A Healthy Who: Diet Plan For A Better You

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a number of strategies to promote healthy diets and physical activity. In 2010, the Health Assembly endorsed a set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children. These recommendations guide countries in designing new policies and improving existing ones to reduce the impact of marketing these products to children. In 2014, WHO set up the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, which proposed a set of recommendations to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity worldwide.

The Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020

The Global Action Plan follows on from commitments made by Heads of State and Government in the United Nations Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of NCDs, recognising the primary role and responsibility of governments in responding to the challenge of NCDs. The plan also acknowledges the important role of international cooperation in supporting national efforts.

The Regional Action Plan for the prevention and control of NCDs in the WHO South-East Asia Region 2013-2020 is based on the Global Action Plan and provides a roadmap for action at the regional and national levels. This includes developing and implementing policies and programmes to reduce the burden of NCDs within the socioeconomic, cultural, political and health system contexts of Member States.

The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity

In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) set up the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity. This was in response to the rapid rise in obesity among infants and children in many countries.

The Commission proposed a set of recommendations in 2016 to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity worldwide. These recommendations guide countries in designing and improving policies to reduce the impact of the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children.

The WHO has also developed region-specific tools, such as regional nutrient profile models, that countries can use to implement the marketing recommendations. In addition, the WHO called on governments, international partners, the private sector, and civil society to take action at global, regional, and local levels to support healthy diets and physical activity.

The Second International Conference on Nutrition

In November 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) organized the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The conference was a response to the growing global concern about the rapid rise in obesity among infants and children.

The ICN2 built upon the "Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020", which provided guidance and policy options for Member States, WHO, and other United Nations agencies to achieve their targets. The plan included strategies to support healthy diets and physical activity, with a focus on reducing the impact of the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children.

In 2010, the Health Assembly endorsed a set of recommendations on this issue, providing guidance to countries on designing and improving policies to protect children from the harmful effects of food and beverage marketing. WHO has also developed region-specific tools, such as regional nutrient profile models, to assist countries in implementing these marketing recommendations effectively.

The ICN2 was a significant step forward in addressing the global challenge of obesity and promoting healthy diets and physical activity. The conference brought together governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society to take coordinated action at global, regional, and local levels. By proposing a set of recommendations, the ICN2 provided a framework for countries to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in different contexts around the world.

The Health Assembly's recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children

The recommendations are part of the "Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020", which aims to tackle the rapid rise in obesity among infants and children. In 2014, the WHO set up the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, which proposed a set of recommendations to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity worldwide.

The Health Assembly's recommendations include region-specific tools that countries can use to implement the marketing guidelines. These tools include regional nutrient profile models that can be adapted to different contexts. The recommendations also call on governments, international partners, the private sector and civil society to take action at global, regional and local levels to support healthy diets and physical activity.

Region-specific tools to implement marketing recommendations

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a number of region-specific tools that countries can use to implement marketing recommendations. These tools were developed as part of the "Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020", which provides guidance and policy options for Member States, WHO and other United Nations agencies to achieve their targets.

One example of a region-specific tool is the regional nutrient profile model. These models guide countries in designing new policies and improving existing ones to support healthy diets and physical activity. The Health Assembly endorsed a set of recommendations in 2010 on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children, which countries can use to reduce the impact of marketing on children.

In addition to developing region-specific tools, WHO has also taken action to address the rapid rise in obesity among infants and children. In May 2014, WHO set up the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity, which proposed a set of recommendations to tackle childhood and adolescent obesity in different contexts around the world.

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