BACKGROUND Nepal has a long tradition of designing good multisectoral nutrition policy. However, success of policy implementation has varied. More evidence on how to successfully carry out multisector nutrition policy is needed. OBJECTIVE We tracked the influence of Nepal's multisectoral nutrition plan (MSNP) on the process of priority setting and budgeting from 2014 to 2016. METHODS This s...

A number of recommendations for policy and program interventions to limit excess free sugar consumption have emerged, however there are a lack of data describing the amounts and types of sugar in foods. This study presents an assessment of sugar in Canadian prepackaged foods including: (a) the first systematic calculation of free sugar contents; (b) a comprehensive assessment of total sugar and...

A national nutrition surveillance system is an essential instrument for the detection of nutrition and nutrition-related health problems that can assist on policy implementation. The role of nutritional surveillance in detecting trends of nutritional problems and predicting their risks has become more important as its strong scientifically based method and evidences may provide insights on chro...

Those of you reading this might be on your way to Brazil for the World Nutrition Rio 2012 congress, or you may already be there. How lucky we are that we have this opportunity to travel and collaborate with colleagues world wide! For those of you who cannot afford the travel, the material presented at the conference will be made available online at http://www.worldnutritionrio2012.com, and mayb...

In order to answer the question in the title, I will spend a little time simply describing structures within Government Departments in the UK which deal with nutrition, and how they interact with other Government Departments and Divisions and outside agencies. However, there is a simple and short answer to the question. Policy on any issue in a Government Department is determined by Ministers. ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To identify groups within the UK male and female population who report similar patterns of diet. DESIGN National representative dietary survey, using seven day weighed dietary records, of men and women aged 16-64 years living in private households in Great Britain in 1986-7. Cluster analysis was used to aggregate participants into diet groups. SETTING Great Britain. PARTI...

The world of nutrition has changed dramatically over the past 100 years. This presentation provides an analysis of how the lessons learned from prior nutrition interventions and public policies can be translated to address the current nutrition issues of populations globally. The formulation and implementation of nutrition policies is complex. Prior emphasis in US nutrition policies was in addr...