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Food and Nutrition Strategy 2017 - 2022

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A decision made 14 July 2017:

Decision Reference:        MD-HSS-2017-0064

Decision Summary Title :

States of Jersey Food and Nutrition Strategy

Date of Decision Summary:

14th July

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director of Public Health Policy  

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

States of Jersey Food and Nutrition strategy

Date of Written Report:

July 2017

Written Report Author:

Medical Officer of Health

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:   States of Jersey Food and Nutrition Strategy 2017

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the presentation of the Food and Nutrition strategy 2017 to the States as a Report.

Reason(s) for Decision:

 

Diet-related disease has become a leading cause of preventable death globally, and local data shows that Jersey has not escaped this trend. Shifting dietary patterns have resulted in the increased consumption of an energy-dense diet by many, high in refined sugar and fat, and low in fruit and vegetables. This is a major risk driving the rising tide of non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.  In Jersey, cancer is the most common cause of death, followed by cardiovascular disease. Together these conditions account for more than 60 per cent of all deaths locally.  Being overweight or obese is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking. It is linked to 10 types of cancer, including cancer of the oesophagus, bowel, pancreas, breast and womb.  Low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption is linked to increased risks of cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx and lung.

 

The aim of the Food and Nutrition Strategy is to address the urgent need to turn the curve on diet-related disease in the Jersey population

 

Resource Implications: Start up programmes funded through P82/2012 ‘A new Way forward for Health and Social Services’ in MTFP2.

 

 

 

Action required:

 

The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the States of Jersey Food and Nutrition Strategy 2017 to be presented as a Report to the States Assembly for information.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

14th July

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