Diet, genes and disease: implications for nutrition policy

Nutrition & diet for healthy lifestyles in Europe: science & policy implications.

Millets for Food and Nutrition Security in India: Determinants and Policy Implications

Background: Food security has been a target in India since its independence; the primary aim of food security is to ensure enough staple food for the entire population. Although substantial progress was made through the adoption of green revolution (GR) technologies and implementation of the food public distribution system (PDS), desirable food and nutrition security, as defined by the food and...

Review of Nutrition Policy Options for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the Populations: Lesson Learned and Policy Implications

Background: The development of policies for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption is highlighted as a priority in developing countries. This review study aimed to present the available policy options for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in the populations. Methods: To collect relevant English publications, five electronic databases, including PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, ProQu...

The Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey: implications for relationships between diet and disease.

The Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey (LIDNS) makes it possible to address key diet-related issues of public health importance in the poorest 15% of the population in terms of material deprivation. Results have shown a similar, but perhaps more extreme, picture in terms of diet and lifestyle to that of the general population. When considering implications for this population in terms of diet...

Implications from and for food cultures for cardiovascular disease: diet, nutrition and cardiovascular diseases in China.

The change of lifestyle of Chinese people, along with the development of the national economy, has caused significant changes of the disease pattern in China. This includes the shift from predominantly communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. This paper summarises epidemiology research results on the relationship between d...