Diet and Chronic Respiratory Diseases

摘要

During the past decades, rapid expansion in a number of large population - based epidemiological studies has helped to clarify the role of diet in preventing and controlling morbidity and premature mortality resulting from non-communicable diseases (NCDs); mainly-cardiovascular, certain types of cancer and diabetes mellitus. WHO's latest assessment of the relationship between diet and the development of chronic diseases is set out in the report produced by a WHO Expert Committee [1]. Some of the specific dietary components that increase the probability of occurrence of NCDs in individuals, and interventions to modify their impact, have also been identified. (Table 1). Population nutrient intake goals (PNG) have become the background for the development of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, where specific reference values for nutrients are important in improving the dietary recommendations for the population and to prevent chronic diseases [2]. Over one billion people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) (Table 2). Despite the enormous burden caused by CRD and an important role of diet in the prevention of chronic diseases there is less reliable data available on the effect of diet on CRD.