WHO Việt Nam

Diet plays a critical role in shaping our health and well-being, and unhealthy diets are a major risk factor for the leading causes of illness and death. This was a key message from WHO Representative in Viet Nam Dr Angela Pratt at a workshop today to provide information on salt reduction and solutions to promote healthy diets. The media play an important role in promoting a healthy diet, better nutrition and therefore improving people’s health. Journalists can help share evidence-based facts, create opportunities to discuss health issues and shape people's understanding of important topics – such as: 📌 Healthy diets and active lifestyles: why it is important to reduce salt, sugary drinks, and ultra-processed foods – and eat more fruit and vegetables, and get more exercise. 📌 Front-of-package nutrition warning labels: How they can help shoppers choose healthier food and encourage companies to make healthier products. 📌 Protecting children: Why protecting children from aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods can help protect them from harmful diets. Together, we can help build a healthier food environment and support Viet Nam’s commitment to preventing noncommunicable diseases. 📖 Read more here in Dr Pratt’s speech: who.int/.../speech-of-dr-ang…... 🤝 We sincerely thank Viet Nam Administration of Disease Prevention (VADP), Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH), HealthBridge Viet Nam… for the great collaboration on this important workshop!