Gopalan C
Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi.
Annu Rev Nutr. 1992;12:1-17. doi: 10.1146/annurev.nu.12.070192.000245.
Since diseases directly related to undernutrition are the major public health problems of India, nutrition research in the country has been largely directed towards elucidating their causes and identifying the most feasible methods for their prevention and control. This effort is an interdisciplinary exercise carried out in the laboratory, the clinic, and the field, with close interaction among biochemists, clinicians, and epidemiologists. Some of the identified solutions have found practical application; but, as in other areas of scientific endeavor, a gap exists between the acquisition of knowledge in the laboratories and its application in the field. Today, thanks to research efforts of the last few decades, we have the knowledge with which most diseases related to undernutrition can be prevented. Unfortunately, however, we do not always have the means of applying this knowledge under real-life conditions in the field. Even so, nutrition research during the last few decades has contributed significantly to the amelioration of undernutrition among poor communities in India.
由于与营养不良直接相关的疾病是印度的主要公共卫生问题，该国的营养研究在很大程度上致力于阐明其病因，并确定预防和控制这些疾病的最可行方法。这项工作是一项跨学科活动，在实验室、诊所和实地开展，生物化学家、临床医生和流行病学家之间密切互动。一些已确定的解决方案已得到实际应用；但是，与其他科学研究领域一样，实验室中获得的知识与在实地的应用之间存在差距。如今，得益于过去几十年的研究努力，我们掌握了预防大多数与营养不良相关疾病的知识。然而，不幸的是，我们并不总是有办法在实地的现实生活条件下应用这些知识。即便如此，过去几十年的营养研究仍为改善印度贫困社区的营养不良状况做出了重大贡献。
