How can improved eating habits and increased physical activity help reduce the risk of chronic diseases? This is the subject of GreenFacts’ 25th Digest: “Facts on Diet and Nutrition”, a summary of a joint WHO/FAO expert consultation titled “Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases”. GreenFacts published its first Digest in July 2002. Since then, GreenFacts has stepped up its publication rate to one Digest per month, pursuing its mission of bringing complex scientific consensus reports on health and the environment to the reach of non-specialists.

As a result of changes in the way we eat and live, some chronic diseases are increasingly affecting both developed and developing countries. Indeed, diet-related chronic diseases – such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dental disease, and osteoporosis – are the most common cause of death in the world and present a great burden for society. How can improvements in terms of diet and physical activity help us reduce the risk of these chronic diseases? GreenFacts has faithfully summarised “Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases”, a report by a joint WHO/FAO expert consultation.

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