The main directions of scientific activity of the Kazakh Academy of Nutrition are:

• scientific substantiation of conceptual bases for the national policy of nutrition;
  
  
• development of norms of physiological requirements in energy and nutrients for various gender and age groups of the population taking into account climatic, geographical, ecological, and ethnic specifications;
  
  
• study of prevalence and prevention of micronutrients deficiencies and alimentary-dependent diseases;
  
  
• supporting and promotion of breastfeeding;
  
  
• establishment of the role of factor of nutrition in occurrence and course of the most widespread infectious and non-infectious diseases, substantiation of methods of integrated prevention;
  
  
• study of mechanisms of inernutrients relation in the metabolism
  
  
• alimentary modification of biological effects of xenobiotics and chemodrugs
  
  
• development of theoretical bases of alimentary correction of immuneallergic reactivity, biochemical processes and biocenosis;
  
  
• designing the specialized medical-preventive and children's products of nutrition;
  
  
• development of biologically active additives with definite medical-biological properties;
  
  
• quality surveillance and safety of food products;
  
  
• creation of medical diets and diets on the basis of national products and new nonconventional sources of raw materials;
  
  
• perfection of educational methods on issues of a healthy life style and healthy nutriton