DIET, NUTRITION AND THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES

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This report contains the collective views of an international group of experts and does not necessarily represent the decisions
or the stated policy of the World Health Organization or of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
WHO Technical Report Series
916
DIET, NUTRITION AND
THE PREVENTION OF
CHRONIC DISEASES
Report of a
Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation
World Health Organization
Geneva 2003WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of
Chronic Diseases (2002 : Geneva, Switzerland)
Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: report of a joint WHO/FAO expert
consultation, Geneva, 28 January — 1 February 2002.
(WHO technical report series ; 916)
1.Chronic disease — epidemiology 2.Diet — standards
3.Feeding behavior 4.Energy metabolism 5.Motor activity
6.Cost of illness I.Title II.Series.
ISBN 92 4 120916 X (NLM classification: QU 145)
ISSN 0512-3054
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