IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON HEALTH IN BLACKS

营养对黑人健康的影响

• 批准号: 3434579
• 负责人: CYRIL O ENWONWU
• 金额: $ 0.4万
• 依托单位: MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-09-30 至 1988-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3434579
• 关键词: United States; cerebrovascular disorders; health; health science research; hypertension; neoplasm /cancer; nutrition; sickle cell anemia; travel; workshop

Nutrition-related diseases are the most pervasive health problems in the United States of America, disproportionately affecting blacks and other socioeconomically underserved minority groups. The dimensions of the problems are still not fully defined. Available data do however indicate that the incidence of low birth weight in blacks is about 1.5 times that for white Americans, and infant mortality rate is almost twice as high for the former than for the latter group. Additionally, the prevalence and severity of such serious diseases as hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, which have strong nutritional components in their etiology and prevention, is much higher among blacks than in whites. Thorough understanding of the reasons for disparities in the nutrition-related diseases among blacks and whites is an important prerequisite for rational solution of the problems. Early in 1986, Meharry Medical College, a historically black institution which is committed to exploring and solving health problems of special concern to the disadvantaged, established a Center for Nutrition. This Center has a conceptual focus addressing mainly but not exclusively the nutritional problems of blacks and other minority groups. A primary center activity is the annual nutrition workshop during which a panel of 10-15 experts is assembled to review the current knowledge of a particular aspect of nutrition related to blacks and other minorities. The focus of the workshop would vary from year to year but each would examine the epidemiologic, biomedical, prevention and treatment aspects of the topic as well as define priority research areas. The theme for the first Annual Nutrition Workshop scheduled for October 27-30, 1987 is "IMPACT OF NUTRITION ON HEALTH AND DISEASE IN BLACKS AND MINORITIES". Under this broad theme, the workshop will examine the dimensions of human hunger in America as well as review the present state of knowledge on such specific topics as nutrition in relation to different phases of the life cycle, sickle cell disease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. The proceedings of each annual workshop would be published as part of the Meharry Medical College Monograph Series on Nutritional Aspects of Health Care of Blacks and Other Minorities, and these would serve as a set of basic reference volumes of nationwide and international importance.

与营养有关的疾病是最普遍的健康问题 在美利坚合众国，影响不成比例 黑人和其他社会经济缺乏的少数群体。 问题的维度仍未完全定义。 但是，可用数据确实表明低出生的发生率 黑人的体重大约是白人美国人的1.5倍， 婴儿死亡率的高度几乎是前者的两倍 对于后一组。 另外，患病率和严重程度 高血压，脑血管疾病等严重疾病， 糖尿病和癌症，它们的营养成分很强 他们的病因学和预防，黑人比在 白人。 彻底了解差异的原因 黑人和白人中与营养有关的疾病是 理性解决问题的重要先决条件。 1986年初，梅哈里医学院（Meharry Medical College），历史悠久的黑色 致力于探索和解决健康的机构 弱势群体特别关心的问题，建立了一个 营养中心。 这个中心有一个概念的重点 主要解决但不完全解决 黑人和其他少数群体。 主要中心活动是 年度营养研讨会，在此期间，面板为10-15 专家被组装以查看当前的知识 营养的特定方面与黑人和其他有关 少数民族。 研讨会的重点会因年份而异 一年，但每个人都会检查流行病学，生物医学， 该主题的预防和治疗方面以及定义 优先研究领域。 预定的第一个年度营养研讨会的主题 1987年10月27日至30日是“营养对健康的影响 黑人和少数民族的疾病”。 主题，研讨会将检查人类的维度 美国的饥饿以及审查目前的状态 关于与营养有关的特定主题的知识 生命周期的不同阶段，镰状细胞疾病， 高血压，脑血管疾病，糖尿病和癌症。 这 每个年度研讨会的会议记录将作为一部分 梅哈里医学院的营养专着系列 黑人和其他少数民族的医疗保健方面，这些方面 将用作全国的一组基本参考文献和 国际重要性。