The American Society for Nutrition is the US Adhering body to the
International Union of Nutritional Sciences, which held the 19th
International Congress of Nutrition in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme
for 2009 was "Nutrition Security for All."
Learn more about the meeting at http://www.icn2009.com/
The Living Legends, featured in the video on this page, were
honored for their long-lived careers in nutrition science and were
nominated by the US Adhering body. The US Legends are: Felix
Bronner, Ritva Butrum, Leon Ellenbogen, Michael Latham, Charlotte
Neumann, Paul Newberne, Nevin Scrimshaw, Milton Sunde, and Myron
Winick.