan Keino, PhD, Lecturer, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya/Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
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F. James Levinson, PhD, Retired faculty, Tufts University
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Jaykumar Menon, PhD, Open Source Pharma Foundation
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Keith West, Jr, DrPH, Professor, International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Planners
The following individuals served on the NUTRITION 2023 Scientific Program Committee. The session titled 'The Nutrition Factor: A Half-Century of Impact - A Tribute to Alan Berg' was included in the scientific program of NUTRITION 2023, ASN's flagship meeting which was held from July 22-25, 2023.
Paola Baratto, MS, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Nicolaas Deutz, MD, PhD, Texas A&M University
Disclsoures: Abbott: Speaker Fees
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Bradley Ferguson, PhD, University of Nevada, Reno
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Martha Field, PhD, Cornell University
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Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Disclosures: Almond Board of California; Grant/Research Support; Beneo: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; Bio-Cat: Grant/Research Support; General Mills Inc.: Grant/Research Support; Hass Avocado Board: Grant/Research Support; ISAPP: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; National Dairy Council: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau; National Honey Board:Grant/Research Support; Tate & Lyle: Grant/Research Support
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, UCLA
Nutrient Institute (Scientific Advisory Board Member)
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Laura Murray-Kolb, PhD, Purdue University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD, Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical Center
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Lewis Rubin, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center
Disclosures: Abbott Nutrition: Grant/Research Support
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Anna Thalacker-Mercer, PhD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Staff
Michelle Crispino, CAE, DES, American Society for Nutrition
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Gwen Twillman, American Society for Nutrition
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