Food Policy Options: Preventing and Controlling Nutrition Related Non-Communicable Diseases

World Bank

Published in : 2002

Available in : English

Keywords : Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases; food policy; capacity development

Although diet structure and activity throughout the developing world have shifted drastically over the past several decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable effects, such as obesity, heart disease and cancer, of those shifts.

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Food Policy Options: Preventing and Controlling Nutrition Related Non-Communicable Diseases (PDF, 505.70Kb)

Originally posted at : World Bank Nutrition Publications & Reports

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Themes : Diet and lifestyle, general, Nutrition and food systems, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Nutrition training and capacity development, general, Overnutrition, general, Diet related chronic disease, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Marketing of unhealthy food, Nutrition transition, Nutrition transition, Nutrition transition, Obesity and overweight, Physical activity

Resource types : Case studies and field experiences, Reports