Diet and Nutrition Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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1. To what extent does diet play a role in chronic diseases?

• 1.1 How does diet influence the global burden of chronic disease?
• 1.2 What are the nutrition problems in the developing world?

The Level 3 "Source" text of this Digest is:

WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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www.who.int/nutrition/topics/dietnutrition_and_chronicdiseases/en/

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1.1 How does diet influence the global burden of chronic disease?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 2.1 The global burden of chronic diseases of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)

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1.2 What are the nutrition problems in the developing world?

For more information on this question, see:

Section 2.2 The double burden of diseases in the developing world  and
Section 2.3 An integrated approach to diet-related and nutrition-related diseases  of the
WHO / FAO Diet, Nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases,
report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert consultation, (2003)