Introduction A Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and thePrevention of Chronic Diseases met in Geneva from 28 January to1 February 2002. The meeting was opened by Dr D. Yach, ExecutiveDirector, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, WHO, onbehalf of the Directors-General of the Food and Agriculture Organizationof the United Nations and the World Health Organization. TheConsultation followed up the work of a WHO Study Group on Diet,Nutrition and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, which had metin 1989 to make recommendations regarding the prevention of chronicdiseases and the reduction of their impact (1). The Consultationrecognized that the growing epidemic of chronic disease afflicting bothdeveloped and developing countries was related to dietary and lifestylechanges and undertook the task of reviewing the considerable scientificprogress that has been made in different areas. For example, there is betterepidemiological evidence for determining certain risk factors, and theresults of a number of new controlled clinical trials are now available. Themechanisms of the chronic disease process are clearer, and interventionshave been demonstrated to reduce risk

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