Overview

Feeding the World with Knowledge

The link between food and health promises to be one of the biggest challenges - and opportunities - of the 21st century. What we eat should give life, not take it. Yet, for the first time in our nation's history, poor diet and inactivity are projected to overtake smoking as the leading cause of preventable death. Diets high in refined sugar, processed carbohydrates, saturated and trans-fats add up to too many calories, and too few nutrients.

At the same time, science is rapidly discovering new compounds in fruits and vegetables with the potential to prevent disease and lengthen life. What’s more, while fad diets come and go, countless studies have confirmed that diets rich in fruits and vegetables are the key to losing weight.

The Dole Nutrition Institute (DNI) was founded to help propagate such healthful weight information. As chairman and owner of the world's largest provider of fresh fruit and vegetables, David H. Murdock wanted to go beyond offering healthy products. His mission: to cultivate the seeds of knowledge and provide the public with definitive, easily accessible, scientifically-validated information on nutrition and health. Most recently, this vision has given birth to the new California Health & Longevity Institute at the Four Seasons Westlake Village luxury hotel and spa.

The DNI harvests the latest findings from our own laboratories and the finest universities around the world, to bring you a cornucopia of useful information through brochures, newsletters, published articles, a website, magazines, videos and television programming. These include:

Dole Nutrition News: Monthly electronic newsletter provides the latest in diet, nutrition, fitness, Superfood recipes and wellness advice to well over one million subscribers. Also available in Spanish.

In addition, the DNI serves as an in-house "think tank" for the Dole Food Company, generating nutrition-targeted product ideas, marketing materials as well as scientific research to help verify and even improve the health benefits of our fruits and vegetables.

Brochures: "Partner in Health" series (Weight Loss, Heart Health, Diabetes, Healthy Kids, Carb Confusion, Natural Beauty, Women’s Health and Longevity). New: "What You Need to Eat" and "The Four Fronts of Food Safety" brochures. Also available in Spanish.

Superfood Recipes: Digest-sized cookbook featuring soups, salads, entrees and desserts made from Superfood ingredients.

Dole Food for Thought: Glossy nutrition-and-diet magazine, available in hardcopy or via download.

DoleTV: 42 videos on topics ranging from Sports Nutrition (with Kelly Slater) to Prostate Health (with Mike Milken) to Eating for Yoga (with Mariel Hemingway). Cooking videos using Superfood ingredients in easy delicious recipes.

Dole Health Club: Award winning wellness program with model cafeteria, healthy vending machines, fitness classes, personal trainers and signage.

www.dolenutrition.com: Interactive, informative website featuring:
● Food Facts A-Z – comprehensive nutrition information on fruits and vegetables.
● 365 Days of Nutrition – daily tips on food, fitness and health.
● Dole Depot – E-commerce site with healthy gifts and education materials.

www.dolesuperfoods.com: Website featuring fruits and vegetables with targeted health benefits for Antioxidants, Bones, Brain, Eyes, Heart, Immunity, Joints, Prostate and Skin.

www.dolesuperkids.com: Award-winning children’s nutrition website with free downloads of activity sheets and lesson plans. Educational video games and research resources.

Nutrition Kiosk: Touch-screen interactive video display featuring food facts, health programming, recipes and retailer information.

Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition: A collaborative effort with the Mayo Clinic and UCLA presents comprehensive information on food and nutrition.