La tridimensionalidad del concepto de nutrición: Su relación con la educación para la salud

Abstract

The evolution of the nutrition concept is described until arriving to the concept of three-dimensionality, analyzing it from at the world level, in Latin America and Mexico. Nutrition used to be considered an exclusively biological process; nevertheless at the moment it involves social and ecological aspects. The convergence between the health concept and nutrition from the biosocial conception of the individual is analyzed, emphasizing the importance of education as a promotional tool which includes not only includes the informative aspect but also the modification of behavior to change the individual's lifestyle.