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📢 In Denmark, the iodine fortification level was increased in 2019: what are the health effects? Denmark introduced a mandatory iodine fortification of salt and salt was included as an ingredient in bread and bakery products in 2000. 📍 In 2019, the fortification level was increased from 13 ppm to 20 ppm to help eradicate still-existing mild to moderate iodine deficiency. What are the results of this increased level of fortification? 📍 According to a recent study, the prevention of low IQ in children due to maternal iodine deficiency was the primary contributor to overall health gain.* 📍The study highlights that as the optimal iodine intake is a narrow interval, monitoring of the effects of fortification programmes is important and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). This study was co-authored by Gitte Ravn-Haren, Senior Researcher, Technical University of Denmark and partner of EUthyroid2. Read more: https://shorturl.at/xNPU4 #iodizedsalt #fortification #IDD #research #RavnHaren #DTU #HaDEA      

My Article in Dawn newspaper! "Health Alert" In 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released guidelines to eradicate Industrial Produced Transfatty Acid (IP-TFA) from the global food system by 2023, while limiting it to less than 1pc of total energy intake to decrease mortality due to CVDs. In 2023, the WHO officially recognised and certified five countries — Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Lithuania, Poland and Thailand — that have met the deadline. Although in Pakistan the government has formulated policies for IP-TFA eradication, not much has changed on the ground. Moreover, there is a need for strict and compulsory labelling to depict the percentage of IP-TFA in the food product to improve compliance. Policies should be updated and clearly defined for the implementation and enforcement of regulation.

World Health Organization published the second edition of the WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks to guide the implementation of targets to reduce sodium content in processed and packaged food. The WHO has established the second edition of the Global Sodium Benchmarks levels in 70 food subcategories as part of WHO’s efforts in reducing the sodium intakes in populations. Make sure to check out this important document:

💡 In my 2024 predictions, I highlighted that the Food is Medicine movement would hit a new stride this year. Excited to see HHS holding the first (virtual) summit on this important issue tomorrow! 🍎 #nutrition #foodasmedicine #congress #health #healthcare #healthpolicy

World Health Day activities typically include events, campaigns, and initiatives at local, national, and international levels aimed at promoting health education, advocating for health policies, and encouraging healthy behaviors. These activities may involve governments, healthcare organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), healthcare professionals, community groups, and individuals working together to address health disparities and improve health outcomes for all. World Health Day is an ideal occasion to raise awareness about the crucial link between food and health. Proper nutrition is essential for overall health and well-being, and World Health Day serves as an opportunity to highlight the importance of making healthy food choices and addressing issues related to food security, access to nutritious food, and the prevention of malnutrition and diet-related diseases.

REMINDER: Please register for the first ever U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Food Is Medicine Summit on January 31, 2024. This will be a full-day event for policymakers, advocates, researchers, and a wide variety of stakeholders with equities in the Food is Medicine space to engage in a substantive conversation about why food is medicine is important, what actions are being taken to promote this concept, and what stakeholders can do to bolster this work. What: HHS Food Is Medicine Summit When: Wednesday, January 31, 2024     Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET Where: Register for virtual attendance here: https://lnkd.in/ehMtym_W #nutrition #foodismedicine #foodasmedicine #healthequity #nutritionequity #ONR #NIH #HHS #summit #healthdisparities #foodsecurity #nutritionsecurity #medicallytailoredmeals #medicallytailoredgroceries #produceprescriptions #policy #research #healthoutcomes

🔴 Antimicrobial resistance could reduce life expectancy by nearly 2 years by 2035 👇 According to a study by the Global Leaders Group on AMR published last Friday, there could be an average loss of 1.8 years of life expectancy worldwide by 2035 due to antimicrobial resistance. This study also estimates the economic costs of this global health issue, projected to cost the world $412 billion annually in additional healthcare costs and $443 billion in lost labour productivity. In this context, the analysis shows that implementing a package of intersectoral interventions against AMR globally, costing an average of $46 billion annually, would yield economic and health benefits. «We have tools to mitigate the AMR crisis, and if we don’t take bold action now, the data point to a devastating future,» says the president of the Global Leaders Group on AMR. Read more ⬇ https://lnkd.in/dKEFsqDf

📰✨ We are grateful to The Parliament Magazine for featuring the MNI Manifesto in their latest issue! The MNI Manifesto aims to guide future EU policymakers in enhancing patient outcomes and ensuring equitable access to nutritional support. Recent global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine have highlighted the urgent need to strengthen our health systems and prioritize patient care, especially with the #EUelections this year. Endorsed by All.Can International, SNE - Specialised Nutrition Europe and ESNO, European Specialist Nurses Organisation, the Manifesto calls to: ➡️Include early malnutrition screening in health policy plans ➡️Recognise that nutritional care may improve health outcomes ➡️Fight inequalities of patient access to nutritional care by reflecting on reimbursement of treatment ➡️Consider nutritional interventions as an investment in health ➡️Ensure the adequate clinical use of nutritional interventions 🔗 bit.ly/3uH7bpc

In June 2023, WHO launched its One Health priority research agenda to stimulate scientific interest and financial investments to prevent and mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR).   One Health acknowledges the interconnectedness and interdependence of the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the broader environment, including ecosystems.   With November including both #AMRAwarenessWeek and #OneHealthDay, let's continue to advocate for integrated and holistic approaches to health challenges, including AMR, and highlight the importance of mobilising multiple sectors, disciplines, and communities to collaborate and address threats to health and ecosystems. Learn more in my last article in The Lancet Microbe! https://lnkd.in/dr6rnJGU

"The One Health concept has incredibly dangerous ramifications which should be apparent when you consider who is pushing it: the WHO, the World Bank, Bill Gates, the Rockefeller Foundation, the NIH, the CDC, USDA, FDA, and every other Covid culprit you can think of." " It includes a sick twist on the adage “Let your food be your medicine” – plans for doctors to write grocery prescriptions – which sounds good until you consider that the prescriptions will be based not just on what is good for you, but on what the medical establishment determines would benefit the planet." "Mull over what the elites are actively eliminating from the food supply, as well as the food-adjacent substances they are adding." "Consider the brainwashing of most doctors during Covid, and their refusal to recommend basic health supplements, sunshine, Vitamin D, or effective early treatment, instead leaving their patients at the mercy of remdesivir, ventilators, and mRNA shots." "If you don’t love the idea of cricket meal and vaccine lettuce prescriptions, this agenda should raise your eyebrows." https://lnkd.in/ewZeucUb