Announcement: International Graduate Course on the Production and Use of Food Composition Data in Nutrition

Abstract

Food composition is a fundamental information resource for nutrition science. It is, however, not limited to the field of nutrition science and the public health domain. The food industry, trade, export, legislation and consumers all need and/or use data on food composition. Within a developing country perspective, it is directly linked to food security, development and evaluation of dietary guidelines, fortification programmes and feeding schemes (such as the South African school feeding programme), and the development of guidelines for agricultural practices such as vitamin A rich vegetable gardens and bio-fortification.