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Bookmark or Share- Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)A healthy diet is a foundation for health, well-being, optimal growth and development. It protects against all forms of malnutrition. Unhealthy diet is one of the leading risks for the global burden of disease, mainly for noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancer.
- Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)In 2012, the Health Assembly adopted a “Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition” and six global nutrition targets to be achieved by 2025, including the reduction of stunting, wasting and overweight in children, the improvement of breastfeeding, and the reduction of anaemia and low birthweight (9).
- Nutrition and Food Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)The cross-cutting unit coordinates and brings together relevant inputs from other units in the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety to strengthen the coherence and alignment of WHO’s guidance, policy actions, and provision of scientific advice and technical support to the Regional and Country Offices as well as to Member States and support the delivery of increased impact at the country ...
- Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health. Healthy dietary practices start early in life – breastfeeding fosters healthy growth and improves cognitive development, and may have longer-term health benefits, like reducing the risk of becoming overweight or obese and developing NCDs later in life.
- Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)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.
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