National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
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The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is an India
n education and research facility located at Osmania University
in Hyderabad. The institute operates under the Indian Council of Medical Research
for India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
. Its mission is to study nutritional needs in order to meet goals set by the government of India for its national nutrition policies.
. It was originally a single room laboratory at the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor
, Tamil Nadu
for the study of Beriberi
, and was called the Beri-Beri Enquiry Unit. McCarrison was invalided to Britain from 1920–1922, and in 1923 the enquiry was axed on financial grounds. It was restored two years later as the Deficiency Disease Inquiry, which McCarrison headed from 1925-1929. The scope of the laboratory expanded to include all deficiency diseases, and around 1928-29 became the Nutrition Research Laboratories (NRL), with McCarrison as its first Director, until his retirement in 1935, when he was succeeded by Dr. W.R. Ackroyd. The facility moved to Hyderabad in 1958 and in 1969 was renamed the National Institute of Nutrition.
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n education and research facility located at Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
in Hyderabad. The institute operates under the Indian Council of Medical Research
Indian council of medical research
The Indian Council of Medical Research , New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.-History:...
for India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India....
. Its mission is to study nutritional needs in order to meet goals set by the government of India for its national nutrition policies.
History
The Institute was founded in 1918 by Sir Robert McCarrisonRobert McCarrison
Sir Robert McCarrison, MA, MD, DSc, LLD, FRCP was a Northern Ireland physician and nutritionist, who was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1923, received a knighthood in July 1933, and was appointed as Honourable Physician to the King in 1935.McCarrison was born in Portadown, in County...
. It was originally a single room laboratory at the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor
Coonoor
Coonoor is a town and a municipality in the Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its production of Nilgiri tea....
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
for the study of Beriberi
Beriberi
Beriberi is a nervous system ailment caused by a thiamine deficiency in the diet. Thiamine is involved in the breakdown of energy molecules such as glucose and is also found on the membranes of neurons...
, and was called the Beri-Beri Enquiry Unit. McCarrison was invalided to Britain from 1920–1922, and in 1923 the enquiry was axed on financial grounds. It was restored two years later as the Deficiency Disease Inquiry, which McCarrison headed from 1925-1929. The scope of the laboratory expanded to include all deficiency diseases, and around 1928-29 became the Nutrition Research Laboratories (NRL), with McCarrison as its first Director, until his retirement in 1935, when he was succeeded by Dr. W.R. Ackroyd. The facility moved to Hyderabad in 1958 and in 1969 was renamed the National Institute of Nutrition.
Activities
NIN offers advanced education courses and PhD program for nutrition and laboratory animal sciences. This institute also houses the Food and Drug Toxciology Research Centre, the National Centre for Laboratory Animal Science, and the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau. NIN has associated nutrition wards at various hospitals for the research in clinical nutrition, including the Niloufer Hospital for Women and Children, the Government Maternity Hospital, and the Osmania General Hospital.External links
- Homepage of National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India
- Library of the National Institute of Nutrition (Indian Council of Medical Research) Hyderabad (India)
- NIN Annual Report 2005-2006
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