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COAG 18th Session – 9-10 Feb 2004
Document 2004/03
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Session of COAG
9 -10 February 2004
COAG 18th Session – 9-10 Feb 2004
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultations
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Fats and Oils in Human Nutrition, 1993
Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition, 1997
Vitamin & Mineral Requirements, 1998
Human Energy Requirements, 2001
Protein and Amino Acid Requirements, 2002
Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic
Diseases, 2003
Deaths by regions, 2000
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75
50
25
AFRICA
Accidents
Eastern
Mediterranean
SE-ASIA
W.PACIFIC AMERICAS
Communicable diseases
EUROPE
Non-communicable Diseases
Source: WHO, World Health Report 2001
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Global burden of disease in developing
countries
1990
2020
27%
49%
22%
43%
9%
15%
Infectious diseases
Injuries
21%
14%
Non Communicable Diseases
Mental Illness
COAG 18th Session – 9-10 Feb 2004
Developing countries face double
burden of under and over nutrition
Poor maternal nutrition and low birth weight
increases risk of obesity and NCDs later in life
Poverty, hunger and undernutrition are
linked to chronic diseases
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Main recommendations of Expert Report
Dietary factor
Total fat
Saturated fatty acids
Goal (% of total energy)
15 - 30%
<10%
Total carbohydrate
Free sugars
55 - 75%
<10%
Sodium chloride
<5 g per day
Fruits and vegetables
>400 g per day
Physical activity
60 minutes of walking/day
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Recommendations of Expert Report
• Goals are recommendations on population
averages
• Goals are not intended as regulatory targets
• Recommendations in keeping with recent
advice provided by national and
international reports
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• Provides preliminary assessment of possible implications
for agriculture, food processing and marketing
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Edible oils and fats
Sugar
Cereals
Fruits and vegetables
Milk and meat
Fish and fish products
Food processing technologies and marketing
• Proposes follow-up actions
• Requests guidance from COAG
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Follow-up in the context of on-going work ...
 Incorporate emerging scientific evidence on the double
burden of hunger and over-nutrition
 Inform and protect consumers
 Promote the livelihoods of farmers and food
processors given changing consumption patterns
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Follow-up in the context of evolving areas ...
 Take stock of dietary patterns and their health
implications
 Interpret dietary goals in country-specific situations
 Supporting innovation in food products
 Examine food and agricultural policy options and
actions
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COAG’s approval is sought for FAO to ...
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Strengthen work with WHO in nutrition and
promotion of healthy diets
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Provide Members with advice and assistance in
raising awareness of nutrition and healthy diets
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Assist Members in formulating and implementing
policies and programmes for diversification of
agricultural production
Changes in nutrient intake: Outlook to 2030
Briefing for COAG 18th Session
If business as usual continues ...
Briefing for COAG 18th Session
COAG Side Event
Implications of dietary recommendations for
the undernourished and developing countries
Chair: Hartwig de Haen
Implications of recommendations for developing countries
Prof. Ricardo Uauy, INTA, Chile (Chair of Expert Consultation)
Implications for the undernourished and links with chronic
disease
Prof. Alan Jackson, Univ Southampton, UK (Chair of Scientific Committee
on Nutrition, UK)
Implications for producers in developing countries
Dr Don Mitchell, World Bank, Washington
Green Room
9 February 2004
13:30 – 14:30