Scientific evidence has placed community nutrition among the front-line strategies
in health promotion. Community nutrition in different regions of Spain has
developed at an unequal pace. Early initiatives in the mid 1980s provided
good-quality population dScientific evidence has placed community nutrition among the front-line strategies
in health promotion. Community nutrition in different regions of Spain has
developed at an unequal pace. Early initiatives in the mid 1980s provided
good-quality population data and established a basis for nutrition surveillance
including individual body measurements, dietary intake data, information on
physical activity, and biomarkers. The Nutrition and Physical Activity for Obesity
Prevention Strategy (NAOS) reinforces community nutrition action in Spain.
Presented here is an overview of developments in community nutrition in Spain in
recent years as well as potential trends under the scope of the NAOS.[+][-]