The Danone Institutes are not-for-profit organizations. Our mission is to develop and disseminate scientific knowledge on diet and nutrition to benefit public health.

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Nutrition Portal

Danone Institutes encourage research on nutrition and diet through grants, awards, fellowships, and scholarships awarded to students and researchers working in public institutions.

We also promote the publication/communication of research findings as well as scientific exchanges by organizing scientific meetings, symposia, workshops, round tables, etc.

Research may involve any food or nutrient that could have an impact on human health and is not limited to projects focusing on yogurt or dairy products.

Although we occasionally support fundamental research, clinical research corresponds more closely to our mission.

Danone Institutes:

publish material such as books, newsletters, leaflets,
produce educational kits, radio and TV programs,
and establish continuing education programs,

...intended to inform professionals on diet and nutrition.

These information and education programs address any food or nutrient that could have an impact on human health and are not limited to projects focusing on yogurt or dairy products. Priorities are defined in relation to major public health and nutrition issues.

Mission

Our Mission is to promote public health by developing and disseminating knowledge on the links between nutrition, diet and health.

The goal of the Danone Institutes is to link scientists involved in nutrition research with health and education professionals. Through these efforts, we aim to bring relevant scientific knowledge about diet to the attention of the general public.

To accomplish our goals, we :

• Support research on the relationship between diet and health,
• Inform and educate health and education professionals on all subjects related to diet and nutrition.
• Develop and disseminate educational materials on nutrition for the general public.

To find out about our latest programs please download our International Newsletter

In concrete terms over the past 17 years we have :

Sponsored more than 850 research projects and distributed more than 17 million Euro in research support
Organized 86 symposia and workshops
Published more than 88 books
Created 10 different local newsletters
Established 10 continuing education programs for health professionals and organized 178 scientific conferences and professional training programs
Set up more than 70 continuing education programs for the general public;

Our Network

Danone Institutes are not-for-profit entities which link scientists involved in human nutrition with health and education professionals. They support nutrition research programs and provide diet and nutritional information including: information on eating behaviors, dietary guidelines, nutrition events and nutrition organizations. The Institutes focus particularly on, Nutrition and child development, early childhood nutrition and childhood obesity prevention.