Policy - National Policy and Strategic Plan of Action on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Date:

2013

Published by:

Federal Ministry of Health

Published year:

May 2013

Is the policy document adopted?:

No / No information

Type of policy:

NCD policy, strategy or plan with healthy diet components

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Goals

Les buts, les objectifs ou les cibles de nutrition:

Objective 3: To modify risk factors for hypertension.

Strategies:

Encouraging reduction in salt intake with a view to achieving 30% relative reduction in mean population intake of salt/sodium (WHO recommendation is less than 5g of salt or 2g of sodium per person per day).

Encouraging reduction in the prevalence of raised total cholesterol with a view to achieving ≥20% relative reduction in the prevalence of raised total cholesterol in the next 5 years (total normal blood cholesterol is <5mmol/l).

Encouraging weight reduction measures: Halt the rise in obesity population to ≥25% of the obese population in the next 5 years.

Strategies

Stratégies et activités de nutrition:

Key interventions to promote healthy diets shall be pursued. These include:

1. Promotion of breast feeding and ensuring optimal feeding for infants and young children including in schools.

2. Provide information, and establish dietary guidelines:

• reduce dietary salt levels

• promote iodization of salts etc

• eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids

• decrease saturated fats

• limit free sugars

• to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as legumes, whole grains and nuts

3. Promote responsible marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children

4. Ensure provision of accurate and balanced information for consumers

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Date	Utilisateur	Registre	État
mer, 09/19/2018 - 16:11	engesveenk	Edited by engesveenk.	published
mar, 09/11/2018 - 11:02	engesveenk	Edited by engesveenk.	published
jeu, 06/28/2018 - 16:44	engesveenk	Edited by engesveenk.	published
mar, 06/05/2018 - 14:51	faniand	Edited by faniand. udpated June 5th	draft
mer, 05/30/2018 - 15:50	faniand	Edited by faniand. updated indicators / goals	draft
lun, 05/28/2018 - 11:00	faniand	Created by faniand.	draft