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What Brazil is doing to promote healthy diets and active lifestyles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2006

Denise Coitinho ,
Carlos A Monteiro  and
Barry M Popkin
Denise Coitinho*
Affiliation:
Food and Nutrition Policy Unit, Ministry of Health, SHIS QI 21, Conjunto 06, Casa 17, CEP 71655-260, Brasilia, Brazil
Carlos A Monteiro
Affiliation:
São Paulo University, Center for Epidemiological Studies in Health and Nutrition (NUPENS/USP), Av. Dr Arnaldo 715, São Paulo 01246-904, SP-Brazil
Barry M Popkin
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, Carolina Population Center, CB # 8120 University Square, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-3997, USA
*
*Corresponding author: Email denise.coitinho@saude.gov.br
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Abstract

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Objectives:

To present the way the Brazilian government is addressing the prevention of nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs).

Results:

Innovative legislative and regulatory actions, mass communications and capacity building have been combined to create a comprehensive approach for addressing poor dietary and activity patterns in Brazil that are leading to obesity and NR-NCDs. Included are new nutrition-related initiatives in the labelling area, shifts in the types of food purchased for the school food programme, use of mass media to communicate components of the food guidelines, establishment of a smart shopping initiative, and training of teachers and health workers.

Conclusions:

The entire effort has taken several years to get underway. This paper describes the process and some of the initial changes seen.

Keywords

BrazilHealth promotionHealthy dietsActive lifestyles
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 5 , Issue 1a , February 2002 , pp. 263 - 267
Copyright
Copyright © CABI Publishing 2002

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