A pilot project is simply an experimental initiative designed to test the feasibility and usefulness of action. It is meant to try different approaches, develop evidence-based strategies to address a problem, identify good practices, and provide policy guidance for the benefit of possible future initiatives in the area of nutrition and physical activity. Boards of
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Food marketing has been identified as an important contributor to the “obesogenic” environment, in which foods high in fats, salt and sugars are promoted extensively, are more visible and are cheaper and easier to obtain than healthy options. Food marketing has been shown consistently to influence children’s food preferences and choices, shape their dietary habits
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On average across the EU, only 1 in 7 people aged 15 or over eats at least 5 portions of fruit or vegetables daily……while 1 in 3 have days when they do not eat any fruit or vegetables at all. Regular consumption of fruit and vegetables is considered an important element of a healthy and
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The WHO has produced an action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the European Region, focusing on priority action areas and interventions for the next decade in order to reduce premature mortality, reduce the disease burden, improve the quality of life and make healthy life expectancy more equitable. The priority interventions,
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Agriculture and health are intimately connected according to ‘Agriculture and public health: impacts and pathways for better coherence‘ by the European Public Health Alliance. However, health is usually a ‘missing link’ in the agricultural debate, partly because the multifaceted interactions between health and agriculture are rarely fully recognised. This discussion paper summarizes the wide-ranging impacts
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Unhealthy levels of meat consumption and production are simultaneously driving climate change, diet-related chronic diseases and resistance to antibiotics, according to the European Public Health Alliance. They argue that a transition towards sustainable diets is necessary for a realistic climate strategy and represents the agricultural sector’s main climate mitigation opportunity. Studies suggest that realistic changes
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has been reviewing scientific advice on nutrient intakes and has set the following values for vitamin B6: 0.3 mg for infants aged 7-11 months; 0.6 to 1.4 mg for children aged 1-14; 1.7 mg for men and boys aged 15-17, and 1.6 mg for women and girls aged 15-17;
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Endocrine disruptors are chemicals which impact on the hormone system of animals and humans. They have three cumulative characteristics: a hormonal function, an adverse effect, and a causality between the two. There has been increasing interest in endocrine disruptors and the European Commission has produced a factsheet that answers some of the most common questions
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The latest edition of the Global Nutrition Report has been released. This Report acts as a report card on the world’s nutrition—globally, regionally, and country by country—and on efforts to improve it. It assesses progress in meeting Global Nutrition Targets established by the World Health Assembly. For more information about the Global Nutrition Report on
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Nearly 800 million people are chronically undernourished and 159 million children under 5 years of age are stunted. Approximately 50 million children under 5 years are wasted and over two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Meanwhile 1.9 billion people are overweight – of whom over 600 million are obese – and the prevalence of
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