Guideline: Sugars Intake for Adults and Children

The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars toreduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children particularly focusing on the prevention and controlof unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. This is in recognition of the rapidly growing epidemicof o...

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Autor principal: World Health Organization.
Autor Corporativo: World Health Organization (-)
Otros Autores: World Health Organization Contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization 2015.
Colección:Nonserial Publications
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Sumario:The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of free sugars toreduce the risk of NCDs in adults and children particularly focusing on the prevention and controlof unhealthy weight gain and dental caries. This is in recognition of the rapidly growing epidemicof overweight and obesity around the globe and its role as a risk factor for several NCDs. Inaddition dental caries is the most common NCD and the cost of treatment places a heavy burdenon health-care budgets in many countries. The recommendations in this guideline can be used bypolicy-makers and progr
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (59 p.)
ISBN:9789240694224