Journal of Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics

The nutritional policy of Israel- can we change the built nutrition environment?

7^th World Congress on Public Health and Nutrition
February 09-10, 2022 | Webinar

Ronit Endevelt

Haifa University, Isreal

ScientificTracks Abstracts: J Clin Nutr Diet

Abstract

In Israel 60% of adults and 30% of adolescent have overweight of obesity and in low SES socueties it is 1.5 more prequent. In order to stop the Obesity pandemic a few steps were done. A committee for nutritional built environment was made. The Committee asked for experts in nutrition around the world including from the WHO, and conclusions and recommendations were made: 1. Regulations to raze awerness of the public: Front Of pack labeling FOPL for high in: sugar salt and saturated fat. 2. Possitive FOP for non proccessed natural foods has made. 3. Regulations on healthy nutrition Kiosks at schools and in lunch programs. 3. Nutritional education was added to the school curiculum. 4. A comming regulation on tax over sweet and artifisial sweeteners Bevreges. 5. Studies are done for evaluate the effectivness of those steps. We will be happy to show the steps done to improuve the built environment for a healthier society.

Biography

Ronit Endevelt has completed her PhD from Ben Gurion university University and postdoctoral studies from School of Medicine. She is the director of the division of nutrition in public health services in the Ministry of health. She has published more than 45 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. She also manage the nutrition policy in Israel.