Food Standards Agency
Thursday 28 August 2008
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What is RSS?Heart disease is now Wales' biggest killer and rates are substantially higher than in England and many other European countries.
We know that there is a proven link between heart disease and a diet high in sugars and saturated fats.
Meanwhile, 25% of deaths caused by cancer – Wales' second most common cause of death – are attributable to poor diet.
A widening gap in health between the most and least deprived communities is also leading some people to eat a diet dominated by chips, crisps and sugar.
Social and economic circumstances, disability, ethnicity and a lack of basic cooking skills means that many people are led towards less healthy alternatives.
Identifying the barriers to change, as well as establishing innovative ways of overcoming them were just some of the challenges set down for the for the Food Standards Agency as it developed a nutrition strategy for the whole of Wales.
While the strategy targets the Welsh population as a whole, the Agency has also identified a number of key groups for specific action.
Young people and children can clearly benefit from a healthy diet early on in life, while links between diet and low birth weight and an overall improvement in the nutritional status of pre-natal and pregnant women can impact upon mother and baby.
Middle aged men, who are particularly susceptible to coronary heart disease, are another key target group in the Agency's strategy.
Low income and other vulnerable consumers make up the fourth group because research shows that their circumstances can lead them to choose a less healthy diet than their counterparts in higher socio-economic groups.
Using the views, experience and expertise of a number of specialists, the Agency held a number of workshops to discuss ways of breaking down existing barriers to a healthy diet.
We also looked closely at the methods that will encourage the Welsh population to adopt a healthier attitude to diet.
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(pdf 1MB)Key achievements by FSA Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government including progress against the strategy milestones.
The full title of the working party is 'Food and Well Being Implementation and Monitoring Working Party' and it forms part of the 'Nutrition Strategy for Wales'.
A series of steering group meetings were held around Wales as part of the development of the nutrition strategy.
A series of conferences to review progress which has been made in implementing the 'Food and Well Being' action plan, to provide a forum in which to discuss the practicalities of translating policy into action, and to celebrate good practice through presentation of the AFAL Awards for Food Action Locally
A series of consultative workshops were convened as part of the development of the Nutrition Strategy for Wales.
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