About

 In the past years, our country has encountered nutrition transition. As a results non communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, obesity, blood pressure increase, and cholesterol increase have become widespread alarming. On the other hand, the lack of micronutrients, and protein malnutrition in children and different age groups of the society have made it crucial to pay attention to plan and implement appropriate nutritional interference. The main duty of the group is to improve food safety and nutrition based on the revision of nutrition patterns of the society by means of the improvement of the nutritional composition and health food, and enhancing the accessibility (physical, economic, and cultural) of the Iranian households to safe and favorable and healthy food.

 The top priorities of the group

-  Enhancing the culture and nutritional knowledge of the society

-  Prevention and control of the disorders caused by lack of iodine

-  Enhancing the health level of female high school student

-   Nutritional cares for pregnant women

-   Nutritional cares for children

-   Supporting the nutrition status of the children under 6 years

-   Nutritional  support for pregnant and nursing mothers

-   Providing one hot meal for the village kindergartens

-   Prevention and control of extra weight and obesity

-   Managing nutrition in crises