Nutrition as Health Intervention in Central Europe

Abstract

This issue of the Clinical and Social Intervention Journal is devoted to the topic of nutrition and physical activity while tackling the problem of metabolic syndrome. Nutrition is a factor of the external environment that significantly affects a person's quality of life and their health. It is intended to: prevent nutritional deficiencies; achieve high functional performance; prevent diseases of civilization (cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, cancer, metabolic syndrome). Nutrition effects the development of chronic diseases by up to 50%.