Avtor/Urednik | Puska, Pekka | |
Naslov | Successful strategies to influence national diets: the Finnish experience | |
Prevedeni naslov | Uspešni programi spreminjanja prehranskih navad prebivalstva: finske izkušnje | |
Tip | članek | |
Vir | Zdrav Vars | |
Vol. in št. | Letnik 43, št. 4 | |
Leto izdaje | 2004 | |
Obseg | str. 191-6 | |
Jezik | eng | |
Abstrakt | The article describes the global background and the historical development in Finland for action to influence diets for prevention of cardiovascular and other major chronic diseases. The work in Finland from the North Karelia Project to national action is described. The results show major changes in population diets and in blood cholesterol levels. This development has in 30 years been associated with a 82% reduction in North Karelia and 75% reduction in all Finland in the age adjusted annual mortality of coronary heart disease in working age male population. The article discusses the experiences and emphasizes comprehensive strategies to promote availability of healthier food choices, the role of good monitoring and the need for supportive public policy. The experience in Finland gives strong supportive evidence for the approaches of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health. | |
Izvleček | V prispevku so opisana svetovna izhodišča in zgodovinski potek dejavnosti in ukrepov, ki so jih sprejeli na Finskem za spremembo prehrane in preprečevanje srčno-žilnih bolezni in drugih pomembnih kroničnih bolezni. Predstavljene so dejavnosti, ki so potekale na Finskem, vse od projekta Severne Karelije do programov na nacionalni ravni. Rezultati kažejo, da je prišlo do bistvenih sprememb v prehrani, kar se kaže v vrednostih holesterola v krvi prebivalstva. V obdobju 30 let se je tako v Severni Kareliji starostno standardizirana umrljivost zaradi koronarne bolezni med zaposlenimi moškimi prebivalci znižala za 82%, v vsej državi pa za 75%. Avtor predstavlja dosedanje izkušnje, poudarja pomen celostnih ukrepov za boljšo dostopnost zdravih živil ter opisuje vlogo ustreznega spremljanja ukrepov in podpore prebivalstva. Finske izkušnje potrjujejo pravilnost načel Globalne strategije SZO na področju prehrane, telesne dejavnosti in zdravja (WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health). | |
Deskriptorji | CORONARY DISEASE FOOD HABITS HEALTH FOOD HEALTH POLICY CHOLESTEROL CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS NEOPLASMS FINLAND |