Contributions to promoting the Nutrition Plus Business and developing nutritional policies
[April 11, 2013]

 Professor Seo, Jung Sook (57) of the Department of Food and Nutrition was awarded the presidential citation.

 The Ministry of Health & Welfare held a commemorative event for the '41st Health Day' at the 63 Convention Center in Yeouido-dong in Seoul and awarded those who contributed to the development of health and medicine and to improve national health.

 The theme of this event was 'Healthy 100-year-olds, Start by Managing Blood Pressure'. Professor Seo was awarded here the presidential citation for her contributions in the development of national nutritional policies and improving national health for the past 31 years through the promotion of the 'Nutrition Plus Business', research on nutritional policies, establishing the cornerstone for the clinical nutritionist system, and enacting the DRI (dietary reference intakes) standards.

 The Nutrition Plus Business is a project that provides temporary support such as nutritional consulting, education and supplementary foods for low-income children, expecting mothers, and persons with nutritional risk factors (anemia, underweight, and physical retardation). Professor Seo, who is an expert in food and nutrition studies, participated in the policy advice, planning, development, and achievement evaluations of the programs for 5 years from the beginning of the project, thus contributing to improved national nutrition.

 Professor Seo earned her bachelor's and master's in food and nutrition, and her PhD in nutrition at Seoul National University. She has been serving as a professor of the YU Department of Food and Nutrition since 1982.