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Book (stand-alone)Report of the technical meeting of the Asia Pacific network for food and nutrition on nutrition interventions for food security - can they work effectively in isolation? 2008
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No results found.Nutrition is an integral constituent of food security. Addressing nutrition issues through appropriate interventions in the agriculture sector has always remained a challenge. Agriculture and nutrition are linked in many ways. Increased attention to nutrition can enable the agricultural sector to better meet its own needs. It is essential to have a common goal or conceptual vision to guide both agriculture and nutrition in policy-making, strategy development and institutional innovation so t hat those commonalities can be realized to reduce poverty and malnutrition. In pursuit of the above, a technical meeting was convened in Bangkok, Thailand from 22 to 24 July 2008. This report provides a summary of the presentations and discussions of the meeting. It advocates for the integration of nutrition in agriculture and other development policies, programmes and projects to ensure convergence of basic nutrition, health, agriculture and other related interventions. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the regional expert consultation of the Asia-Pacific Network for Food and Nutrition on reviewing implementation of National Food Based Dietary Guidelines 2001
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No results found.An account of the consultation at the FAO regional office in Bangkok from 20 to 23 November 2001, which was attended by representatives of Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Viet Nam. The experts reviewed progress by countries in the region toward implementing food based dietary guidelines to assist in the choice of the right kind and right amount of food by people in Asia-Pacific countries. The past two decades have seen a size able increase in food production and consumption in the region, but the average diet still lacks dietary diversity, giving rise to micronutrient malnutrition and widespread protein energy malnutrition. The publication includes country presentations at the session and the recommendations that emerged from it for national action and to guide FAO's future work in this field. It also includes a section on the implementation of FAO's unique nutrition education endeavour - Feeding Minds, Fighting Hung er, a partnership of schools, governments, inter-governmental organizations, nutrition experts and non-governmental organizations. -
Book (stand-alone)Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation
2003Shifting dietary patterns, a decline in energy expenditure associated with a sedentary lifestyle, an ageing population - together with tobacco use and alcohol consumption - are major risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and pose an increasing challenge to public health. This report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation reviews the evidence on the effects of diet and nutrition on chronic diseases and makes recommendations for public health policies and strategies that encompass socie tal, behavioural and ecological dimensions. Although the primary aim of the Consultation was to set targets related to diet and nutrition, the importance of physical activity was also emphasized. The Consultation considered diet in the context of the macroeconomic implications of public health recommendations on agriculture and the global supply and demand for fresh and processed foodstuffs. In setting out ways to decrease the burden of chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (including hypertension and stroke), cancer, dental diseases and osteoporosis, this report proposes that nutrition should be placed at the forefront of public health policies and programmes. This report will be of interest to policy-makers and public health professionals alike, in a wide range of disciplines including nutrition, general medicine and gerontology. It shows how, at the population level, diet and exercise throughout the life course can reduce the th reat of a global epidemic of chronic diseases.
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