Nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nutrition. Nutrition is a critical part of health and development. Better nutrition is related to improved infant, child and maternal health, stronger immune systems, safer pregnancy and childbirth, lower risk of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease), and longevity. Healthy children learn better.
Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)
2020年4月29日 · Limiting intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake (2, 7) is part of a healthy diet. A further reduction to less than 5% of total energy intake is suggested for additional health benefits (7). Keeping salt intake to less than 5 g per day (equivalent to sodium intake of less than 2 g per day) helps to prevent hypertension ...
Healthy diet - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年1月29日 · 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)
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.
Nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nutrition is central to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, and at least 12 of the 17 SDGs include indicators relevant for nutrition. In addition, the World Health Assembly in 2012 unanimously endorsed 6 ambitious maternal, infant, and young child nutrition targets and several noncommunicable disease ...
Infant nutrition - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年7月7日 · Infant nutrition. Proper infant nutrition is fundamental to a child’s continued health, from birth through adulthood. Correct feeding in the first three years of life is particularly important due to its role in lowering morbidity and mortality, reducing the risk of chronic disease throughout their life span, and promoting regular mental and ...
Developing nutrition guidelines - World Health Organization (WHO)
Each guideline goes through an independent, transparent, evidence-informed, consensual decision-making process. WHO prioritizes the development of new guidelines on an ongoing basis and tracks the process through our nutrition guideline development and process tracking tool. New guidelines can take anywhere from 6 months to 5 years to produce.
Determinants of health - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月4日 · These determinants—or things that make people healthy or not—include the above factors, and many others: Income and social status - higher income and social status are linked to better health. The greater the gap between the richest and poorest people, the greater the differences in health. Education – low education levels are linked with ...
Nutrition EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
2011年10月22日 · Nutrition. A balanced and varied diet, composed of a wide range of nutritious and tasty foods, adds years to life and life to years. Nevertheless, the burden of disease associated with poor nutrition continues to grow in the WHO European Region. Unhealthy diets, overweight and obesity contribute to a large proportion of noncommunicable diseases ...
Essential nutrition actions: mainstreaming nutrition through the …
2019年9月8日 · A life-course approach is critical to operationalize the worldwide commitment to people-centred primary health care. This publication’s primary purpose is to provide a compilation of actions to address malnutrition in all its forms, in a concise and user-friendly format to help in decision-making processes for integration of nutrition ...