Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Details

This chapter was originally published as Tapsell LC, Probst YC, Nutrition in the prevention of chronic disease, in Simopoulos, AP (ed) Nutriton and Fitness: Cultural, Genetic and Metabolic Aspects. World Review of Nutriton and dietetics, vol. 98, Basel, Karger, 2008, 94-105. Original publisher information available here

Abstract

Increasing prevalence rates of chronic disease requires a more sophisticated view of the effects of food on health. This review examines the evidence base for the effects of food on health and discusses food based health strategies.