OBJECTIVE The present study was done to confirm the relationship between changes in food patterns and nutrition transition in three South-East Asian countries, namely the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study conducted between August 2008 and August 2009 using three methods: interviews, focus group discussions and analyses of government reports. SETTIN...

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutrition transition stage of female Jordanian college students. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey was used to assess eating styles, disordered eating attitudes and behaviours, body esteem and dissatisfaction, and media influence. SETTING Public and private universities in Jordan. SUBJECTS A total of 255 subjects were recruited through a government-initiated youth...

BACKGROUND Diabetes prevalence and body mass index reflect the nutritional profile of populations but have opposing effects on tuberculosis risk. Interactions between diabetes and BMI could help or hinder TB control in growing, aging, urbanizing populations. METHODS AND FINDINGS We compiled data describing temporal changes in BMI, diabetes prevalence and population age structure in rural and ...

Research) in 1957 with the aim of informing Swedish and Nordic readers about progress in nutritional sciences. It was directed to professionals working with nutrition such as dieticians, nutrition-ists, medical doctors and nurses, teachers of home economics, and not the least the Swedish food industry that was keen on applying new results for nutritional improvements of their products. In 1961,...

This paper elucidates the role of processed foods and beverages in the 'nutrition transition' underway in Asia. Processed foods tend to be high in nutrients associated with obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases: refined sugar, salt, saturated and trans-fats. This paper identifies the most significant 'product vectors' for these nutrients and describes changes in their consumption i...

Analyses of economic and food availability data for 1962-1994 reveal a major shift in the structure of the global diet marked by an uncoupling of the classic relationship between incomes and fat intakes. Global availability of cheap vegetable oils and fats has resulted in greatly increased fat consumption among low-income nations. Consequently, the nutrition transition now occurs at lower level...