Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-ndw9j Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-20T01:44:22.370Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Developing an evidence-based approach to Public Health Nutrition: translating evidence into policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2001

Barrie Margetts ,
Daniel Warm ,
Agneta Yngve  and
Michael Sjöström
Barrie Margetts*
Affiliation:
Public Health Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Daniel Warm
Affiliation:
Public Health Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Agneta Yngve
Affiliation:
Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Michael Sjöström
Affiliation:
Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
*
*Corresponding author: Email [email protected]
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of an evidence-based approach to the development, implementation and evaluation of policies aimed at improving nutrition-related health in the population. Public Health Nutrition was established to realise a population-level approach to the prevention of the major nutrition-related health problems world-wide. The scope is broad and integrates activity from local, national, regional and international levels. The aim is to inform and develop coherent and effective policies that address the key rate-limiting steps critical to improving nutrition-related public health. This paper sets out the rationale for an evidence-based approach to Public Health Nutrition developed under the umbrella of the European Network for Public Health Nutrition.

Keywords

Evidence-based nutrition policyPublic health nutritionHealth impactDietary guidelinesDietary patterns
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 4 , Issue 6a , December 2001 , pp. 1393 - 1397
Copyright
Copyright © CABI Publishing 2001

References

1 European Commission. The State of Health in the European Community. 1996. Luxembourg: Office for Publications of the European Community, 1997.Google Scholar
2 World Health Organization (WHO). The World Health Report 1997: Conquering Suffering Enriching Humanity. Geneva: WHO, 1997.Google Scholar
3 Ferro-Luzzi, A, James, WPT. Diet and health: brief summary of our present knowledge and description of the present European situation in terms of diet, health and their relationship. In: Trichopoulou, A, ed. Nutrition in Europe. Luxembourg: European Parliament, 1997;2–38.Google Scholar
4 Acheson, D, Barker, D, Chambers, J, Graham, H, Marmot, M, Whitehead, M. Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health Report. London: The Stationery Office, 1998.Google Scholar
5 Department of Health. Low Income, Food, Nutrition and Health: Strategies for Improvement. London: HMSO, 1996.Google Scholar
6 Sjostrom, M, Yngve, A, Poortvliet, E, Warm, D, Ekelund, U. Diet and physical activity – interactions for health; public health nutrition in the European perspective. Public Health Nutr. 1999; 2(3A):453–9.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
7 Yngve, A, Sjostrom, M, Warm, D, Margetts, B, Rodrigo, CP, Nissinen, A. Effective promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity in Europe requires skilled and competent people; European Master's Programme in Public Health Nutrition. Public Health Nutr. 1999; 2(3A):449–52.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed