Editorial nutrition, obesity and EU health policy

European Journal of Health Law

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Buchner, Benedikt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

DIET; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 79952164889     PISSN: 09290273     EISSN: 15718093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180911X546084     Document Type: Review

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1. OECD, Obesity and the Economics of Prevention: Fit not Fat (2010).
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3. A. Lanfer, A. Hebestreit and W. Ahrens, 'Diet and Eating Habits in Relation to the Development of Obesity in Children and Adolescents', Bundesgesundheitsbl 2010, 53:690 (in German).
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9. See also, from an Asian perspective, M. K. Melby et al., 'Overview of Nutrition Reference and Dietary Recommendations in Japan: Application to Nutrition Policy in Asian Countries', Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2008;17(S2): 394-398, emphasizing the long history of integrated and holistic approaches to nutrition in Japan.
10. For an overview of the different Japanese Health Promotion Programs see K. Udagawa et al., 'Midterm evaluation of "Health Japan 21": focus area for the nutrition and diet', Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2008;17(S2): 445-452.
11. In total 70 goal items in 9 fields, among them "Nutrition and Diet", were set in "Health Japan 21" in order to recognize health problems, to assess the results of health promotion, and to develop effective health promotion; N. Shibaike et al., '5. Action by Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Nationals Health Promotion in the 21st Century "Health Japan 21" ', Inter Med 2002;41:70-71. (Pubitemid 34196222)
12. Udagawa et al., supra n. 9. at 451.
13. Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children, Report of a WHO Forum and Technical Meeting, Oslo, 2-5 May 2006.
14. This discussion was ended by ECJ Judgment (case C-380/03) of 12 December 2006, ruling that Article 95 EC constituted an appropriate legal basis for the prohibitions of tobacco advertising and sponsorship.
15. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, COM/2008/0040 final - COD 2008/0028.
16. European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 June 2010 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers (COM (2008) 0040 - C6-0052/2008-2008/0028 (COD)).
17. See e.g. the German consumer organisation foodwatch: "Scientific evidence supports traffic light colours"; available at: http://foodwatch.de/e6380/e34762/e35853/.
18. See the German food industry lobby group BLL (Federation for Food Law and Food Science): "... studies have impressively documented that "traffic lights labelling" is not properly understood by consumers"; available at: http://www.bll.de/themen/naehrwertinformation. html/absurde-lebensmittel-ampel (in German).
19. See M. G. Marmot, 'Evidence based policy or policy based evidence? Willingness to take action influences the view of evidence - look at alcohol', BMJ 2004;328:907-7.
20. K. Hagen, 'Nutritional Information: Traffic Light Labelling Is the Best Way to Reach Consumers', DIW Weekly Report No. 19/2010.
21. The European Parliament deleted in its resolution (Fn. 15) Art. 34 par. 5 which allowed the use of graphical forms or symbols for the presentation of the nutrition declaration under a national scheme.