Full Description
Trends such as shifting dietary patterns and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle combined with smoking and alcohol consumption are major risk factors for noncommunicable chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and stroke, cancer, dental diseases and osteoporosis. This report reviews the scientific evidence on the effects of diet, nutrition and physical activity on chronic diseases and makes recommendations for public health policies and programmes. Issues considered include the macro-economic implications of public health on agriculture and the global supply and demand for fresh and processed foods.
Contents
Background; global and regional food consumption patterns and trends; diet, nutrition and chronic diseases in context; population nutrient intake goals for preventing diet-related chronic diseases - overall goals, recommendations for preventing excess weight gain and obesity, recommendations for preventing diabetes, recommendations for preventing cardiovascular diseases, recommendations for preventing cancer, recommendations for preventing dental diseases, recommendations for preventing osteoporosis; strategic directions and recommendations for policy and research. Appendix: summary of the strength of evidence for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, dental disease, and osteoporosis.
