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Precision Nutrition: Research Opportunities at the Nutrition–Agriculture Interface.

NIH

2021

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Summary

This NIH-associated publication, likely arising from a workshop or expert working group convened around 2021, maps the scientific landscape at the intersection of precision nutrition and agricultural systems. It argues that understanding how farming practices, soil health, and crop composition influence nutrient availability and human health outcomes is an underexplored but critical research domain. The document likely proposes a research agenda integrating agronomy, food science, and personalised nutrition approaches.

UK applicability

Although produced within a US federal research context, the research priorities identified — including links between food production systems and nutrient composition — are broadly applicable to UK food and farming policy, particularly in the context of post-Brexit agricultural transition and the National Food Strategy's focus on diet quality.

Key measures

Research priority areas; identified knowledge gaps at the nutrition–agriculture interface; proposed interdisciplinary research frameworks

Outcomes reported

The paper identifies and describes priority research opportunities linking agricultural practices, food composition, and individualised human nutritional outcomes. It likely outlines gaps in knowledge connecting how food is grown to how nutrients are metabolised by diverse human populations.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Nutrition science & agricultural food quality
Study type
Policy
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
International
System type
Food supply chain
Catalogue ID
XL0286

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