ONR News

May 6, 2025

May 2025 ONR Director's Blog: The Future of Our Food

In the May 2025 installment of his blog, ONR Director Andrew Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., talks about the future of food and how science can lead the way.

February 3, 2025

ONR's NIH-FDA Workshop Summary Available

This joint NIH-FDA Nutrition Regulatory Science Workshop highlighted how nutrition science can generate evidence and data to inform food-related policy and regulatory decision making and foster additional collaboration between NIH and FDA in supporting research that addresses priority nutrition research gaps. Topics discussed at the workshop included ultra-processed foods, impact analysis and implementation science related to regulatory actions, and emerging technological innovations related to nutrition regulatory science. Read the Workshop summary.

January 21, 2025

Being Healthy in the New Year: Nutrition is Personal

“New Year, New Me, New You, New Us?” If you’ve made a resolution to “eat healthier” this year, you’re not alone. In the January 2025 issue of his blog “Drew’s Views”, Dr. Bremer shares that the good news is that nutrition is very personal, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, and yes, we can do it! 

January 1, 2025

ONR to Host Ultra-Processed Foods and Diet-Related Health Disparities Virtual Seminar

With changes in our food system over the past several decades, a growing area of research is exploring the intricate relationship between ultra-processed food intake and the increased risks for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. This virtual seminar takes place March 12, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET and will explore the role of ultra-processed foods in contributing to poor health outcomes in the U.S., and particularly communities experiencing health disparities. 

December 12, 2024

Dr. Andrew Bremer on Building the Evidence Base to Guide Food Systems Transformation

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dr. Andrew Bremer, Director of the Office of Nutrition Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) talks with the podcast host about the concerning state of nutrition security today, why it remains difficult to link foods to specific health outcomes, and the opportunity the U.S. has to transform the country’s food system into one that doesn’t only fill eaters up, but also nourishes them. 

November 11, 2024

A Living Lab: Learning in the Kitchen

Many people consider the kitchen the most important space in a house. It’s where we cook and eat, but it’s also lots of other things. It’s where we hang out and talk about our day. It’s where we pay bills or do homework. It’s where we share cultural traditions, like birthdays or Thanksgiving. In many ways, kitchens are where we narrate the stories of our everyday lives. In the November issue of his blog “Drew’s Views”, Dr. Bremer shares why the kitchen can also be a place to learn. 

November 1, 2024

ONR Releases the NIH Nutrition Research Report 2022–2023

ONR is pleased to announce the release of the NIH Nutrition Research Report 2022–2023 and accompanying Executive Summary.

October 1, 2024

ONR Hosts Collaborative Teaching Kitchens with the Children’s Inn at NIH

ONR Director Andrew Bremer, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., and his staff had a great time at the inaugural teaching kitchen event at The Children’s Inn at NIH in October 2024.

September 10, 2024

Nutrition: Essential to Whole Person Health

Most people think about health as how they feel, or by the results of lab tests and other measurements. These might include blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, and weight. For decades, health providers have referred to these as “vital signs.” But are there other signs that are also vital to our overall health? Definitely. In in September issue of his blog “Drew’s Views”, Dr. Bremer shares how health is also about the choices we make, including those based upon social determinants of health and other external factors.

August 1, 2024

Andrew Bremer’s Holistic Nutrition Vision

The director of the National Institutes of Health Office of Nutrition Research is charting a comprehensive new course in nutrition research, and it includes a significant role for food scientists. The interview with Food Technology Magazine was published in August 2024.