Nutrition and public health in Georgia: reviewing the current status and inspiring improvements: a joint event of the Georgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, October 2023

Georgia lies to the northeast of Türkiye, having a western border on the Black Sea. With a population of some 3·73 million, Georgia has a tradition of gastronomic excellence dating back millennia. However, changing lifestyles and external influences have, as elsewhere, led to problems of suboptimal...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2024-06, Vol.131 (12), p.2080-2089
Main Authors: Stowell, Julian D., Mathers, John C., Stanley, Manana, Baran Aksakal, F. Nur, Aslett-Bentley, Avril, Bánáti, Diána, Bobokhidze, Eka, Üliç Çatar, Özlem, Dinç, Özge, Gvamichava, Rusudan, Mutus, Begüm, Saunders, Caroline, Shannon, Oliver Michael, Tewfik, Ihab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Behaviour, Appetite and Obesity
Best practice
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Diet
Disability
Eating behavior
Economic development
Food
Health care
Heart
Hypertension
Ischemia
Life expectancy
Liver cirrhosis
Mortality
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Obesity
Overweight
Public health
Risk factors
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Summary:Georgia lies to the northeast of Türkiye, having a western border on the Black Sea. With a population of some 3·73 million, Georgia has a tradition of gastronomic excellence dating back millennia. However, changing lifestyles and external influences have, as elsewhere, led to problems of suboptimal nutrition, and lifestyle-related diseases and disorders prevail. There is considerable scope for improving the focus on public health (PH) and nutrition in Georgia. With this in mind, the Georgian Nutrition Society teamed up with The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, a PH charity based in Istanbul, Türkiye, to host a conference and workshops in Tbilisi, Georgia. The primary purpose was to review the current status of PH and nutrition in Georgia with reference to the situation elsewhere, to share examples of best practice and to identify opportunities for improvement. A particular highlight was the presentation of a programme of nutrition education for family physicians recently implemented in Türkiye. This summary of the proceedings is intended as a blueprint for action in Georgia and also to inspire others to consider how PH might be improved via a focus on balanced nutrition.
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114524000618