Building Capacity and Advancing Regulatory Measures to Improve Food Environments in the Region of the Americas

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Building Capacity and Advancing Regulatory Measures to Improve Food Environments in the Region of the Americas

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of death globally (70%) and in the Region of the Americas (80%), and poor diets are a leading driver of NCDs. In response, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a set of evidence-based regulatory measures to help countries improve diets through the reduced consumption of processed and ultra-processed foods. This paper aims to describe the needs of and propose actions for key actors to advance t...

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Levis, Carmen / Mejía Toro, Carolina / Patiño, Sofía Rincón Gallardo / Villalobos-Daniel, Victor Eduardo / Spinillo, Carla / Gomes, Fabio da Silva

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/70198

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Humans / Nutrition Policy / Food Supply / World Health Organization / Pan American Health Organization / Americas / Capacity Building / Noncommunicable Diseases / Region of the Americas / food environments / food policy / nutrition / regulatory measures / 4206 Public Health / 42 Health Sciences / Prevention / 3 Good Health and Well Being / 0908 Food Sciences / 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics / 3202 Clinical sciences / 3210 Nutrition and dietetics

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