BACKGROUND Despite concerted scientific, educational, and congressional calls to increase nutrition coverage in medicine for more than half a century, most graduating medical students report an inadequate quality and quantity of nutrition training. Furthermore, practicing physicians report a lack of confidence and related proficiency in nutrition counseling skills because of inadequate training...

OBJECTIVE To review the nutrition policies and efforts related to nutrition transition in China. DESIGN AND SETTING This paper reviews the nutrition policy and activities of China to prevent and control diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs). Data came from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the State Council and some cross-sectional surveys. RESULTS China is und...

• Is there a state of optimal nutrition beyond what is commonly accepted as adequate nutrition? • Does marginal vitamin deficiency have any clinical significance? • Can nutritional status affect behavior and personality? • Can vague symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, and lethargy be caused by vitamin depletion? • Are marginal deficiencies a widespread problem? At what point does such a pr...

1Department of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (Firat Hormones Research Group), Medical Faculty, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey 2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey 3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Elazig State Hospital, Elazig 4Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Bitlis Eren University, Bitlis, Turkey 5Department of Biological ...

Yi Wang and Xinfu Guan State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics; and Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, ...

The Ten-State Nutrition Survey of 1968-1970, originally designated as the National Nutrition Survey, was the first and by all means the most comprehensive attempt to survey the nutritional status of Americans at all age levels. By way of illustrative numbers, 86,352 individuals were contacted; 40,847 participants were studied from an anthropometric, dietary, or biochemical point of view; and da...

The Ten-State Nutrition Survey of 1968-1970, originally designated as the National Nutrition Survey, was the first and by all means the most comprehensive attempt to survey the nutritional status of Americans at all age levels. By way of illustrative numbers, 86,352 individuals were contacted; 40,847 participants were studied from an anthropometric, dietary, or biochemical point of view; and da...