What are the policies that can be adapted to tackle the triple burdfen of nutrition i Empowering fam...........

Economic and Social Issues Growth and development

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has released its ‘State of the World’s Children’ report titled “Children Food and Nutrition- Growing Well in a Changing World”. The report talks about the triple burden of malnutrition- under nutrition, hidden hunger and overweight. Overweight and obesity continue to rise. From 2000–2016, the proportion of overweight children (5 to 19 years old) rose from 1 in 10 to almost 1 in 5.For the first time in 20 years, UNICEF’s flagship report examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, providing a fresh perspective on a rapidly evolving challenge.

What are the policies that can be adapted to tackle the triple burdfen of nutrition?

i.Empowering families and young children to demand nutritious food

ii.Driving suppliers to do the right thing for children

iii.Building healthy food environments

iv.Collecting and analysing data

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

i,ii,iv and v

i and ii only

i, ii and iii only

ii, iii and iv only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Policy Recommendations to tackle the triple burden are:

•Empower families, children and young people to demand nutritious food: Stimulating demand for nutritious foods means not only educating consumers on the benefits of healthy diets, but also leveraging cultural and social aspirations

•Drive food suppliers to do the right thing for children: Demand alone is not enough; healthy food must be available, affordable, safe and convenient..

•Build healthy food environments for all children: The personal and external food environments are where children and their caregivers interact with the food system. While the forces of supply and demand shape food environments, context-appropriate actions such as mandatory front-of-pack labelling and protection against exploitative marketing practices can help create food environments that are conducive to nutritious diets for children.

•Collect, analyse and use good-quality data and evidence regularly to guide action and track progress: Data collection methods and frequency must be transformed to expand what we know about the diets and nutrition of children, adolescents and women at every stage of life. Data systems must become responsive and a culture of data-sharing and transparency must be developed.