Danone Research, RD 128, 91767, Scientific Affairs, Palaiseau, France.
Br J Nutr. 2013 Mar 14;109(5):777-84. doi: 10.1017/S0007114512005107. Epub 2013 Jan 23.
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a major and increasing contributor to morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries. Much of the chronic disease burden is preventable through modification of lifestyle behaviours, and increased attention is being focused on identifying and implementing effective preventative health strategies. Nutrition has been identified as a major modifiable determinant of NCD. The recent merging of health economics and nutritional sciences to form the nascent discipline of nutrition economics aims to assess the impact of diet on health and disease prevention, and to evaluate options for changing dietary choices, while incorporating an understanding of the immediate impacts and downstream consequences. In short, nutrition economics allows for generation of policy-relevant evidence, and as such the discipline is a crucial partner in achieving better population nutritional status and improvements in public health and wellness. The objective of the present paper is to summarise presentations made at a satellite symposium held during the 11th European Nutrition Conference, 28 October 2011, where the role of nutrition and its potential to reduce the public health burden through alleviating undernutrition and nutrition deficiencies, promoting better-quality diets and incorporating a role for functional foods were discussed.
非传染性疾病（NCD）是发达国家和发展中国家发病率和死亡率的主要且日益增加的原因。通过改变生活方式行为，可以预防大部分慢性病负担，人们越来越关注识别和实施有效的预防保健策略。营养已被确定为 NCD 的主要可改变决定因素。最近，健康经济学和营养科学的融合形成了新兴的营养经济学学科，旨在评估饮食对健康和疾病预防的影响，并评估改变饮食选择的方案，同时了解直接影响和下游后果。简而言之，营养经济学可以生成与政策相关的证据，因此该学科是实现更好的人口营养状况以及改善公共卫生和健康的关键合作伙伴。本文的目的是总结在 2011 年 10 月 28 日举行的第 11 届欧洲营养会议卫星会议上的演讲，讨论了营养的作用及其通过缓解营养不足和营养缺乏、促进更好的饮食质量以及纳入功能性食品的作用来减轻公共卫生负担的潜力。
