Volume 17 Supplement 2

▪ Keyword : nutrient requirements, dietary guidelines, nutritional monitoring

▪ Content : The compilations of papers derived from the presentations at the 2nd Asian Network Symposium that are published concurrently in this issue offer an opportunity for the reader to gain a better understanding of the processes used for the development of country-specific nutrient reference intake recommendations and national dietary guidelines.

▪ Keyword : Japan, nutrition reference, public health, epidemiology

▪ Content : The nutritional needs of Asian populations have changed dramatically in the last century. The role of nutrition, not only in preventing diseases associated with deficiency, but also in preventing lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, has become increasingly clear

▪ Keyword : Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intakes (RENI), Recommended dietary allowances (RDA), Philippines

▪ Content : The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), as in the past, led the review and revision of the 1989 Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) for Filipinos, a vital and essential tool recognized in the nutrition and health community as the source of information on recommended energy and nutrient intakes for the maintenance of good health.

▪ Keyword : Recommended Nutrient Intakes (RNI), Recommended dietary intake (RDA), Philippines

▪ Content : Issues and opportunities for RDA harmonization within the SEA region were first raised during the First Regional Forum and Workshop “RDAs: Scientific Basis and Future Directions”, held in Singapore in March 1997.

▪ Keyword : Vietnam, Dietary recommendation, Nutritional requirement, Energy intake, Protein intake

▪ Content : It has been well acknowledged that Vietnam is undergoing a nutrition transition. With a rapid change in the country’s reform and economic growth, food supply at the macronutrient level has improved.

▪ Keyword : Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans, dietary reference, Korean diet, food guide

▪ Content : For more than 40 years, Recommended Dietary Allowances for Koreans (KRDA) were used as references for nutrient intake.

▪ Keyword : Dietary Reference Intakes, Recommended Dietary Allowance, Estimated Energy Requirement, Japan

▪ Content : Following the comprehensive systematic review of domestic and overseas scientific evidence, the “Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese, 2005 (DRI-J)” was published in April, 2005.

▪ Keyword : national health promotion policy, Health Japan 21, mid-term evaluation, nutrition and diet, Japan

▪ Content : This paper provides a review of the mid-term evaluation of “Health Japan 21” and discusses the status of progress towards the goals of items within the "Nutrition and diet" area.