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Nutrition intervention: panacea or Pandora's box?
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
|September 1, 1985
Summary
Past nutrition interventions have failed globally. A nutrient density approach offers a unified, scientifically sound strategy to enhance population nutritional status worldwide, addressing both calorie excess and deficiency.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
Background:
- Previous nutrition interventions in industrialized and developing nations have proven ineffective.
- Debates over intervention strategies do not improve population nutritional well-being and can be detrimental.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a unified and scientifically justifiable approach to improving global nutritional status.
- To address the critical worldwide issue of calorie balance, encompassing both excess and inadequacy.
Main Methods:
- This study reviews past intervention failures and proposes a novel approach.
- The proposed method focuses on nutrient density as a core principle.
Main Results:
- A nutrient density approach offers a comprehensive strategy for nutritional improvement.
- This approach is applicable to both industrialized and developing countries.
Conclusions:
- The nutrient density approach provides a scientifically justifiable framework for enhancing population nutritional status.
- This unified strategy addresses the global challenge of calorie balance effectively.