Optimal nutrition and the ever-changing dietary landscape: a conference report

• DOI: 10.1007/s00394-017-1460-9
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04T20:52:46Z
• Authors: A. Shao; A. Drewnowski; D. C. Willcox; L. Krämer; C. Lausted; M. Eggersdorfer; J. Mathers; J. D. Bell; R. K. Randolph; R. Witkamp; J. C. Griffiths
• Keywords: Reductionism; Promotion (chess)

The field of nutrition has evolved rapidly over the past century. Nutrition scientists and policy makers in developed world have shifted focus their efforts from dealing with diseases overt nutrient deficiency to a new paradigm aimed at coping conditions excess-calories, sedentary lifestyles stress. Advances science, technology manufacturing largely eradicated diseases, while simultaneously facing growing challenges obesity, non-communicable aging. research gone through necessary evolution, starting reductionist approach, driven by an ambition understand mechanisms responsible for effects individual nutrients cellular molecular levels. This approach appropriately expanded recent years become more holistic aim understanding role broader context dietary patterns. Ultimately, this will culminate full landscape-a web interactions between nutritional, dietary, social, behavioral environmental factors-and how it impacts health maintenance promotion.