The NuVal™ Nutritional Scoring System was developed in response to America’s troubling health trends – rapidly rising rates of obesity and diabetes in both the adult and child populations – as a potential vehicle to improve public health. Dr. David Katz, a nationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight control, and the prevention of chronic disease, established an independent team of nutrition and medical experts from leading universities and health organizations to spearhead the project. This team – which was funded by Griffin Hospital, a non-profit community hospital and teaching affiliate of the Yale University School of Medicine located in Derby, CT, and home to the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center – worked for two years to develop the ONQI algorithm that powers the NuVal System. Backed by complex nutritional science, but designed to be easy to understand and use, the NuVal System meets the needs of frustrated consumers looking for a better way to make more informed food choices and improve the nutritional value of their diets.