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CRN-I meeting report adds to body of science surrounding health promotion
A good healthspan is not just freedom from morbidity and mortality, it is that joie de vivre (“joy of living”) that should accompany every day of the lifespan, according to a CRN-International (CRN-I) conference report recently published in the European Journal of Nutrition. The report, “Measuring Health Promotion: Translating Science into Policy,” comprises expert perspectives from CRN-I's 2019 Symposium, taking a deep dive into health promotion and health literacy, appropriate nutritional study design and the role the human microbiome plays in promoting health and alleviating disease.
It is increasingly recognized within the nutrition science community that bringing good health-promoting behaviors into practice as early in life as possible has the most significant impact across the maximal healthspan, the report highlights. The report authors note that the World Health Organization's (WHO) emphasis on a person-centered approach to healthy ageing suggests that health promotion includes not only the health sector, but also needs individual commitment and personalization to achieve an optimized healthspan. The CRN-I symposium report complements the CRN-I Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) 2019 meeting report. Read more in CRN's press release.
WHO Department of Health Promotion official Dr. Temo Waqanivalu discusses health-promoting interventions for noncommunicable diseases during CRN-I's 2019 Symposium. A new report, “Measuring Health Promotion: Translating Science into Policy,” comprises expert perspectives from the symposium.
Integrated health promotion requires individual and societal change
Primary prevention is the most effective and affordable means to prevent chronic disease, the report states. Optimal nutrition, coupled with adequate physical activity and other healthy habits at every stage of the lifespan, has been shown to play a central role in maximizing healthspan.
Taking an integrated approach to health promotion by reshaping both dietary and lifestyle choices will require broad stakeholder collaboration, with the most important investor being the individual. The report encourages policy-makers to embrace programs that target many different areas and populations. Read more.
“Nutrition messaging must be based on appropriate scientific evidence and communicated in a way that encourages people to adopt healthier dietary habits, balancing calorie intake with nutrient density, and lifestyles with increased physical activity, moderate alcohol consumption, smoking cessation, and stress reduction, to benefit the individual and society.”
—Daniel Marsman, D.V.M., Ph.D., Former Chair, CRN-I, and Director of Global Product Safety, P&G Health Care
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CRN-I FENS report explores role of personalized nutrition in healthy ageing
Check out CRN-I's symposia proceedings archives
CRN-I has a library of published meeting reports from its symposia held since 2010, including translations of abstracts in 10 languages. Learn more. Contact Jim Griffiths for more information.
CRN-I to present webinar series this fall—details coming soon
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CRN-I will be holding a series of webinars in lieu of its annual in-person symposium, typically held in conjunction with the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) meeting. Details will be coming to the CRN-I website.