Report of the Scientific Community's Views on Progress in Attaining the Public Health Service National Nutrition Goals for 1990

摘要

The report was prepared by an ad hoc panel and contains information, data, and views of the scientific community on progress in attaining the Objectives for Improved Nutrition in 1990. For each of the 15 Objectives, the report comments on the original statement of the Objective, identifies pertinent sources of data related to progress, evaluates the status of program implementation and additional data needs, suggests appropriate strategies for continued progress, and makes recommendations on possible modification of each Objective. The report recommends that none of the Objectives be deleted; but that 13 of the Objectives be modified or the language be clarified based on a perceived need to identify quantifiable indicators and attainable endpoints. The Panel also identified nutrition/cancer and nutrition/skeletal integrity as additional concerns for which Objectives for Improved Nutrition in 1990 should be established. The Panel concluded that selection of Objectives for Improved Nutrition has focused attention on nutrition, diet, and public health and their acceptance and implementation have had a beneficial effect on nutritional awareness and the overall health of the U.S. population. However, the available data are not sufficient to permit the conclusion that documented health improvements can be attributed directly to the 15 Objectives for Improved Nutrition. The Panel concluded that efforts should be initiated in 1986 to develop Objectives for the Nation in 2000 and suggested several topics for expanded Objectives for the succeeding decade. The report contains a bibliography with 210 citations.