Technical Report Series articles from March 2003

Technical Report Series archives from March 2003

Introduction.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... A Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases met in Geneva from 28 January to 1 February 2002. The meeting was opened by Dr D. Yach, Executive Director, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental...

Background.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... 2.1 The global burden of chronic diseases Diet and nutrition are important factors in the promotion and maintenance of good health throughout the entire life course. Their role as determinants of chronic NCDs is well established and they...

Global and regional food consumption patterns and trends.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... 3.1 Introduction Promoting healthy diets and lifestyles to reduce the global burden of noncommunicable diseases requires a multisectoral approach involving the various relevant sectors in societies. The agriculture and food sector...

Diet, nutrition and chronic diseases in context.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... 4.1 Introduction The diets people eat, in all their cultural variety, define to a large extent people's health, growth and development. Risk behaviours, such as tobacco use and physical inactivity, modify the result for better or worse....

Population nutrient intake goals for preventing diet-related chronic diseases.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... 5.1 Overall goals 5.1.1 Background Population nutrient intake goals represent the population average intake that is judged to be consistent with the maintenance of health in a population. Health, in this context, is marked by a low...

Strategic directions and recommendations for policy and research.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... 6.1 Introduction The principal goal of public health policy is to give people the best chance to enjoy many years of healthy and active life. Public health action to prevent the adverse consequences of inappropriate dietary patterns and...

Acknowledgements.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)
March 1, 2003... Special acknowledgement was made by the Consultation to the following individuals who were instrumental in the preparation and proceedings of the meeting: Dr C. Nishida, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO, Geneva,...

Annex: summary of the strength of evidence for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, dental disease and osteoporosis.(Diet, Nutrition And The Prevention Of Chronic Diseases)(Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... Annex Summary of the strength of evidence for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, dental disease and osteoporosis (a) Type 2 ...