Communication to Bridge the Gap Between Food Production and Nutrition and Health

The National Academies Food and Nutrition Board hosted a public workshop in May 2024 to explore the challenges and successes of bidirectional communication between producers of food and consumers about food sources, production, and composition. Speakers from a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture and nutrition researchers, journalists, social scientists, and more considered the health and nutrition needs of consumers across the food system. This proceedings summarizes the presentations and discussions that occurred at the workshop.

Table of Contents

Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Challenges and Successes in Communicating about Food Sources and Food Production 3 Challenges and Successes in Communicating about Food Composition 4 Challenges and Successes in Communicating Health and Nutrition Needs of Consumers Across the Food System References Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Speakers and Session Moderators