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A life course approach to diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases

OBJECTIVE: To briefly review the current understanding of the aetiology and prevention of chronic diseases using a life course approach, demonstrating the life-long influences on the development of disease. DESIGN: A computer search of the relevant literature was done using Medline-'life cycle' and 'nutrition' and reviewing the articles for relevance in addressing the above objective. Articles from references dated before 1990 were followed up separately. A subsequent search using Clio updated the search and extended it by using 'life cycle', 'nutrition' and 'noncommunicable disease' (NCD), and 'life course'. Several published and unpublished WHO reports were key in developing the background and arguments. SETTING: International and national public health and nutrition policy development in light of the global epidemic in chronic …

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