Public Health Nutrition provides an international peer-reviewed forum for the publication anddissemination of research and scholarship aimed at understanding the causes of,and approaches and solutions to nutrition-related public health achievements,situations and problems around the world. The journal publishes original andcommissioned articles, commentaries and discussion papers for debate. The journalis of interest to epidemiologists and health promotion specialists interestedin the role of nutrition in disease prevention; academics and those involved infieldwork and the application of research to identify practical solutions toimportant public health problems.