Modern Lifestyles, Lower Energy Intake and Micronutrient Status

Epidemiologists, nutritionists and physicians representing nine European countries explore the problems of malnutrition and nutrition-related illnesses in Western Europe. Essays suggest that reduced calorie intake is leading to critical micronutrient status in many population groups.

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Epidemiologists, nutritionists and physicians representing nine European countries explore the problems of malnutrition and nutrition-related illnesses in Western Europe. They examine how changing eating habits in Western lifestyles have caused a deficiency of vitamins and minerals in the general diet, leading to a mild yet widespread form of malnutrition with significant consequences for public health. Essays suggest that reduced calorie intake is leading to critical micronutrient status in many population groups. This problem stems in part from the difficulty in estimating the milder stages of undernourishment, and in part from the difficulty in believing that people suffer from poor nutrition in the midst of overconsumption. Chapters specifically focus on the functional consequences of the present marginal nutritional deficiency.