Abstract This article summarizes the activities performed by the Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan countries (NCDNCEE) in the past decade. The article gives a retrospective of the achievements and challenges in building capacity in nutrition research. Recognizing the lack of capacity and incoherent nutritional situation in CEE/BC, the United Nations University (UNU), Food & Nutrition Programme and the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) encouraged the formation of NCDNCEE in 2005, which became CAPNUTRA in 2012. The network’s aim was to initiate and support tailor-made activities for capacity development in food & nutrition in research and training in CEE/BC. To identify the challenges and needs of nutrition research in the region, the network performed inventories on existence of food composition databases, food systems elements, dietary surveys, micronutrient recommendations, application of dietary assessment methods and grey literature. Further on, the network focused on the development of food composition databases and concomitant data management software, the Diet Assess & Plan platform for food consumption collection, dietary intake assessment and nutrition planning. These and other elements form the Balkan Food Platform, which underpins harmonized nutrition research in CEE/BC. Among key actions promoted by the platform are EFSA-supported dietary surveys conducted in four Balkan countries, on children and adults, in which food consumption data are collected and analysed in a harmonized way. Cooperation with FAO and active participation in international research projects enhanced the exchange of information and knowledge and brought international recognition to the CAPNUTRA network.

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中欧和东欧的食品和营养能力发展：十年成就

摘要 本文总结了中东欧和巴尔干国家营养能力发展网络 (NCDNCEE) 在过去十年中开展的活动。本文回顾了在营养研究能力建设方面的成就和挑战。认识到 CEE/BC 缺乏能力和不连贯的营养状况，联合国大学 (UNU)、食品与营养计划和联合国营养常设委员会 (SCN) 于 2005 年鼓励成立 NCDNCEE，并于 2012 年成为 CAPNUTRA。该网络的目标是发起和支持针对中东欧/不列颠哥伦比亚省研究和培训中食品和营养能力发展的定制活动。确定该地区营养研究的挑战和需求，该网络对食品成分数据库的存在情况、食品系统要素、膳食调查、微量营养素建议、膳食评估方法的应用和灰色文献进行了清点。此外，该网络专注于开发食物成分数据库和伴随的数据管理软件、用于食物消费收集、膳食摄入评估和营养规划的饮食评估和计划平台。这些和其他元素构成了巴尔干食品平台，它支持中东欧/不列颠哥伦比亚省的协调营养研究。该平台推动的关键行动包括在四个巴尔干国家进行的由欧洲食品安全局支持的饮食调查，涉及儿童和成人，其中以统一的方式收集和分析食品消费数据。