Population Health Informatics, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Department of Environmental, Occupational and Geospatial Health Sciences, City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Nutrients. 2021 May 27;13(6):1836. doi: 10.3390/nu13061836.
Nutrition informatics (NI) is the effective retrieval, organization, storage, and optimum use of information, data and knowledge for food-and-nutrition-related problem-solving and decision-making. There is a growing opportunity to facilitate technology-enabled behavioral change interventions to support NI research and practice. This paper highlights the changing landscape of food and nutrition practices in India to prepare a NI workforce that could provide some valuable tools to address the double burden of nutrition. Management and interpretation of data could help clarify the relationships and interrelationships of diet and disease in India on both national and regional levels. Individuals with expertise in food and nutrition may receive training in informatics to develop national informatics systems. NI professionals develop tools and techniques, manage various projects and conduct informatics research. These professionals should be well prepared to work in technological settings and communicate data and information effectively. Opportunities for training in NI are very limited in developing countries. Given the current progress in developing platforms and informatics infrastructure, India could serve as an example to other countries to promote NI to support achieving SDGs and other public health initiatives.
营养信息学（NI）是指为解决与食物和营养相关的问题并做出决策，而对信息、数据和知识进行有效检索、组织、存储和最佳利用。目前有越来越多的机会促进基于技术的行为改变干预措施，以支持 NI 研究和实践。本文重点介绍了印度食品和营养实践的变化情况，为培养一支能够提供一些有价值工具来应对营养双重负担的 NI 劳动力做好准备。对数据的管理和解释有助于在国家和地区层面阐明印度饮食与疾病之间的关系和相互关系。具有食品和营养专业知识的个人可能会接受信息学方面的培训，以开发国家信息系统。NI 专业人员开发工具和技术、管理各种项目并开展信息学研究。这些专业人员应该为在技术环境中工作做好充分准备，并能够有效地交流数据和信息。在发展中国家，NI 培训机会非常有限。鉴于目前在开发平台和信息学基础设施方面取得的进展，印度可以为其他国家树立榜样，推广 NI 以支持实现可持续发展目标和其他公共卫生倡议。
