Vitamins & Minerals

Peter Weber

Publications

• Editorial
  New Momentum in Healthy Nutrition: A Proposal for a Nutrient-Energy Density Score Concept
  Author(s): Manfred Eggersdorfer, Szabolcs Peter and Peter WeberManfred Eggersdorfer, Szabolcs Peter and Peter Weber
  
  Life expectancy is increasing globally however later life years are often connected to ill-health. One of the reasons is that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise and societies face challenges in a continuous increase in the global prevalence of overweight and obesity. This is partly due to the sedentary lifestyle and a trend to processed foods with the availability of cheap and high energy dense foods combined with large portion sizes. As a consequence a major part of the world population has an inadequate and too high intake of energy and in parallel a too low intake of essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals. There is substantial evidence for a link of lifestyle factors and the risk for NCDs, like osteoporosis, diabetes, cardio-vascular disease, cancer and others. The introduction of nutrient profile scores and indices for energy may help consumers in their food .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-1318.1000e145

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