Clin Nutr Res.  2017 Jan;6(1):1-6. 10.7762/cnr.2017.6.1.1.

Dietary Issues and Challenges on Cardiometabolic Health in Korea: From a Viewpoint of a National Nutrition Surveillance System

• Lee KW
• Park K
• Lee SM
• Lim H
• Shin MJ

• KMID: 2377796
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7762/cnr.2017.6.1.1

Abstract

A national nutrition surveillance system is an essential instrument for the detection of nutrition and nutrition-related health problems that can assist on policy implementation. The role of nutritional surveillance in detecting trends of nutritional problems and predicting their risks has become more important as its strong scientifically based method and evidences may provide insights on chronic disease risks. In this review, we attempted to identify dietary issues of Korean cardiometabolic disease (CMD) based on the national nutrition surveillance system and addressed gaps and limitations in the system. In addition, an alternative way on how the system can overcome these problems with the view of ultimately improving public health in Korea was discussed.

Keyword

Nutrition surveillance; Cardiometabolic disease; Dietary risk; Policy; Nutrition policy

MeSH Terms

Chronic Disease
Korea*
Methods
Nutrition Policy
Public Health

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