Tag: WHO

Plant-based diets and their impact on health, sustainability and the environment

by Afton Halloran, posted in Dietary Shifts, Health, Noncommunicable diseases, Sustainable diets, WHO, WHO Europe

I'm happy to have had the opportunity to lead the development of this WHO Europe Factsheet on plant-based diets. In the WHO European Region, more and more people are shifting towards plant-based diets for reasons relating to health, as well as to ethical considerations about climate change and animal welfare. In some countries changes indietary … Continue reading Plant-based diets and their impact on health, sustainability and the environment

Future steps to tackle obesity

by Afton Halloran, posted in Childhood obesity, Conferences, Digitalization, Health, innovation, Obesity, WHO

Join us on 29 June for the “Future steps to tackle obesity – digital innovations into policy and actions” conference. This conference is co-organized by WHO/Europe and the Portuguese Ministry of Health. A major part of preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is the capacity to develop a structural change in food environments. The widespread use of … Continue reading Future steps to tackle obesity

Intake and adequacy of the vegan diet

by Afton Halloran, posted in Dietary Shifts, Nutrition, Sustainable diets, WHO

Together with colleagues from the WHO NCDs Office and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, we examined important questions about the nutritional intake and adequacy of the vegan diet. Our systematic review was published in Clinical Nutrition in December 2020. Background Vegan diets, where animal- and all their by-products are excluded from the diet, have gained … Continue reading Intake and adequacy of the vegan diet

New paper: Disrupted food systems in the WHO European region

by Afton Halloran, posted in Food Environment, food policy, Food security, Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Sustainable diets, System Change, WHO

A threat or opportunity for healthy and sustainable food and nutrition? Dietary health and sustainability are inextricably linked. Food systems that are not sustainable often fail to provide the amount or types of food needed to ensure population health. The ongoing pandemic threatens to exacerbate malnutrition, and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In our recent paper, we … Continue reading New paper: Disrupted food systems in the WHO European region

New Nordic diet on par with the Mediterranean diet in terms of health and sustainability

by Afton Halloran, posted in Events, Nordic Food Policy Lab, Sustainable diets

A new WHO report Health Evidence Network Synthesis Report analyzes which country policies and interventions have been inspired by the basic principles of the Mediterranean and Nordic diets. The report also examines whether there is evidence of effectiveness in reducing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Unhealthy diet is one of the leading cause of ill health globally … Continue reading New Nordic diet on par with the Mediterranean diet in terms of health and sustainability