In a class by itself
For Ed Taff, MBA ’65, what makes The Nutrition Source worth supporting is what it isn’t: sponsored, biased, or shaped by industry influence. He calls it: “truly the source for nutrition … which puts it in a class by itself.”
Over the years, The Nutrition Source has logged over 200 million views from visitors in nearly every country worldwide; and its Healthy Eating Plate, available in more than 30 languages, has become a globally recognized guide for creating healthy, balanced meals. Nutrition Round Table (NRT) Steering Committee members, like Taff and Fred Foulkes, MBA ’65, recently pledged $195k to help ensure this resource remains accessible.
Taff is a longtime member of the NRT, a group of philanthropists and food systems practitioners that includes Foulkes. Originally established to bridge the gap between scientific insight and sustainable change in food policy, practices, and products, the group has evolved into an advocacy collective for nutrition and healthy eating, directing support toward efforts like the Nutrition Source Website Fund and the Nutrition Fellowship Fund.
“I have supported the Department of Nutrition for many years because I have a strong interest in nutrition, and I thrive on listening to and learning from a preponderance of the world’s leading nutrition scientists,” Taff said. “They are extremely knowledgeable and up to date on all aspects of nutrition, which is very helpful in separating facts from fiction.”
“The Department of Nutrition is world class,” Foulkes said. “If there were a Nobel Prize for nutrition research that makes a difference, they would easily win it. I feel very good about supporting this important work.”
By sharing ideas, identifying opportunities, and giving together, NRT members amplify their individual contributions while helping advance nutrition research, education, and policy at local, national, and global levels.
