Goal

Halt the increase in the number of overweight and obese people in Mexico [under 5: 8.4; school-age children: 38.2; adolescents: 43.8; adults: 72.1% by 2020 to 2024]

FROM Commitment: National Food Strategy

Government / Mexico

CENAPRECE

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, FAO
Country government at any administrative level: SubSecretaría de Autosuficiencia Alimentaria de SADER, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): El Poder del Consumidor
Date made: 22 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Lower moderate Find out more
Targeted location National - National
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Primary indicator Prevalence of overweight and obesity in under-fives, school-age children, adolescents and adults
Primary indicator baseline Children under 5 years of age: 8.4%; school-age children: 38.2%: adolescents: 43.8%; adults: 72.1%
Primary indicator target Children under 5 years of age: 8.4%; school-age children: 38.2%: adolescents: 43.8%; adults: 72.1%
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2024

Goal action plan

The implementation of initiatives developed as part of the National Strategy for Healthy, Fair and Sustainable Food. Working towards the transformation of the agri-food system.

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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