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BMC Proc
September 2024
Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Abuja and University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, 902101, Abuja, Nigeria.
Background: In line with the WHO Global Action Plan's objective to achieve a 30% relative reduction in the mean population intake of sodium by 2025, the Nigeria Sodium Study (NaSS) team, which aimed to evaluate the implementation and scale-up of national sodium reduction programme, hosted a policy meeting May 22, 2023, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The aim was to deliberate on strategies for translating data on salt levels in food and dietary patterns, intending to strengthen sodium policies in Nigeria, with the ultimate goal of producing evidence-based information that can effectively guide strategies and policies for sodium reduction.
Methods: Policymakers from federal, state, and local government levels attended, as well as representatives from national and international universities and non-governmental organizations.
Nutrients
September 2024
Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
The increasing prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity (CAOAO) in Beijing poses significant health and economic challenges. This study assesses the potential health and economic outcomes of implementing specific interventions to address CAOAO in Beijing. A deterministic Markov cohort model was used to estimate the impact of five interventions from 2025 to 2115: restrictions on unhealthy food marketing to children, mandatory front of package labeling (FOPL), family-based nutrition and exercise education, school-based nutritional health education, and nutritional counseling in primary healthcare.
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April 2024
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, United Nations Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Background: Urbanization influences food culture, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where there is an increasing consumption of processed and pre-packaged foods. This shift is contributing to a rise in non-communicable diseases. Food labelling standards are crucial for regulating manufacturing practices and helping consumers make healthy food choices.
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April 2024
Epidemiological Research Unit in Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, CDMX, Mexico.
Background: Overweight and obesity pose a global public health challenge and have a multifactorial origin. One of these factors includes obesogenic environments, which promote ultraprocessed foods characterized by being high in calories, saturated fats, added sugars, and sodium. In Mexico, it has been estimated that 30% of the total energy consumed comes from processed foods.
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February 2024
Department of Health Promotion, Education & Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, USA.
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