Publications
Key publications
How to obtain measures of population-level sodium intake in 24-hour urine samples: protocol (2021)
The impact of the major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and mental disorders – in the WHO European Region is alarming: taken together, these 5 conditions account for an estimated 89% of deaths and 84% of the disease burden.
Fact sheet on the SDGs: Nutrition, overweight and obesity (2021)
Unhealthy diets and excess body weight are leading risk factors for death and disability in the WHO European Region. Addressing malnutrition in all its forms is essential to ensure health and well-being for all and, consequently, sustainable development. It requires coherent and innovative actions covering the entire food system and across other sectors to ensure access to a diversified, balanced and healthy diet for all.
Healthy and Sustainable Diets - Key workstreams in the WHO European Region - Factsheet (2021)
Changes in food systems will not only have to address the rise in diet-related NCDs but will also need to promote a shift towards environmentally sustainable diets. This will be no easy task, nor can we do it alone.
Safe and healthy food in traditional food markets in the WHO European Region (2021)
This technical report contains guidance on the promotion of safe and healthy food in traditional markets within the WHO European Region, targeting all stakeholders from policy-makers to market workers.
Using third-party food sales and composition databases to monitor nutrition policies (2021)
This fact sheet assesses the different types of third-party food sales and composition data that are available across the WHO European Region.
Improving dietary intake and achieving food product improvement: Policy opportunities and challenges for the WHO European Region in reducing salt and sugar in the diet (2020)
Featuring case studies from: United Kingdom, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands
Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Guide for Parents and Caregivers of Children Aged 6-10 (in Russian) (2020)
To help parents keep their children healthy and fit, WHO has developed the Child Nutrition and Physical Activity Guide. In addition to parents, the guide may prove to be a useful tool for other adults (such as grandparents or caregivers) working with primary school-aged children.
Accelerating salt reduction in Europe: a country support package to reduce population salt intake in the WHO European Region (2020)
Excessive consumption of salt (more than 5 g per day) raises blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke, and is the leading cause of death in the WHO European Region.
Improving dietary intake and achieving food product improvement (2020)
A workshop of “first mover” countries to exchange experience and identify wider policy implications for the WHO European Region
European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020
The Action Plan is intended to significantly reduce the burden of preventable diet-related noncommunicable diseases, obesity and all other forms of malnutrition still prevalent in the WHO European Region.
11th Meeting of the WHO Action Network on Salt Reduction in the population in the European Region (ESAN). Meeting report (2019)
The meeting heard about progress with national salt reduction strategies from five countries and discussed developments in methodology for monitoring food composition and progress towards targets.
Commercial foods for infants and young children in the WHO European Region. Policy brief on two new reports by the WHO Regional Office for Europe (2019)
Despite recommendations on the marketing of commercial baby and toddler foods, two new reports from WHO find widespread evidence of inappropriate promotion and poor nutritional quality of foods for infants and young children across the WHO European Region.
Planning healthy and sustainable meetings. A practical guide (2019)
The purpose of this manual is to offer guidance and provide feasible examples of how to plan healthier meetings and events at the WHO Regional Office for Europe and other workplaces wishing to promote health.
Improving the nutritional quality of commercial foods for infants and young children in the WHO European Region (2019)
These new reports from WHO document evidence of widespread inappropriate promotion of baby and toddler foods.
Commercial foods for infants and young children in the WHO European Region (2019)
This publication describes the findings from a study conducted in four countries of the WHO European region based on this methodology.
Ending inappropriate promotion of commercially available complementary foods for infants and young children between 6 and 36 months in Europe (2019)
This discussion paper outlines the first steps in developing a nutrient profile model for commercially-available complementary foods marketed as suitable for infants and young children (6–36 months).
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Kyrgyz Republic (2019)
This report summarizes the results of a 2018 survey of food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Monitoring and restricting digital marketing of unhealthy products to children and adolescents (2019)
This report aims to provide a tool to support Member States in monitoring digital marketing of unhealthy products to children; the resulting tool – the so-called CLICK monitoring framework – is flexible and can be adapted to national context.
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Republic of Kazakhstan (2019)
This report summarizes the results of a 2018 survey of food and beverage marketing to children via television in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
FEEDcities project
The food environment in cities in eastern Europe and central Asia
What is the evidence on the policy specifications, development processes and effectiveness of existing front-of-pack food labelling policies in the WHO European Region? (2018)
Health Evidence Network synthesis report 61. Interpretive front-of-pack food labelling (FOPL) is a policy priority for promoting healthy diets.
Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Turkey - The case for investment (2018)
An intervention costing analysis provides an estimate of the funding required to implement a set of policy interventions for prevention and clinical interventions.
Dietary salt intake survey in the Republic of Moldova, 2016 (2018)
The purpose of the Dietary Salt Intake Survey in the Republic of Moldova was to establish current baseline average consumption of salt (sodium), potassium and iodine through 24-hour urinary excretion testing among a random sample of the adult population (aged 18–69 years), and to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviour around dietary salt in order to enable more efficient planning and the implementation of an effective salt-reduction strategy in the Republic of Moldova.
Evaluating implementation of the WHO set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children. Progress, challenges and guidance for next steps in the WHO European Region (2018)
This paper serves to describe the status of the implementation of the Set of Recommendations in countries across the WHO European Region.
Using dietary intake modelling to achieve population salt reduction - A guide to developing a country-specific salt reduction model (2018)
The amount of sodium (in the form of salt) consumed in Europe exceeds levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Better food and nutrition in Europe – Progress report (2018)
This report on progress achieved in the WHO European Region and Member States in implementing the European food and nutrition action plan 2015–2020 presents selected epidemiological data on the nutritional status of populations throughout the Region and on implementation of policies recommended in regional and global frameworks to promote healthy nutrition and prevent obesity.
Incentives and disincentives for reducing sugar in manufactured foods (2017)
Several countries have initiated national actions to reduce sugar intake, including reformulation, targeted taxation and interpretative front-of-pack labelling.
Portuguese consumer's attitudes towards food labelling (2017)
This report adds knowledge about Portuguese consumers’ understanding, preferences and use of different labelling formats. It makes a valuable contribution to policy discussions on FOP labelling and may inform decisions on a national scheme.
Proper maternal nutrition during pregnancy planning and pregnancy: a healthy start in life (2017)
Recommendations for health care professionals – the experience from Latvia
Monitoring food and beverage marketing to children via television and the Internet (2017)
The protocol, and accompanying coding forms, sets out a system by which Member States can catalogue marketing via either or both of these avenues.
Sitges, Spain, 16–18 April 2018
WHO Headquarters, 2013
