Clinical Nutrition

Nutrition in Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are long-term diseases which are not contagious and largely preventable. As chronic diseases are largely preventable, a strategy on diet, physical exercise and health are needed. Chronic diseases include obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, osteoporosis, and dental diseases etc. which are a growing burden for society. Nutrition and diet are believed to have a causative role in chronic diseases. The new approach is to avoid chronic diseases is to maximize health and improve quality of life, and to suggest guidelines for groups and individuals. Poor eating and physical activity patterns have a cumulative effect and have contributed to significant nutrition and physical activity-related health challenges that now face the population.