Nutrition Commitments and Guidelines

The video introduces a workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) focused on developing food-based dietary guidelines to promote healthy diets. It highlights the United Nations' declaration of 2016-2025 as the Decade of Action on Nutrition, emphasizing the need for coherent actions to address malnutrition globally. The video discusses the double burden of malnutrition, including undernutrition and obesity, and the commitments made by member states at the 2014 Nutrition Conference to enhance food systems. FAO's role in supporting these commitments and the workshop's objectives are also outlined.

What is the main focus of the Decade of Action on Nutrition declared by the United Nations?

• To reduce food waste

• To enhance global trade

• To address malnutrition in all its forms

• To promote agricultural development

What is meant by the 'double burden of malnutrition'?

• The rise in foodborne illnesses

• The lack of food diversity

• The increase in food prices

• The coexistence of undernutrition and obesity

Which region has not been spared from the double burden of malnutrition?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

What challenge is posed by the current food system?

• It makes it difficult to access healthy diets

• It increases the variety of available foods

• It reduces the cost of food production

• It enhances food safety

What is the main issue with changing diets mentioned in the workshop?

• They are reducing in portion size

• They are becoming more diverse

• They are becoming less diverse

• They are more focused on organic foods

What was a key commitment made by member states at the Second International Conference on Nutrition?

• To reduce agricultural subsidies

• To increase food exports

• To eradicate hunger and prevent malnutrition

• To develop new food technologies

What was the outcome of the commitments made at the Second International Conference on Nutrition?

• Increased food production

• Enhanced food systems and policies

• Reduced agricultural subsidies

• Improved food packaging

What is one of the steps governments can take to ensure healthy diets?

• Promoting monoculture farming

• Subsidizing fast food

• Increasing food imports

• Developing food-based dietary guidelines

What role does the FAO play in supporting member states?

• Organizing international trade fairs

• Conducting agricultural research

• Developing food-based dietary guidelines

• Providing financial aid

Why are food-based dietary guidelines important?

• They help in reducing food prices

• They provide clear guidance on maintaining good health

• They focus on increasing food production

• They promote the use of genetically modified organisms