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Obesitasprevalentie

Volwassenen, 2014-2017

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:20+
Monstergrootte:3402
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Goodman, D., González-Rivas, J.P., Jaacks, L.M. et al. Dietary intake and cardiometabolic risk factors among Venezuelan adults: a nationally representative analysis. BMC Nutr 6, 61 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-00362-7
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Estimates are weighted to be representative of Venezuelan adults over 20 years of age
Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m².

Volwassenen, 2010-2011

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:18+
Monstergrootte:2108
In aanmerking komend gebied:Regionaal
Referenties:Bermúdez V, Pacheco M, Rojas J, Córdova E, Velázquez R, Carrillo D, Parra MG, Toledo A, Añez R, Fonseca E, Marcano RP, Cano C, Miranda JL. Epidemiologic behavior of obesity in the Maracaibo City metabolic syndrome prevalence study.PLoS One. 2012;7(4):e35392. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035392. Epub 2012 Apr 18.
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Urban/Regional not Nationally representative
Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m².

Volwassenen, 1999-2001

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:20+
Monstergrootte:3159
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Florez H. (2005). Zulia coronary heart disease risk factor study (1999-2001), Venezuela, South America.
Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m².

Volwassenen, 1981-1987

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:20-50
Monstergrootte:7042
Referenties:FAO website country profile. Perfiles Nutricionales por Paises - Venezuela December 2000.
Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m².

Kinderen, 1976-1982

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:15
Monstergrootte:187
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Bellizzi MC, Horgan GW, Guillaume M, Dietz WH. Prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Asian and European countries. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence. Editors: Chunming Chen, William H. Dietz. Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Pediatric Program. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3. NB. Combined child data estimated. These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 21.10.20)'
Cutoffs:IOTF

Overgewicht/obesitas, naar socio-economische groep

Volwassenen, 2010

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:18+
Monstergrootte:2108
In aanmerking komend gebied:Regionaal (stedelijk)
Referenties:Bermúdez V, Pacheco M, Rojas J, et al. Epidemiologic Behavior of Obesity in the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study. Maedler K, ed. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(4):e35392. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035392.
Tenzij anders vermeld, verwijst overgewicht naar een BMI tussen 25 kg en 29,9 kg/m², obesitas verwijst naar een BMI van meer dan 30 kg/m².

Onvoldoende lichaamsbeweging

Volwassenen, 2016

Referenties:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Mannen, 2016

Referenties:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Vrouwen, 2016

Referenties:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7

Kinderen, 2016

Type onderzoek:Zelfgerapporteerd
Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Jongens, 2016

Type onderzoek:Zelfgerapporteerd
Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Meisjes, 2016

Type onderzoek:Zelfgerapporteerd
Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Kinderen, 2010

Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Jongens, 2010

Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Meisjes, 2010

Leeftijd:11-17
Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

Estimated per capita fruit intake

Volwassenen, 2017

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:25+
Referenties:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

Geschatte consumptie van verwerkt vlees per capita

Volwassenen, 2017

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:25+
Referenties:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Volwassenen, 2017

Type onderzoek:Gemeten
Leeftijd:25+
Referenties:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

Geestelijke gezondheid - depressiestoornissen

Volwassenen, 2015

Referenties:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of population with depression disorders

Geestelijke gezondheid - angststoornissen

Volwassenen, 2015

Referenties:Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% of population with anxiety disorders

% Zuigelingen die uitsluitend borstvoeding krijgen 0-5 maanden

Kinderen, 1998-2019

In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Venezuela Encuesta Nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda
Notities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, September 2021.
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% exclusively breastfed 0-5 months

Slokdarmkanker

Mannen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Borstkanker

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Darmkanker

Mannen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Alvleesklierkanker

Mannen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Galblaaskanker

Mannen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Nierkanker

Mannen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Baarmoederkanker

Vrouwen, 2020

Leeftijd:20+
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Ferlay J, Ervik M, Lam F, Colombet M, Mery L, Piñeros M, Znaor A, Soerjomataram I, Bray F (2020). Global Cancer Observatory: Cancer Today. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Available from: https://gco.iarc.fr/today, accessed 10.01.2381
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-standardized indicence rates per 100 000

Verhoogde bloeddruk

Volwassenen, 2015

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Mannen, 2015

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Vrouwen, 2015

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

Verhoogd cholesterol

Volwassenen, 2008

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Mannen, 2008

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Vrouwen, 2008

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

Verhoogde nuchtere bloedglucose

Mannen, 2014

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Vrouwen, 2014

Referenties:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

Diabetesprevalentie

Volwassenen, 2021

Leeftijd:20-79
In aanmerking komend gebied:Nationaal
Referenties:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %

Volwassenen, 2019

Leeftijd:20-79
Referenties:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Volwassenen, 2017

Referenties:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definities (alleen beschikbaar in het Engels):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

Policies, Interventions and Actions

Resolution to Regulate the Labeling of Manufactured Foods High in Sugar, Saturated and Trans Fats

The resolution outlines the guidelines that will dictate the labelling of foods from 2022 onwards. The front of package labelling will provide information about the sugar, saturated fat, and trans fat content of manufactured foods using the warning label by staggered dates. From 2022, there will be octagonal warning labels for sodium and for from 2026 labels for sugar, saturated fats and trans fats will be added.

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):2022 (ongoing)
Target age group:Volwassenen en kinderen
Organisation:Ministry of Health
Linked document:Download linked document

Get informed, eat healthy (Agarra dato, come sano)

Launched in August 2014, 'Get informed, eat healthy' is a national campaign against overweight and obesity. The campaign has targets that include reducing the obesity prevalence, reducing the consumption of fat and sugars and increasing the consumption of vegetables and fruits.

Categories:Non-national obesity strategies
Year(s):2014 (ongoing)
Target age group:Volwassenen en kinderen
Organisation:National Institute of Nutrition
Find out more:www.inn.gob.ve
References:Information provided with kind permission of World Cancer Research Fund International from their NOURISHING framework www.wcrf.org/NOURISHING

COVENIN 2952-1:1997 - Directrices para la declaración de propiedades nutricionales y de salud en el rotulado de los alimentos envasados

Mandatory national labelling guidelines for packaged foods and drinks in place with a health claim. (Available only in Spanish language)

Categories:Labelling Regulation/Guidelines
Year(s):1997 (ongoing)
Target age group:Volwassenen en kinderen
Organisation:COVENIN
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/26086 (last accessed 10.08.22)

Dietary guidelines for Venezuela

Dietary guidelines for Venezuela

Categories:Evidence of Nutritional or Health Strategy/ Guidelines/Policy/Action plan
Year(s):1991 (ongoing)
Target age group:Volwassenen en kinderen
Organisation:National Nutrition Institute
Linked document:Download linked document
References:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/nutrition/education/food-based-dietary-guidelines/regions/countries/venezuela/en/ (last accessed 10 July 2020)

Instituto Nacional de Nutricion

Investigate the problems related to nutrition and food in Venezuela, and stimulate, advise and contribute to nutritional research carried out by educational, healthcare, research, public or private institutions when it comes to applied research; Advises the National Executive in the formulation of the country's national nutrition and food policy; Plans and programs the activities corresponding to the food policy to be developed; Supervises the activities of all agencies that carry out nutrition and food programs for groups or communities Advises agencies that request it, in the organization of food service; Prepares the appropriate personnel that the Institute deems appropriate to carry out its programs properly; and contributes to the training of professional personnel in the field of nutrition, with National Universities and other educational and research institutions; maintains constant national and international dissemination of the programs it develops in coordination with the central information agency

Categories:Evidence of a multi-sectoral national coordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)
Year(s):1949 (ongoing)
Target age group:Volwassenen en kinderen
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/27165 (last accessed 10.08.22)

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Volwassenen
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Incoming
Front-of-package labelling?Incoming
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Present
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Incoming

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Unknown
Tax on unhealthy foods?Unknown
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Unknown
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Unknown
Subsidy on fruits?Unknown
Subsidy on vegetables?Unknown
Subsidy on other healthy products?Unknown
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Unknown
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Unknown
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Unknown
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Unknown
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Unknown
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Unknown
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Unknown
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Unknown
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Unknown
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Unknown

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Unknown
National obesity strategy?Unknown
National childhood obesity strategy?Unknown
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Unknown
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Unknown
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Present
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Unknown
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Unknown
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Present

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Present

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

Last updated February 6, 2023

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