WHO lays out strategies to cut sugar, global obesity

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Posted on Sat, May. 22, 2004

WHO lays out strategies to cut sugar, global obesity
BY EMMA ROSS
Associated Press

GENEVA — In a decision seen as a triumph of public health over the sugar
industry, the world's health ministers tentatively agreed Friday on a
landmark plan to fight a growing trend of obesity and diseases caused by
poor diet and exercise habits.

The nonbinding agreement, which the governing body of the World Health
Organization is expected to formally approve today, is a blueprint for
countries trying to develop policies that make it easier for people to eat
healthier and exercise more.

It offers a comprehensive menu of options for heading off a worldwide
explosion in obesity and other diseases linked to diet and physical
activity, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis,
malnutrition and tooth decay.

The plan's recommendation to limit sugar intake became the focus of
controversy early on as health advocates feared that objections by
sugar-producing countries would derail it.

"It is a victory for public health that this went through without the sugar
industry destroying it," said Dr. Kaare Norum, a Norwegian obesity expert
who advised WHO on the development of the plan.

Brazil, a major sugar producer, said agreement was reached after language
was inserted to ensure the plan could not be interpreted as "a tool for any
kind of trade distorting measures such as subsidies."

The global strategy sets out recommendations on sugar, fat and salt in
processed food; food marketing to children; and better nutrition labeling.

It also gives strategies to make healthy choices easier at school and work,
such as subsidizing fruits and vegetables in cafeterias.

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