Diet and Disease - a previewChapter 1 - pages 16-17; tables 1-5 & 1-6

• Choice of diet influences long-term health

• Some diseases linked to diet while others are not

• The US DHHS has published a set of health objectives for the nation

• The goals are to:

  • reduce the incidence of heart disease
  • reduce the incidence of cancer
  • reduce the incidence of overweight
  • reduce the incidence of growth retardation
  • improve nutritional health
  • improve delivery of nutrition services

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