|Food and Nutrition Bulletin Volume 01, Number 2, 1979 (UNU,
1979, 48 pages)| Recommendations submitted to the World Food
Council by the ACC Six priority areas are listed below, the
first five relating to developing countries and the sixth to
countries in a position to co-operate with them. They should be
considered as supplementary to improved food production and
conservation. A. Appraisal of current information about the
state of nutrition; of the impact of current policies and
programmes; and of the opportunities for action. This would
include the following elements. 1. A simple review can be made
of current information about the state of nutrition among the
lower income groups, and especially that of young children,
infants, and pregnant and nursing mothers. This may suggest: (a)
a need for strengthening the current system of surveillance of
nutritional problems and/or (b) areas where actions to improve
nutrition are required. 2. A review of the impact of current
policies could cover the main factors infl