| Report of a planning conference concerning an international network of food data systems (INFOODS). | |
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PMID: 6691289 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A small international planning conference on the topic of "An International Network of Food Data Systems" was held on January 30 to February 5, 1983, at the Rockefeller Conference and Study Center, in Bellagio, Italy. It was sponsored through the Food, Nutrition and Poverty Subprogramme of the United Nations University and supported by various US government agencies, private foundations, and the food industry. Participants included representatives from FAO, WHO, IUNS, and IUFoST. The purpose was to explore the needs for, and current limitations of, food composition data bases, especially in the international context, and to propose what was needed. The conference focused on the design and scope of an organization to be called INFOODS (International Network of Food Data Systems) which would promote international participation and cooperation in the acquisition and interchange of quality data on the nutrient composition of foods, beverages, and their ingredients in forms appropriate to meet the needs of government agencies; nutrition scientists; health and agriculture professionals; policy makers and planners; food producers, processors, and retailers; consumers. The conference identified the more important aspects of INFOODS to include: 1) a network of regional data centers; 2) an organizational/administrative framework for various expert task forces; 3) the generator and repository of special international data bases; 4) the stimulator of national data base programs; 5) a general and specific resource for persons and organizations interested in food composition data on a worldwide basis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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W M Rand; V R Young |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The American journal of clinical nutrition Volume: 39 ISSN: 0002-9165 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Publication Date: 1984 Jan |
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Created Date: 1984-02-14 Completed Date: 1984-02-14 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376027 Medline TA: Am J Clin Nutr Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 144-51 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Computers* Food / standards* Food Analysis International Agencies / organization & administration* Italy Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* |
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