Læknablaðið - 15.04.2009, Qupperneq 17

FRÆÐIGREINAR
RANNSÓKNIR
matvæli verði merkt með rauðu, gulu og grænu
eftir hollustu. Líklegt er að slíkar merkingar
gætu haft jákvæð áhrif á val almennings til að
velja hollari fæðu. Einnig er í athugasemdum
Evrópsku hjartaverndarsamtakanna lagt til að
dregið verði úr markaðssetningu sem beint er að
bömum. Athygli er vakin á að aðeins tvö ríki í
Evrópusambandinu takmarka markaðssetningu
á óhollu fæði til bama.34 Sú leið hefur einmitt
verið nefnd sem fjárhagslega hagkvæm eftir
kostnaðarvirknigreiningu í nýlegri úttekt á vegum
Lýðheilsustöðvar.12
Aukin offita er alþjóðlegt vandamál bæði í
þróuðum og vanþróuðum ríkjum og íslendingar
em engir eftirbátar annarra í þeim efnum. Til
þess að snúa þessari þróun við þarf margháttaðar
breytingar á hugarfari, samfélagi og lagaramma.
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