Oman workshop to present evidence-based legislative interventions on dietary intake

Muscat: The Ministry of Health, represented by the Nutrition Department, organised a training workshop on Tuesday on evidence-based Legislative Interventions to improve dietary intakes in Oman.
The workshop drew about 15 dieticians from different government institutions in the Sultanate.
The workshop, conducted by Dr Ayoub Al Jawaldeh, the World Health Organisation’s regional advisor on Nutrition in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, was aimed at reviewing the policies, rules, and standards that regulate the intake of salt, sugar, saturated and unsaturated fats in the high-consumption food in the Sultanate, such as beard, cheese, soft drinks, and juices.
It further reviewed the current situation regarding the scarcity of micronutrients. In addition, it identified gaps in the current legislatives and standards in order to recommend proper amendments to enhance future procedures for related policies and to accelerate them.