Beginning a discussion of nutrition and health disparities

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dc.contributor.authorLancaster, K. J.
dc.contributor.authorBermudez, O. I.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:35Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn 2005, the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) created a Minority Affairs Committee (MAC). The goal of the committee is to enhance the participation of scientists from minority groups in the activities of the ASN. Because of the marked disparities in health conditions between white Americans and ethnic minority groups, the MAC also aims to promote scholarly interaction in the area of nutrition in health disparities. To that end, in 2010, the MAC held its first symposium at Experimental Biology. The goal of the symposium was to begin a discussion within the ASN of the role of nutrition in disparities...
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3945/​ajcn.110.003459
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/xrlm-jvgm
dc.identifier.citationLancaster, K. J. and Bermudez, O. I. (2011) Beginning a discussion of nutrition and health disparities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 93 (5). 1161S-1162S.
dc.identifier.issn0002-9165
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2858
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23498
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectChronic Illness & Diseases
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectLatinos
dc.subjectAmerican Indians
dc.subjectobesity
dc.subjectdiabetes
dc.subjectheart disease
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectdiet-related behaviors
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjectcardiovascular disease
dc.subjectcancer
dc.subjectdeterminants of health
dc.titleBeginning a discussion of nutrition and health disparities
dc.typeArticle

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