| "So that eating rhymes with public health" June 08 |
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European talks towards laying down terms of a difficult equation
To confront nutrition unbalances. How can we better inform, educate and supply?
Public
and private players take initiatives after having noticed nutrition
unbalances and complexity of messages and recommendations. Test
programs are being introduced in many cities, distributors adopt
quality charters and sign partnerships at the occasions like public
campaigns (« 5 fruit and vegetables a day »), manufacturers work on
brands and labels, multiply « health » initiatives… but the circle of
honourable intentions hasn’t been set in motion. The situation is
getting worse: obesity appears in the poorest regions and when talking
about obesity among children we have started using a term: “epidemics”.
Should we introduce food awareness at schools? Forbid advertising on
TV? How to finance implementation of « good » products and in
quantities sufficient for everybody? How can we better inform and
educate?
Pictures here.
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