Overview of nutrition reference and dietary recommendations in Japan: application to nutrition policy in Asian countries  

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Melissa, Melby. K ; Utsugi, Megumi ; Miyoshi, Miki ; Watanabe, Shaw

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 17 no. S02 (2008), page 394.
Topik: Japan; nutritionrefrence; public health; epidemiology

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A27.K.2008.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The nutritional needs of Asian Population have Change dramatically in the last century. The role of nutrition not only in preventing diseases associated with deficiency, but also in preventing lifstyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, has become incresingly clear. Japan estabilished the word's first nutrition institute almost 100 years ago, and initially focused on combating malnutrition and food insecurty. The current focus is prevention of lifestyle diseases, and along with revise dietry reference intake, Japan has launched a program of Shokuiku ( eating education) for children and families. As developing countries are simultaneously facing continuing undernutrion and incresing obesity and lifestyle diseases, colaboration in research and program is urgently needed to prevent disease through nutrition intervetion. This symposium and the Asian network are initial steps toward intergrating nutriology into Asia - Wide nutrition -base public health research and program such as Japanese Shokuiku( eating education ).

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