Politics, Practice, and Policy: How to Get Things Done in Food and Nutrition, 10 Case Studies

Dr. Eileen Kennedy is a former dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Currently a professor at the School, Dr. Kennedy's research focuses on assessing the health, nutrition, diet and food security impacts of policies and programs; nutrient density and diet diversity; agriculture nutrition linkages and food systems. She was a member of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the UN Committee on World Food Security from 2015 to 2019. where she oversaw the development of the report, Nutrition and Food Systems. Dr. Kennedy founded and was the first Executive Director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, responsible for overseeing Dietary Guidelines for Americans. She created the Healthy Eating Index which is used as a single summary measure of diet quality in the USA.

• 1. The Sugar Wars2. Dietary Guidelines3. Global Supplemental Feeding Programs, including WIC: Special Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children4. GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms): The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly5. Front of Pack Labeling (FOP)6. Micronutrient Malnutrition and the Mystery of Vitamin A7. Public Policy in Food and Nutrition: Systematic or Chaotic8. Personalized Nutrition9. Overweight, Obesity, and Noncommunicable Diseases: The Global Epidemic10. Transforming Food Systems: What Needs to Be Done?