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AUSTRIAN NUTRITION ACTION PLAN (NAP.e)
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HISTORY NAP.eSince 2002 several political initiatives by the european health
ministers to improve the nutritional situation in EuropeMany countries had implemented national nutrition strategies
Austria followed 2010Many good projects, but:
- no networking- no coordinated planning and controlling- no evaluation of the effectiveness- no overview of „best-practice“ examples- no evidence-based effect- and action-catalog
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NUTRITION FACTS
1. Balanced diet = keystone for health and wellbeing2. Nutritional status among the population in Austria is still
inadequate (Data from the Austrian Nutrition Report 2012)
Increase of overweight and obesity among school-children and adults
Increase of underweight among elderly people (17%) Inadequate nutrition behaviour among all age groups
- ↓ Carbohydrates, fiber, vegetables, fruits, dairy products- ↑ Meat & meat products, sweeties, snacks
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WHY NAP.e?!Measures to improve nutrition can not be ordered top down! Federal organisations within health-, education- and care-
systems– ACCORDED STRATEGIES!
Nutrition = intersectoral issue – relevance in different policy fields– CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION, TRANSPARENCY
HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES... NAP.e Austria Health Targets (Goal 7 Nutrition) NAP.e National Nutrition Commission (NEK)
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MAIN GOALS OF NAP.eTill 2020:Visible improvement in the prevalence of diet-related diseases and/or corresponding determinants and at least establishing a hold of the rising figures for overweight and obesity.
Nutrition Goals: Adequate energy intake; Optimization of fat quality & fluid intake Intake of TFA & SFA, salt & sugar Intake of fruits & vegetables, complex carbohydrates & fiber
MAKE THE HEALTHIER CHOICE THE EASIER ONE !
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NAP.e INITIATIVES IPreventive actions on situational level Legal provisions
- Austrian trans fatty acids regulation Voluntary agreements
- Austrian salt initiative (cooperation with the bakery industry) Widespread nutrition strategies
- Austrian Prevention Strategy EU-co-financed activities
- School fruit program
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NAP.e INITIATIVES IIPreventive actions on behavioural level Food based dietary guidelines
- Austrian food pyramid for children, adults & pregnant women Media campaigns Leaflets and brochures Special projects
- “Healthy eating from the start” Consumer information websites
- Food Check (Coop with a Consumer Organization) - Nutrition Page of the Federal Ministry of Health
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WHAT`s THE CLUE?
Mix of measures, which are implemented in a culture and gender specific and
setting oriented way and embedded in broad cooperations
AUSTRIA NUTRITION ACTION PLAN!
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NATIONAL NUTRITION COMMISSION (NEK) Interdisciplinary advisory body for the minister of health Platform for networking for stakeholders in the nutrition sector Broad composition (29 institutions) for example...
- other ministries - universities & nutrition specific institutions- professional associations- social partners
3 workings groups & 3 task forces
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NAP.e-Logo as quality- and identification labelfor all initiatives of the NAP.e