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Nauru is a small island country located in the Pacific Ocean near Papa New Guinea and is home to around 10, people. More than 70 percent of the population in this country is categorized as obese and overweight. According to the World Health Organization, Nauru has the highest percentage of overweight and obese people in the world. Its ongoing health issue has gained much attention from health organizations. Many organizations, like the World Diabetes Foundation , have reached out and offered financial help to establish health care programs in the hopes that the people of Nauru will take on a healthier lifestyle but have found little success.
Good nutrition is an extremely important aspect of preventing diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease and something that Nauru has to prioritize to see any changes in the lifestyles of its citizens. Providing children and adults with fresh vegetables and fruits instead of imported junk foods will make a huge impact on the health of this country.
Similarly, there is insufficient data to assess the progress that Nauru has made towards achieving the target for stunting; however, the latest prevalence data shows that This is lower than the average for the Oceania region There is also insufficient data to assess the progress that Nauru has made towards achieving the target for wasting; however, the latest prevalence data shows that 1.
This is lower than the average for the Oceania region 9. The prevalence of overweight children under 5 years of age is 2. Nauru has shown limited progress towards achieving the diet-related non-communicable disease NCD targets. The country has shown no progress towards achieving the target for obesity, with an estimated Nauru's obesity prevalence is higher than the regional average of However, Nauru is 'on course' to meet the target for diabetes, with MIYCN targets include anaemia among women of reproductive age WRA, 15—49 years , infants with low birthweight, exclusive breastfeeding among infants under 6 months of age, and stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5 years of age.
NCD targets include adult obesity and diabetes; raised blood pressure and salt intake are not presented due to lack of country-level data. Obesity and diabetes are based on age-standardised modelled estimates for adults aged 18 years and older, using the WHO standard population; they are reported by sex due to limitations in data availability.
Anaemia and low birthweight are also based on modelled estimates. The methodologies for tracking progress differ across targets.
See Methodology for more information on the indicators. Accessed 30 November Intakes are based on modelled estimates for adults aged 25 years and older. Regional intakes are based on population-weighted means of 14 countries and sub-regional intakes are based on population-weighted means of 5 countries. The dietary factors have been selected as those diet components that have a statistically significant relationship with at least one disease endpoint that can be generalisable to all populations.
Protective dietary factors include fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, milk, fibre, polyunsaturated fat, omega 3 fatty acids and calcium. Harmful dietary factors include red meats, processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, trans fat and sodium. The theoretical minimum risk of exposure level TMREL represents the optimal dietary intake that minimises risk from all causes of deaths combined.
Accessed: 30 November Underweight is defined as a body mass index of less than Source: Global Fortification Data Exchange, Notes: Country with food-based dietary guidelines in , sugar-sweetened beverage tax in and all other policies in Policy is defined as a specific official decision or set of decisions designed to carry out a course of action endorsed by a political body, including a set of goals, priorities and main directions for attaining these goals, including legislation and product reformulation mandates.
Strategy is defined as a long-term plan designed to achieve a particular goal. Action plan is defined as a scheme or course of action, which may correspond to a policy or strategy, with defined activities indicating who does what, when, how and with what resources to accomplish an objective. Notes: Target included in national policies in Any national government-implemented policy, strategy or plan relevant to improving nutrition and promoting healthy diet was considered for countries.
Legislation, codes, regulations, protocols and guidelines, as well as non-governmental policies, were excluded. Available at: www.
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