Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies

Hints and FAQs on Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies

This section is intended to provide hints and answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) in relation with the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies (NAHRES). For further questions and answers please contact NAHRES. We are open to suggestions and comments on these items, and any feedback is most welcome.

Questions:

1. Why does IAEA have projects in the field of nutrition?

2. What are isotopes?

3. Are isotopes safe to be used in human studies?

4. What are nuclear analytical techniques?

5. How can we use nuclear analytical techniques in human health?

6. What kind of nutritional studies we can perform using isotopic techniques?

7. What are the IAEA contributions for promoting better nutrition and health?