Dietary Goals

• Maintenance of a state of positive health and optimal performance in populations at large by maintaining ideal body-weight.

• Ensurement of adequate nutritional status for pregnant women and lactating mothers.

• Improvement of birth weights and promotion of growth of infants, children and adolescents to achieve their full genetic potential.

• Achievement of adequacy in all nutrients and prevention of deficiency diseases.

• Prevention of chronic diet-related disorders.

• Maintenance of the health of the elderly and increasing the life expectancy.