Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health - 2004

Overview

The overall goal of the strategy was to promote and protect health through healthy eating and physical activity.

Recognizing the unique opportunity that exists to formulate and implement an effective strategy for substantially reduce deaths and disease burden worldwide by improving diet and promoting physical activity, WHO has adopted, in May 2004, the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health.

The global strategy main objectives: 

• Reduce risk factors for chronic diseases that stem from unhealthy diets and physical inactivity through public health actions.
• Increase awareness and understanding of the influences of diet and physical activity on health and the positive impact of preventive interventions. 
• Develop, strengthen and implement global, regional, national policies and action plans to improve diets and increase physical activity that are sustainable, comprehensive and actively engage all sectors.
• Monitor science and promote research on diet and physical activity.