{"id":2114,"date":"2018-04-11T12:53:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T12:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egeaconference.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2018-04-11T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T12:55:37","slug":"united-nations-general-assembly-proclaims-a-decade-of-action-on-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egeaconference.com\/en\/lsv-en\/united-nations-general-assembly-proclaims-a-decade-of-action-on-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations\u2019 General Assembly proclaims a Decade of Action on Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; uppercase=&#8221;yes&#8221; add_shadow_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; shadow_text=&#8221;Nutrition&#8221; el_id=&#8221;comite&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1372&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The world\u2019s population is facing important struggles related to dietary transitions and a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases<sup>1<\/sup>. Increasing fruit and vegetable intake from the earliest possible age is a key pillar of a healthy diet in terms of preventing certain chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is also increasing evidence showing that such conditions come from \u00a0an early stage of metabolic growth (preconception), closely linked to nutritional conditions throughout the foetal life<sup>2<\/sup>. It is crucial to formulate preventive public health initiatives to boost health standards, from pregnancy onwards as well as promoting nutrition among young children<sup>3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations\u2019 General Assembly proclaimed the <b>2016-2025 period \u201cDecade of Action on Nutrition\u201d<\/b> in order to turn political commitment into tangible actions. Regarding upcoming campaigns scheduled for the coming years, those targeting the first 1,000 days of life are being prioritised. Likewise, a special importance is given to campaigns aiming to \u00a0help parents in making appropriate consumption choices (particularly based on fruit and vegetables) as part of dietary choices we make from the earliest stage. The challenge that parents face is to provide their children a healthy diet day in, day out, who are learning <i>in fine<\/i> to dislike healthy food in the process of growing up.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_toggle title=&#8221;References&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lim S S et coll 2012. \u00ab <i>A Comparative Risk Assessment of Burden of Disease and Injury Attributable to 67 Risk Factors and Risk Factor Clusters in 21 Regions, 1990\u20132010: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010<\/i> \u00bb, The Lancet 380<\/li>\n<li>Hanson, M. A., et P. D. Gluckman. 2015. \u00ab Developmental Origins of Health and Disease&#8211;Global Public Health Implications \u00bb. Best Practice &amp; Research. Clinical Obstetrics &amp; Gynaecology 29<\/li>\n<li>Barker et coll 2013. \u00ab Developmental Biology: Support Mothers to Secure Future Public Health \u00bb, Nature 504 (7479)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_toggle][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s population is facing important struggles related to dietary transitions and a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases1. 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