The 6th Asian Network Symposium on Nutrition

Improvement of Social Environment for Healthy Diet
Date： March 12, 2014 (Wednesday) 13:30～17:30
Venue： National Institute of Health and Nutrition
1-23-1, Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8636
Program
13:30 Opening Address
Dr. Suminori Kono

(President, NIHN)

13:40 Symposium
Chairpersons：Dr. Nobuo Nishi(Chief, Center for Collaboration and Partnership, NIHN)
Dr. Tee E Siong(President, Nutrition Society of Malaysia, Malaysia)

Background
The National Institute of Health and Nutrition(NIHN), established in 1920, is the world’s oldest
national research institute in the field of nutrition.
“Asian Network Symposium on Nutrition” is themain international symposium hosted by the NIHN,
which has been held once every two year since 2004.
The first symposium entitled “Optimizing Maternaland Child Nutrition for the Prevention of Chronic
Diseases” was held in January 2004, followed by thesecond one entitled “Nutrition Reference and Dietary
Recommendation in Asian Countries ~ from nutrition
science to policy~ (March, 2006), the third one
entitled “Nutrition Monitoring and Community
Nutrition Programs for National Health Promotion in
Asian countries (March, 2008)”, the 4th one entitled“Nutrition Education Program for National Health
Promotion in Asian Countries: a Focus on
School-based Program (September 2010)” and the
5th one entitled “Food Security for Maternal and Child
Nutrition in Asian and Pacific Countries (March2012)”. At each symposium, nutrition researchersand professionals, both in Japan and abroad, wereinvited for the academic debates and exchange ofviews on the issues related to the sub-theme.
Recently, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
prevention and control has been recognized as oneof the prioritized global health issues. Worldwide In
Japan, the 2nd Health Japan launched in 2013 also
sets the goals to improve diet-related lifestyle andsocial environment.
At the upcoming 6th symposium, following thekeynote address on WHO strategy to improve social
environment to encourage people to practice healthy
diet, country reports of each invited country will bepresented. Based on which, we expect to deepen thedebates on present situation and future direction ofeach country and the Asian region.
Supporting bodies:* Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan* The Japan Dietetic Association* The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics*Japan Society of Nutrition and Food Science

Keynote address “Action Plan to Reduce the Double
Burden in the Western Pacific (2015-2020) – implications forchanging social environments”
Dr. Katrin Engelhardt(Technical Officer for Nutrition, WHO/WPRO)Country report
Improvement of Social Environment for Healthy Diet –Dr. Tee E Siong
Malaysia Country report(President, Nutrition Society of Malaysia, Malaysia)

Trends of Food Consumption and Challenges of Alcoholic
Drinks, Food Safety and Fast Food in Vietnam
Dr. Le Thi Hop(President, Vietnam Nutritional Association)

The Change of Nutritional and Health Status of People inChina
Dr. Guansheng Ma(Deputy Director, National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety,China CDC, China)

15:30～15:50 Coffee BreakEstablishment of Social Environment through Improved
Food Environment toward Extension of Healthy Life
Expectancy in Japan
Dr. Yukari Takemi(Professor, Nutrition and Ecology, Department of Nutrition Science,
Kagawa Nutrition University, Japan)

Designated Presentation “Investigation of Commodity FoodStandards and Food Additives in East Asia”
Dr. Hiroaki Hamano(Advisor, ILSI Japan)

16:30 Open Discussion
Debaters:
Dr. Chizuru Nishida (Coordinator, Nutrition Policy and Scientific Advice Unit,Department of Nutrition for Health and Development, WHO)
(Senior Lecturer, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)(Senior Researcher, National Institute of Public Health)(Chief, Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, NIHN)

Dr. Leng Huat Foo
Dr. Midori Ishikawa
Dr. Hidemi Takimoto

17:20 Closing Address
Dr. Hiroshi Maruyama(Executive Director, NIHN)

Secretariat: Miki Miyoshi (Section of International Nutrition
Research and Development, NIHN)
E-mail: mikimiy@nih.go.jp