Helps consumers in Abu Dhabi make a healthy decision when buying food
"Healthy" program reduces the risk of "bad eating habits"
The program aims to ensure that members of the community have access to nutritious foods.
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The Abu Dhabi Center for Public Health announced the launch of the "Healthy" program, with the aim of promoting awareness of healthy food components and nutritious food options, in addition to enabling the surrounding environment that provides healthy food options in Abu Dhabi.
The program - formerly known as "Weqaya" - seeks to encourage community members to make healthy food choices and improve eating habits, by raising community awareness of the importance of the role of nutritional awareness in reducing the risks of diseases caused by unhealthy eating habits and lifestyles.
To ensure that the benefits of the program reach the widest possible scope in society, three sub-programs have been identified: “Healthy for healthy menus”, which raises the slogan “Healthy” on menus to identify healthy meals that are low in fat, sugar and salt: they are characterized by the availability of high levels of fiber.
And a “healthy program for displaying calories on menus”, which indicates the number of calories per meal on menus, in addition to a “healthy program for groceries and healthy supermarkets”, which aims to ensure the availability and rearrangement of healthy options in supermarkets, hypermarkets, groceries and applications. digital and rearrange them to make them stand out and attract attention.
The Director General of the Center, Matar Al-Nuaimi, said that the program aims to ensure that members of the community have access to nutritious foods, and to motivate them to move towards healthy food choices in an educational manner.
For her part, Executive Director of the Community Health Sector, Dr. Omniyat Al-Hajri, said that the "Healthy" program will provide the community with the ability to make more informed decisions regarding food and beverage consumption.
She added: "Through the program's dissemination mechanisms, we will make sure to reach all points of contact with consumers, to encourage them to make better nutritional decisions, as part of our continuous awareness efforts to urge the adoption of healthy lifestyles, including healthy eating patterns."
Because of the importance of this and its widespread impact on the health of society, it is necessary to raise public awareness towards adopting balanced dietary patterns.”
As part of the implementation of the “Healthy” program, a comprehensive classification process has been established to identify foods that will take into account the basic elements and information of nutrients, as the foods labeled with the “Healthy” logo contain a low percentage of fat, less sugar and salt and a high content of fiber compared to with other foods of the same type.
Food establishments will also be able to benefit from the nutritional analysis program by entering accurate details of their food on a digital platform, which in turn will review and analyze the nutritional value of the meals and dishes provided by the food establishment, and determine the items that meet the criteria of the "Healthy" program.
The participating entities will also receive guidance and a series of training courses, to ensure the optimal implementation of the program.
• “The (Healthy) logo provides nutritional knowledge and related information regarding foods and beverages.”
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