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Jon Benninger is the vice president of business development for the Health & Nutrition Network at VIRGO. He works on new products, international efforts, industry outreach and advocacy, content development, partnerships and collaborations, and strategic planning. Jon volunteers for many industry associations, committees and initiatives, is a frequent speaker and moderator at industry events, and assists VIRGO clients with solutions and strategies.. He joined VIRGO in 1995 and has served as editor, publisher, and group publisher prior to his current position. He earned a degree in journalism at Arizona State University.

Prof Wants NIH Institute of Nutrition

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Cornell professor and world reknown nutritional biochemist Dr. T. Colin Campbell today called for the establishment of an Institute of Nutrition at NIH. He did this in an article on The Huffington Post (click here to read). He basically says that our research emphasis on the human genome and on single-molecule treatments (whether they are drugs or supplements) is misguided. With the vast majority of the diseases affecting our society caused by lifestyle, he makes a pretty good case. Now, getting an Institute for Nutrition is another story. The NIH has 27 Institutes and Centers, and they don't just get created every day. I would be happy if we could just see these existing Institutes and Centers place more emphasis on nutrition. Certainly the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute should. It is nice to see more and more doctors, researchers and policymakers accepting the power that nutrition has to improve our nation's health. Kudos to Dr. Campbell for taking this position.
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