Professor Mark Wahlqvist

Development of food-based dietary guidelines for the Western Pacific region

Wahlqvist M, Kouris-Blazos A, Crotty P, Worsley T, Harvey P, Tieru H, Cavalli-Sforza LT.

Manila: World Health Organization, 1999.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

The target group to implement this document

Aims

Section 1. Food-based dietary guidelines(FBDGs)

                1.1  Background

                1.2  Ratonale

                1.3  FBDGs and chronic noncommunicable diseases

                1.4  Reformulation of food health relationships in an urban setting

Section 2. Health and nutritional needs in the Western Pacific; culturally related areas which may be addressed

                by FBDGs

                2.1  NUtrtion problems and policies

                2.2  Sociocultural issues

                2.3  Food security

                2.4  Food safety

                2.5  Third wave diseases

                2.6  Ageing

Section 3. Other effects of FBDGs

                3.1  Policy

                3.2  Environmental issues

                3.3  Unintended effects of change

Section 4. Developing and implementing culturally sensitivs FBDGs

                4.1  Locating the target audience for FBDGs

                4.2  Evidence-based FBDGs

                4.3  Robustness of food cultures, historical content and implication for the future

                4.4  Promoting healthy traditional and modern foods and dishes

                4.5  Modern Western Pacific cuisine

                4.6  Strategies for the development of FBDGs

                4.7  Principles of FBDGs for the Western Pacific Region

Appendix

References