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Victor L. Fulgoni, III, PhD

Senior Vice President
Nutrition Impact, LLC
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, United States

Short Bio: Victor L. Fulgoni, III, Ph.D.

Victor Fulgoni, III, is currently Senior Vice President of Nutrition Impact, LLC, which is a consulting firm that helps food companies, develop and communicate science-based claims about their products and services. Nutrition Impact was intimately involved in filings with the US FDA that resulted in three new health and nutrition claims, namely plant sterol esters reducing heart disease, potassium reducing the risk of stroke, and claims regarding choline. Nutrition Impact also performs analyses of government food, nutrition, and health databases like the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys for clients evaluating the contribution certain food and beverage products (e.g., dairy products, bean and bean products, 100% juices, etc.) make to nutrient intake and their effect on certain health parameters.

Prior to joining Nutrition Impact, Dr. Fulgoni worked for the Kellogg Company as Vice President of Food and Nutrition Research. At Kellogg he helped develop their long-term research program and was intimately involved in the company’s research and regulatory efforts to gain health claim approval from the US FDA regarding soluble fiber from psyllium and the risk of heart disease. Dr. Fulgoni completed his Bachelors degree at Rutgers University and his PhD at the University of Tennessee with a major in animal nutrition and a minor in statistics.

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