Issues about the international commitment to student health are highlighted by the fact that, as reported by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report, only 60% of countries have regulations or policies in place to regulate food and drinks in schools. Backed by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as part of the School Meals Coalition, the paper was released in partnership with the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition. jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh jh
Of 28 nations, only three routinely carried out and utilized measurements. Changes in knowledge, eating habits, nutritional status, behaviors, diets, and food and nutrition attitudes and opinions were all encompassed in the measurement data. df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df df
Of 187 countries, there are only 93 that have laws, mandatory guidelines, or norms regarding food and drinks served in schools. But even so, it is reported that only 60% of those 93 countries have rules related to food and drinks, and only 29% have regulations limiting the advertisement of food and drinks in schools. gh gh fg gh hg gh gh hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg h UNESCOg hg hg hg hg hg hg
In accordance with the GEM team, an assessment of food and nutrition education in schools using surveys in 30 low- and middle-income countries found that integration, as opposed to happening as a stand-alone subject or throughout the curriculum, mainly took place through project-based or extracurricular activities. gh fgd dfgfd dh zhz wdih qxw kh UNESCOd
Of 28 nations, only three had regular assessments that they used. Attitude and opinion changes regarding food and nutrition, knowledge, eating habits, nutritional status, behavior, and diets were some of the assessment data, according to the report.
In addition to uses associated with nutrition, health, and social protection, most school lunch programs also have educational purposes. Yet it reported that fewer programs focus on preventing or decreasing obesity.
As of a second survey on school meal service, 52% of countries had bans at the national level of foods permitted on or near school grounds, and 72% of countries reported restrictions on some marketing of food on school grounds.
As per the GEM Report, “a review of nutrition policy engagement with food system transformation in high-income countries emphasized that, although most policy actions were on communication for healthy choice behavior change, most outcomes in the food environment area were on food labeling, product reformulation, healthy food in schools, and limiting food advertising.”
Reduction of harmful consumption of food and beverages was not accorded due attention. The report argues that the attention was on legislative and regulatory enhancement as well as individual responsibility more than the food environment.
It promoted an entire-school approach that involved extracurricular activities, physical education, nutrition education, and school lunch service. Moreover, it promoted formal, informal, and non-formal learning to be applied to promote food literacy as lifelong learning.
“Educational and training in a range of areas, such as agriculture, food systems, nutrition, and health, are needed to build capacity at all levels. The report asserts that though interdependencies are clear, very little is established regarding the inter-relationships between nutrition and education, particularly in relation to data collection and program and outcome monitoring.”.
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