title: The Surgeon General's report on nutrition and health.
abstract: The most important accomplishment of the Surgeon General's Report is its establishment of a sound scientific basis for dietary recommendations for chronic disease prevention. From this foundation, all levels of government, the food industry and the nutrition profession should be able to develop programs and policies that put dietary recommendations into common practice.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nestle
mesh_terms: D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D014481:United States