Discussion papers for food and nutrition science

The 2017 Think Tank, Rethinking food and nutrition science, was held in Perth on 26-28 July with participants examining the field from four perspectives:

• Critical evaluation of nutrition science
• Key control points for healthy, equitable and sustainable food and nutrition
• Essential goals for achieving effective solutions
• Tools for change

Following the event, participants continued to work together to develop a series of discussion papers. The discussion papers are designed to create a productive dialogue and contribute to the consultation process during the development of a decadal plan for the discipline of nutrition.

Discussion papers

• The food environment (PDF, 1.56MB)
• Empowering food choices (PDF, 1.54MB)
• Effective governance for food and nutrition science in Australia (PDF, 1.43MB)
• Critical evaluation of food and nutrition science—An Australian perspective (PDF, 1.43MB)
• The Australian food and nutrition knowledge hub: A critical piece of national infrastructure for nutrition science (PDF, 1.48MB)

Illustrations

The group also produced a series systems perspective maps to accompany their papers which were designed by Dr Philipp Reineck.

• Overview systems map (PDF, 146KB)
• Food environment systems map (PDF, 238KB)
• Empowering food choices systems map (PDF, 171KB)
• Effective governance systems map (PDF, 111KB)
• Knowledge hub systems map (PDF, 217KB)