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Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity.
providing nutrition and dietary counselling at primary health-care facilities. Promoting appropriate infant and young child feeding practices through: implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and subsequent relevant World Health Assembly resolutions;
WHO engages with food manufacturers on improving the nutrition profile of their products. WHO supports Member States in adopting and implementing policies by providing tools such as systems to characterize the nutrient profiles of foods, benchmarks for sodium content in food, manuals on how to implement fiscal policies and marketing restriction ...
Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity.</p><p>Healthy children learn better.
Among the sea of information regarding nutrition is a tide of inaccuracies. Let's debunk a few common myths so you can feel more confident about your food choices. 1. Eating healthy is too expensive. It may take some planning and time in the kitchen, but eating healthy on a budget is possible. Some helpful hints include:
Nutrition is central to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, and at least 12 of the 17 SDGs include indicators relevant for nutrition. In addition, the World Health Assembly in 2012 unanimously endorsed 6 ambitious maternal, infant, and young child nutrition targets and several noncommunicable disease ...
Mastering nutrition basics comes down to understanding the roles that specific nutrients play in a healthy diet. Want to go beyond the nutrition basics? Talk to your doctor or a dietitian for personalized dietary advice that takes into account your health status, lifestyle, and food likes and dislikes.
Ensure optimal sustainable health and nutrition benefits of food-assisted development projects targeted to meeting the needs of the vulnerable food-insecure are promoted, particularly by ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of World Food Programme (WFP) food aid policies and programmes in both emergency and development contexts.
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition. It protects you against many chronic noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Eating a variety of foods and consuming less salt, sugars and saturated and industrially-produced trans-fats, are essential for healthy diet.
The policy development process in the Region has demonstrated that improvements to nutrition and diet require the engagement of many different government sectors and need to involve action by both the public and private sectors. The EPW encourages action in a range of policy areas through a whole-of-government, health-in-all-policies approach.