School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston Campus, Queensland 4006, Australia.
Public Health Nutr. 2012 Feb;15(2):352-9. doi: 10.1017/S1368980011001297. Epub 2011 Jun 23.
In response to The New Nutrition Science Project's Giessen Declaration, we provide here a case for a more fully described and integrated 'social' dimension within the nutrition sciences.
This paper explores what we mean when we argue for socially engaged nutrition sciences (SENS), and describes the disciplinary fields, epistemologies and methodologies that contribute to SENS' potential rich diversity and value. Additionally, the current positioning of 'social nutrition' research within the nutrition sciences is critiqued.
There is fairly broad acceptance of the 'social' as an important contributor to successful public health nutrition situation analyses, intervention planning and implementation. However, we assert that the 'social' is not merely a contributor, the usual position, but is central. Implications for policy and practice that could follow from this shift in approach are outlined.
We call for researchers, educators, policy makers and practitioners alike to re-imagine the role and purpose of social science enquiry that could enable the delivery of more socially engaged nutrition sciences.
针对吉森新营养科学宣言，我们在此提出了一个更充分描述和整合营养科学中“社会”层面的案例。
本文探讨了我们所谓的社会参与营养科学（SENS）的含义，并描述了有助于 SENS 潜在丰富多样性和价值的学科领域、认识论和方法论。此外，还对营养科学中“社会营养”研究的当前定位进行了批判。
人们普遍接受“社会”是成功进行公共卫生营养状况分析、干预规划和实施的重要因素。然而，我们断言，“社会”不仅仅是一个贡献者（通常的立场），而是核心。从这种方法转变中可以得出对政策和实践的影响。
我们呼吁研究人员、教育工作者、政策制定者和实践者重新想象社会科学研究的作用和目的，以实现更具社会参与性的营养科学。
