A proposed dietary policy package for the health sector in Iran
Rattachement africain : ir, rs, kr. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
Le résumé fourni par la source
Abstract Background Insufficient physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet are significant health risk factors globally. Dietary risk factors were responsible for approximately 16.5% of all deaths in Iran in 2019. This paper aimed to propose a dietary policy package for the health sector to reduce the risk of an unhealthy diet, which might effectively help prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Iran. Methods In this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured, face-to-face, and in-depth interviews with 30 purposefully selected experts, including policymakers, high-level managers, and relevant stakeholders, during 2018–2019 in Iran. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed, facilitated by MAXQDA 11 software. Results We developed several dietary recommendations for different stakeholders. These include traffic light labeling reforms, i.e., the need to make the signs large and readable enough through utilizing advanced technology, cooperation with other sectors, promoting healthy symbols and supporting food products with them, food basket reforms, updating dietary standards, adopting appropriate mechanisms to report violations of harmful products laws, scaling up mechanisms to monitor restaurants and processed foods, and creating an environment for ranking restaurants and other relevant places to support a healthy diet, for instance through tax exemption, extra subsidies for healthy products, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) alliances, and using influential figures. Conclusion Iran’s health sector has developed a practical roadmap for the prevention and control of NCDs through promoting healthy nutrition. In line with the sustainable development goal (SDG) 3.4 pathway to reduce premature mortality due to NCDs by 30% by 2030 in Iran, we advocate for the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) to adopt appropriate evidence-informed interventions for improving public health literacy and reducing consumption of unhealthy food.
Ce résumé expose les affirmations des auteurs. BNTIC ne l’interprète pas comme une validation indépendante des résultats.
Le contrôle bibliographique ouvert
DOI retrouvé dans Crossref DOI retrouvé ; titre concordant.
- Titre Crossref
- A proposed dietary policy package for the health sector in Iran
- Date Crossref
- 09/05/2024
- Éditeur
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Type
- journal-article
Ce recoupement confirme des métadonnées liées au DOI. Il ne confirme ni la méthode ni les conclusions de l’étude, et il ne compte pas comme une seconde source scientifique indépendante.
Où se fait cette recherche
-
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences Social Determinants of Health Research Center pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
-
National Health Insurance Fund pays non établi dans la noticeOrganisation à but non lucratif
-
National Health Insurance Service pays non établi dans la noticeInstitution
-
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Osteoporosis Research Center pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
-
Osteoporosis Research Center pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
-
School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Public Policy pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
-
Heath Equity Research Center (HERC)—TUMS pays non établi dans la noticeStructure de recherche
-
National Center for Health Insurance Research pays non établi dans la noticeInstitution
-
School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics Community Nutrition Department pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
Social Determinants of Health Research Center — Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, National Health Insurance Fund et National Health Insurance Service, avec 6 autres affiliations.
Une affiliation ne permet pas de déduire la nationalité d’un auteur.