Author: PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FOOD AND NUTRITION (ISFAN) 2015 FOOD AND NUTRITION FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Balai Kartini, Jakarta, 3rd-5th June 2015 BACKGROUND One of the challenges facing by the global community today is malnutrition (under- and over-nutrition). This problem is not merely among the lower socio-economic group but also among the upper middle socio-economic group, which mostly live in Asian and African countries. Malnutrition affects people health and well-being by infecting negatively on imune system, human physical and cognitive development; increasing suscepbility to communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Restricting the attainment of human potential and reducing productivity as well as poses a high burden in the form of social and economic consequences to individual, families, communities and nations. Currently, as much as 63% of deaths caused by NCDs. Every year there are nearly 9 million people die caused by NCDs. Actually NCDs are preventable through better diet and lifestyle; they should be prevented to minimize the negative impacts. In addition, climate change such...