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WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) subgroup on diet and health

The WHO Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group (NUGAG) subgroup on diet and health has just closed its 6th meeting which was held at the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark. The NUGAG was established in 2010 to implement the new guideline development process and has met regularly since its establishment.

NUGAG consists of scientists and experts from various areas, representing all WHO regions. The subgroup focuses on updating the dietary goals for the prevention of obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).

Contributing to the implementation of the political declarations of the United Nations high-level meeting on NCDs and the "WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020", the main objectives of this meeting were:

1. to review the updated systematic reviews and asses the available evidence on saturated fatty acids (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA);
2. to update the recommendations on SFA and TFA for the prevention of NCDs;
3. to review the issues related to replacement of SFA and TFA as public health measures related to diet, nutrition and health.

The meeting and its outcomes are important steps toward the implementation of the WHO agenda on NCDs.

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