Home›Branches›Nutrition ScienceBranchesNutrition ScienceAlso Known As NutritionLifestyle Science FieldCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. "Nutrition Science." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://health.interactiveatlas.org/branches/nutrition-science.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHealth and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Nutrition Science. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://health.interactiveatlas.org/branches/nutrition-scienceCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-nutrition-science, author = {Health and Wellness Atlas}, title = {Nutrition Science}, year = {2026}, url = {https://health.interactiveatlas.org/branches/nutrition-science}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingApple in Cross-SectionThe study of how food and its components sustain, and can undermine, human health, carried here for its bearing on population and personal wellbeing. The atlas seam with FoodAtlas holds where cuisine and culinary tradition belong to food, and the science of what a nutrient does in the body belongs here.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCentral QuestionWell-attestedWhat does the body need from food, in what amount, and what follows when a need goes unmet or is exceeded. 1Key DebateWell-attestedDietary guidance has revised itself repeatedly over the twentieth and twenty first centuries, most visibly on dietary fat, cholesterol and the macronutrient balance a general population should aim for, and the field records those revisions honestly rather than treating the current guidance as final. 2Cross-Tradition ConnectionsIncludesAncel Keys, Figures Well-attested Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1Body Mass Index, Concepts Well-attested Source Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Caloric Balance, Concepts Well-attested Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1Casimir Funk, Figures Well-attested Source Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Dietary Goals for the United States (McGovern Report), Milestones Well-attested Dietary Guidelines for Americans, First Edition, Milestones Well-attested Food Fortification, Practices Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1James Lind, Figures Well-attested Source Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Macronutrient, Concepts Well-attested Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1Micronutrient, Concepts Well-attested Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1Salt Iodization, Practices Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Seven Countries Study Launch, Milestones Well-attested Source United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1Vitamin A Supplementation, Practices Well-attested Source World Health Organization Official Sitetier 1Sources1. United States National Institutes of Health Official Sitetier 1US National Institutes of HealthView the Source2. Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Human nutritionQuote, Human nutritionHuman nutrition is the process by which substances in food are transformed into body tissues and provide energy for the full range of physical and mental activities that make up human life.View the Source2. Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Includes: Body Mass IndexView the Source2. Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Includes: James LindView the Source2. Encyclopedia Britannicatier 2Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Includes: Casimir FunkView the SourceWikipedia: Nutritiontier 3WikipediaLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionNutritional science, the study of nutrition as a hard science, typically emphasizes human nutrition.View the SourceWorld Health Organization Official Sitetier 1World Health OrganizationIncludes: Food FortificationView the SourceWorld Health Organization Official Sitetier 1World Health OrganizationIncludes: Salt Iodization, eLENA: Salt iodization, intervention framingView the SourceWorld Health Organization Official Sitetier 1World Health OrganizationIncludes: Vitamin A Supplementation, eLENA: Vitamin A supplementation, intervention framingView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year