C/N/47. Comment on the implications for public health planning inherent in the proposal "countries in transition are moving from the stage of nutrition survival to the stage of nutrition promotion

The World Health Organisation or WHO has focused on the importance of diet and nutrition in accordance with the fact that nutrition has been considered as increasingly effective in modifying chronic diseases having positive or negative influences on health. Communicable and chronic diseases are increasingly found in developing regions including South Asia and Latin America and WHO has recognised the importance of developing a global strategy on physical activity, health and diet for prevention and treatment of all diseases. This short exposition is based on a recognition of the shifting dietary needs and associated diseases in developing economies according to changing lifestyles brought about by globalisation