Nutrition
Tasty, nutritional food adds years to life and life to years. Nevertheless, the burden of disease associated with poor nutrition continues to grow in the WHO European Region. Poor diet, overweight and obesity contribute to a large proportion of noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer, the two main killers in the Region. National surveys in most countries indicate excessive fat intake, low fruit and vegetable intake and an increasing problem of obesity, all of which not only shorten life expectancy, but also harm the quality of life.
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Opportunity for improvement as new WHO report sheds light on promotion of unsuitable baby foods in Poland
A new WHO/Europe report, “Improving the nutritional quality of commercial foods for infants and young children in Poland”, concludes that inappropriate promotion is a widespread practice, echoing other recent reports coming from many countries of the WHO European Region.
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To ensure a healthy lifestyle, WHO provides recommendations and a series of publicationsMonitoring and surveillance
- Monitoring the implementation of the European Strategy for Nutrition and Physical Activity
- WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)
- Collaboration between WHO and European Commission on promoting physical activity for health
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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)
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