Fernando Vío|Cecilia Albala
Nutrition policy in the Chilean transition
University of Chile|University of Chile
abstract objective paper examines socioeconomic demographic epidemiological nutrition changes occurred chile last decades using concepts epidemiological nutrition transition discusses policies related nutrition design setting descriptive populationbased study analyse changes chilean diet nutrition situation including main demographic socioeconomic epidemiological variables data came fao national institute statistics ministry health national surveys results policy implications chile epidemiological nutrition situation shifted pretransition stage high rates undernutrition posttransition stage increasing rates obesity groups aged less 20 years however changes accompanied modifications nutrition policy successful reducing undernutrition despite changes diet western diet nutritional status population undernutrition obesity food nutrition programmes maintained unaltered governmental university organizations created 1994 1995 address current food nutrition problems accomplishments institutions elaboration dietary guidelines reformulating food nutrition programmes promulgation food sanitary regulations chile conclusions education prevention nutrition excess problems main food nutrition policy developing countries