PCAST Releases Report on Advancing Nutrition Science

In 2022, President Biden set a bold goal to end hunger in America and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030 so fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases. Today, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report with recommendations to advance nutrition science and to enable equitable access to the benefits of nutrition research.

Good nutrition is a linchpin of overall health and well-being for every American, and federally sponsored research provides the evidence that both the government and private sectors use to determine how to improve health through food.

Today’s report responds 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.

PCAST’s recommendations include two overarching goals to ensure equitable access to the benefits of the federal investment in nutrition research:

• Enhance coordination of federal interagency efforts and actions to reduce the burden of diet-related chronic disease that will maintain momentum toward the President’s goal.

• Give great priority to equity in federal nutrition research, including focusing research on improving program delivery, continuing efforts to diversify the nutrition science and dietetics workforce and engaging the academic and private sectors in multisector research and intervention initiatives.

To view a full copy of the PCAST report, please click here.

To view PCAST’s Letter to the President and the Executive Summary of the report, please click here.

PCAST is the sole body of advisors from outside the federal government charged with making science, technology, and innovation policy recommendations to the President. Learn more about their work here.

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