The Symposium

Most of the development of nutrition science is categorized into five related dimensions. First dimension, the Cellular/in-vitro nutrition which develops into the nutritional genomic comprising analytical chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, molecular biology and genetics. Second dimension, Special Organ and whole human and animal system, comprising human nutrition, animal nutrition, clinical and dietetics, pathology, physiology, physiological chemistry, and psychology. Third and Fourth dimensions, concerning population, comprising public health/community nutrition with public health, epidemiology, ecology, anthropology, sociology and education, and, public nutrition , comprising food and nutrition security policy with economics, government, and politics. The fifth, Food system, comprising of agriculture and marine sciences (food production, distribution, supply and availability), and food science and technology. The Public Nutrition dimension lies between Public Health/Community Nutrition and Food Dimension.

Nutrition and Food Sciences are among the most interdisciplinary of all sciences. It brings together the chemical, physical, biological, medical, agricultural, economical, social, behavioral, and engineering sciences, to examine how food affects health, education, and productivity.

The International Symposium on Nutrition (ISN) will cover 6 main subjects as follows: (1) Food and Nutrition Policy, (2) Community Nutrition, (3) Public Nutrition, (4) Molecular Nutrition, (5) Clinical Nutrition, and (6) Food Science and Technology.