Nutrition and Food Safety
The Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) Department is addressing the burden of disease from physical, chemical and microbial hazards in food and unhealthy diets, maternal and child malnutrition, overweight and obesity.

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2023 Newsletter

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NFS newsltter April 2023 publication cover
Before the Easter break, we would like to share with you our Key Achievements 2022 brochure and give you a quick update on what has happened in the first...

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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline

This guideline provides updated, evidence-informed guidance on the intake of saturated fatty acids and trans-fatty acids to reduce the risk of diet-related...

Total fat intake for the prevention of unhealthy weight gain in adults and children: WHO guideline

This guideline provides updated, evidence-informed guidance on the percentage of total fat in the diet to reduce the risk of unhealthy weight gain. This...

Carbohydrate intake for adults and children: WHO guideline

This guideline provides updated, evidence-informed guidance on the intake of carbohydrates to reduce the risk of diet-noncommunicable diseases in adults...

Red and processed meat in the context of health and the environment: many shades of red and green: information brief

There is growing international consensus that food systems transformation is important to address the challenges of malnutrition in all its forms, the...

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SOFI 2023 report pub cover

This report is the annual global monitoring report documenting progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets 2.1 and 2.2. This year’s...

Health service delivery framework for prevention and management of obesity cover thumbnail

This short leaflet has been developed as a hand-out tool to inform in a concise way about the purpose and the approach of WHO’s new Health Service...

NFS newsltter April 2023 publication cover

Before the Easter break, we would like to share with you our Key Achievements 2022 brochure and give you a quick update on what has happened in the first...

NFS achievements 2022 publication cover

WHO leadership, norm setting, policy guidance and monitoring has brought another good year of progress towards universal access to safe and sufficient...

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