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Diet and Health

Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Diet and Health

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Diet and Health

Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Diet and Health

Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.

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0309039940

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9780309039949

Improving America's Diet and Health

From Recommendations to Action

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Dietary Guidelines Implementation

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Improving America's Diet and Health

From Recommendations to Action

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Dietary Guidelines Implementation

Written and organized to be accessible to a wide range of readers, Improving America's Diet and Health explores how Americans can be persuaded to adopt healthier eating habits. Moving well beyond the "pamphlet and public service announcement" approach to dietary change, this volume investigates current eating patterns in this country, consumers' beliefs and attitudes about food and nutrition, the theory and practice of promoting healthy behaviors, and needs for further research. The core of the volume consists of strategies and actions targeted to sectors of societyâ€"government, the private sector, the health professions, the education communityâ€"that have special responsibilities for encouraging and enabling consumers to eat better. These recommendations form the basis for three principal strategies necessary to further the implementation of dietary recommendations in the United States.

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256

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National Academies Press

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ISBN 10

0309041392

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9780309041393

The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)

Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee

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The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)

Written Evidence

By: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee

White Paper Cm. 6374 (ISBN 010163742X) was published 16th November 2004.

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The Stationery Office

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0215025067

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9780215025067

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

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Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

Dietary supplements are widely available through a rapidly expanding market of products commonly advertised as beneficial for health, performance enhancement, and disease prevention. Given the importance and frequent evaluation of physical performance and health as a criteria to join and remain in the military, the use of these products by military personnel has raised concern regarding over-all and long-term efficacy and safety. This evaluation is especially difficult, as many of these supplements contain multiple ingredients, have a changing composition over time, or are used intermittently at doses difficult to measure. This book analyzes the patterns of dietary supplement use among military personnel, examines published reviews of the scientific evidence, and identifies those dietary supplements that are beneficial and/or warrant concern due to risks to health or performance. The book also recommends a system to monitor adverse health effects and a framework to identify the need for active management of dietary supplements by military personnel. Military policy makers, personnel, and recruits will find this book useful, as will nutritionists, athletes, and others working in strenuous environments.

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0309177650

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9780309177658

Food Marketing to Children and Youth

Threat or Opportunity?

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth

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Food Marketing to Children and Youth

Threat or Opportunity?

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Food Marketing and the Diets of Children and Youth

Creating an environment in which children in the United States grow up healthy should be a high priority for the nation. Yet the prevailing pattern of food and beverage marketing to children in America represents, at best, a missed opportunity, and at worst, a direct threat to the health prospects of the next generation. Children's dietary and related health patterns are shaped by the interplay of many factorsâ€"their biologic affinities, their culture and values, their economic status, their physical and social environments, and their commercial media environmentsâ€"all of which, apart from their genetic predispositions, have undergone significant transformations during the past three decades. Among these environments, none have more rapidly assumed central socializing roles among children and youth than the media. With the growth in the variety and the penetration of the media have come a parallel growth with their use for marketing, including the marketing of food and beverage products. What impact has food and beverage marketing had on the dietary patterns and health status of American children? The answer to this question has the potential to shape a generation and is the focus of Food Marketing to Children and Youth. This book will be of interest to parents, federal and state government agencies, educators and schools, health care professionals, industry companies, industry trade groups, media, and those involved in community and consumer advocacy.

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0309097134

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9780309097130

Nanotechnologies and Food

1st Report of Session 2009-10. Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Science and Technology Committee

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Nanotechnologies and Food

1st Report of Session 2009-10. Evidence

By: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Science and Technology Committee

Nanotechnologies and Food : 1st report of session 2009-10, Vol. 2: Evidence

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0108459233

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9780108459238

Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Enhancing the Data Infrastructure in Support of Food and Nutrition Programs, Research, and Decision Making

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Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies

Several changes in the United States over the past two decades have implications for diet, nutrition, and food safety, including patterns of food consumption that have produced an increase in overweight and obese Americans and threats to food safety from pathogens and bioterrorism. The changes raise a number of critical policy and research questions: How do differences in food prices and availability or in households' time resources for shopping and food preparation affect what people consume and where they eat? How do factors outside of the household, such as the availability of stores and restaurants, food preparation technology, and food marketing and labeling policies, affect what people are consuming? What effects have food assistance programs had on the nutritional quality of diets and the health of those served by the programs? Where do people buy and consume food and how does food preparation affect food safety? To address these and related questions, the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asked the Committee on National Statistics to convene a panel of experts to provide advice for improving the data infrastructure on food consumption and nutrition. The panel was charged to review data needs to support research and decision making for food and nutrition policies and programs in USDA and to assess the adequacy of the current data infrastructure and recommend enhancements to improve it. The primary basis for the panel's deliberations, given limited resources, was a workshop on Enhancing the Data Infrastructure in Support of Food and Nutrition Programs, Research, and Decision Making, which the panel convened on May 27-28, 2004. This report is based on the discussions at the workshop and the deliberations of the panel. The report outlines key data that are needed to better address questions related to food consumption, diet, and health; discusses the available data and some limitations of those data; and offers recommendations for improvements in those data. The panel was charged to consider USDA data needs for policy making and the focus of the report is on those needs.

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0309181445

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9780309181440

Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

Research Challenges and the Next Generation of Investigators

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

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Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

Research Challenges and the Next Generation of Investigators

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

Thanks to increased knowledge about nutrition, many threats to human health have been curbed. But there is much more to be learned. This new volume identifies the most promising opportunities for further progress in basic and clinical research in the biological sciences, food science and technology, and public health. The committee identifies cross-cutting themes as frameworks for investigation and offers a history of nutrition and food science research with nine case studies of accomplishments. The core of the volume identifies research opportunities in areas likely to provide the biggest payoffs in enhancing individual and public health. The volume highlights the importance of technology and instrumentation and covers the spectrum from the effects of neurotransmitters on food selection to the impact of federal food programs on public health. The book also explores the training of nutrition and food scientists. This comprehensive resource will be indispensable to investigators, administrators, and funding decisionmakers in government and industry as well as faculty, students, and interested individuals.

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0309048842

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Book's by Committee on Diet and Health

Diet and Health

Diet and Health

Improving America's Diet and Health

Improving America's Diet and Health

The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)

The Government's Public Health White Paper (Cm 6374)

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Food Marketing to Children and Youth

Food Marketing to Children and Youth

Nanotechnologies and Food

Nanotechnologies and Food

Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies

Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies

Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

Opportunities in the Nutrition and Food Sciences

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