公共衛生營養為出版和傳播研究和獎學金提供了一個經過同行審查的國際論壇，其目的是了解世界各地與營養有關的公共衛生成就、情況和問題的原因、方法和解決辦法。該雜志出版原創和委托的文章，評論和討論文件的辯論。對營養在疾病預防中的作用感興趣的流行病學家和健康促進專家對該雜志感興趣;學者和那些參與實地工作和應用研究來確定重要公共衛生問題的實際解決辦法的人。

Public Health Nutrition provides an international peer-reviewed forum for the publication and dissemination of research and scholarship aimed at understanding the causes of, and approaches and solutions to nutrition-related public health achievements, situations and problems around the world. The Journal publishes original and commissioned articles, commentaries and discussion papers for debate. The journal is of interest to epidemiologists and health promotion specialists interested in the role of nutrition in disease prevention; academics and those involved in fieldwork and the application of research to identify practical solutions to important public health problems.