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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD-
BASED GUIDELINES THROUGH
NATIONAL POLICIES IN BRAZIL
Eduardo Nilson – Ministry of Health of Brazil
Dietary changes in Brazil
Undernutrition and infectious diseases
Obesity and chronic diseases
The prevalence of overweight in adults has increased three times in the last 20 years (IBGE, 2008-2009)
57% of Brazilian adults are overweight and 20,8% are obese (PNS, 2013).
The overall costs of obesity to the Brazilian National Health System are close to R$500 million/year.
Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population
Instrument of Food and Nutrition
Education to support Healthy
and Adequate Food Promotion to people, family
members and communities.
Stop or reverse the increase of
obesity and other chronic diseases, and
prevent nutritional
deficiencies.
Encourage continuous
improvement in the Food System, as
well as in the supply chains
and in the consumption of healthier
foods.
Support healthy
practices and healthy
traditional food cultures.
Strategies for adequate and healthy diets based on the Dietary Guidelines
Challenges: • Facilitating the access to
healthy and adequate foods. • Diversifying the foods offered by family agriculture; • Improving the quality of foods; • Stimulating the production and consumption of organic and agro ecological foods; • Creating healthy diet promoting environments; • Obesity Control and Prevention.
HEALTHY SETTINGS
• Criteria for foods served in all federal facilities - based on the recommendations of the Brazilian Food Guide
•Guidelines for preparing healthy foods in events.
• Expand the directives to all public healthcare facilities and schools.
Articulation with other policies:
• Worker Food Program
• National School Feeding Program
INTEGRAL HEALTH CARE
OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY CARE Organization of integrated and interdisciplinary actions in healthcare facilities, from prevention to diagnosis and treatment.
BREASTFEEDING AND COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING STRATEGY
Training Primary Health Care professionals on promoting breastfeeding and healthy complementary feeding for children under two years old.
FOOD REGULATION
-Regulation of the commerce and marketing of infant formulas and baby products.
- Improving food labelling and inducing food reformulation.
- Taxation of sugared beverages and ultraprocessed foods.
- Regulation of food publicity to children.
EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
- Health Promotion Campaigns.
- Publications: Regional Foods, messages on school books, materials to support the implementation of the Food Guidelines in health services.
-Social media: messages on healthy foods and food choices.
-Courses for health professionals.
-National and international intersectoral articulation
KEY MESSAGES
• Formulating and implementing Food-Based Dietary Guidelines depends on strong scientific, technical and political support and multiple stakeholders and strategies.
• The Dietary Guidelines must influence health and intersectoral policies and be supported through planning and budgetary instruments.
• FAO and WHO coordination for addressing healthy and sustainable food systems through the Decade of Action for Nutrition is key to global commitments.
