Grundy S M
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9052.
Ann Med. 1991 Apr;23(2):187-93. doi: 10.3109/07853899109148046.
Dietary habits and the foods we ingest influence health. Nutrition is one factor that can be controlled in such a way as to influence an individual's destiny in such diseases as coronary heart disease (CHD) hypertension, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes and gall stone disease. The role of nutrition in treatment and prevention of CHD is one example. It is not only a problem in Western Europe and in the United States anymore but with "westernization" of Asia and Africa and in many Eastern European countries, CHD is increasing at an alarming rate. Led by the American Heart Association, influential groups have provided dietary recommendations to the general public over the past 30 years. These recommendations have been based to a large extent on research carried out to determine the influence of various dietary components, particularly fatty acids and dietary cholesterol, on the risk factors leading to CHD. The results of these investigations can now be used by industry to provide foods for the future which will provide the public with more healthy choices and hopefully aid in the control of diseases which can be influenced by diet.
饮食习惯以及我们摄入的食物会影响健康。营养是一个可以通过某种方式加以控制的因素，从而影响个体在诸如冠心病（CHD）、高血压、中风、癌症、骨质疏松症、糖尿病和胆结石疾病等病症中的命运。营养在冠心病治疗和预防中的作用就是一个例子。这不再仅仅是西欧和美国的问题，随着亚洲、非洲以及许多东欧国家的“西方化”，冠心病正以惊人的速度增长。在过去30年里，以美国心脏协会为首，有影响力的团体已向公众提供饮食建议。这些建议在很大程度上基于为确定各种饮食成分，特别是脂肪酸和膳食胆固醇，对导致冠心病的风险因素的影响而开展的研究。现在，这些调查结果可被食品行业用于提供未来的食品，为公众提供更多健康选择，并有望有助于控制那些可受饮食影响的疾病。
