Approach to diet and nutritional related diseases
The root causes of malnutrition include poverty and inequity. Eliminating these causes requires political and social action of which nutritional programmes can be only one aspect.
Sufficient, safe and varied food supplies not only prevent malnutrition but also reduce the risk of chronic disease.
It is well known that nutritional deficiency increases the risk of common infections disease, notably those of childhood, and vice versa.
There is, therefore, complimentary in terms of public and programmes designed to prevent chronic diseases and those designed to prevent other diet related and nutrition related diseases.
The double burden of disease is most effectively lifted by a range of integrated policies and programmes.
Such am integrated approach is the key action in countries where modest public health budgets will inevitably remain mostly devoted to prevention of deficiency and infection.
Indeed, there is no country, however, privileged, in which combating deficiency and infection are no longer public health priorities.
High incomes countries accustomed to programmes designed to prevent chronic diseases can amplify the effectiveness of the programmes by applying them to the prevention of nutritional deficiency and food related infectious disease.
Approach to diet and nutritional related diseases
The root causes of malnutrition include poverty and inequity. Eliminating these causes requires political and social action of which nutritional programmes can be only one aspect.
Sufficient, safe and varied food supplies not only prevent malnutrition but also reduce the risk of chronic disease.
It is well known that nutritional deficiency increases the risk of common infections disease, notably those of childhood, and vice versa.
There is, therefore, complimentary in terms of public and programmes designed to prevent chronic diseases and those designed to prevent other diet related and nutrition related diseases.
The double burden of disease is most effectively lifted by a range of integrated policies and programmes.
Such am integrated approach is the key action in countries where modest public health budgets will inevitably remain mostly devoted to prevention of deficiency and infection.
Indeed, there is no country, however, privileged, in which combating deficiency and infection are no longer public health priorities.
High incomes countries accustomed to programmes designed to prevent chronic diseases can amplify the effectiveness of the programmes by applying them to the prevention of nutritional deficiency and food related infectious disease.
Approach to diet and nutritional related diseases
