NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION (NIN)

About: 

• What is it? It is an Indian Public health centre recognized for its pioneering studies on various aspects of nutrition research, with special reference to protein energy malnutrition (PEM). 
  
  
• Parent body: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). 
  
  
• Location: Hyderabad (On the campus of Osmania University). 
  
  
• Timeline: 
  • National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) was founded by Sir Robert McCarrison in the year 1918 as ‘Beri-Beri’ Enquiry Unit at the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. 
    
    
  • Later in 1928, it emerged as full-fledged "Nutrition Research Laboratories" (NRL). 
    
    
  • It was shifted to Hyderabad in 1958. 
    
    
  • At the time of its golden jubilee in 1969, it was renamed as National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). 
    
    
  
  
  
• Wings of NIN: The following centres also started functioning at NIN in later years: 
  • Food And Drug Toxicology Research Centre (FDTRC) in 1971. 
    
    
  • National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) in 1972.