Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

[Should dietary recommendations be revised?].

M Eichholzer¹, G Brubacher

¹Medizinisch-geriatrische Klinik, Kantonsspital Basel.

Sozial- Und Praventivmedizin

|January 1, 1989

Summary

Swiss dietary guidelines lack complete scientific evidence and may not fully meet WHO standards. Use these recommendations cautiously, considering their limitations to avoid potential negative health impacts.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Revised D-A-CH intake recommendations for folate: how much is needed?

European journal of clinical nutrition·2014

Same author

Racial variation in sex steroid hormone concentration in black and white men: a meta-analysis.

Andrology·2014

Same author

Meat consumption and diet quality and mortality in NHANES III.

European journal of clinical nutrition·2013

Same author

About the metabolism of tubercle bacilli; systematic studies on the effect of primary aromatic amines on the growth of tubercle bacilli.

Helvetica chimica acta·2010

Same author

[Data on overweight and nutrition in the 2007 Swiss Health Survey].

Praxis·2010

Same author

[Is periconceptional use of folic acid associated with a reduced risk of cleft lip with or without cleft palate?].

Praxis·2007

Area of Science:

Nutrition Science
Public Health Policy

Background:

The Second Swiss Nutrition Report's dietary recommendations are based on incomplete data regarding Swiss nutritional patterns.
Existing research on the link between nutritional status and health yields controversial results.
Current recommendations may not fully align with World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for dietary guidelines.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the scientific basis of the Second Swiss Nutrition Report's dietary recommendations.
To assess the alignment of Swiss dietary guidelines with WHO requirements.
To provide guidance on the application of dietary recommendations given their scientific limitations.

Main Methods:

Analysis of existing nutritional data for the Swiss population.
Review of scientific literature on nutrition and health outcomes.
Comparison of Swiss dietary recommendations against WHO guidelines.

Main Results:

The scientific foundation for the current Swiss dietary recommendations is incomplete.
The relationship between nutritional status and chronic diseases is not fully elucidated.
A new set of recommendations is unlikely to be based on significantly improved knowledge.

Conclusions:

Dietary guidelines should be applied with awareness of their incomplete and controversial scientific basis.
Consideration of these limitations is crucial to prevent potential negative health impacts from dietary advice.
Efforts to prevent chronic diseases through diet are important but require careful interpretation of recommendations.

Related Experiment Videos