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Prioritising policy and advocacy issues on food, nutrition, alcohol and obesity

This article highlights the need to prioritize policy and advocacy issues related to food, nutrition, alcohol, and obesity to prevent cancer. It provides statistics on preventable cancer cases and cancer-related health behaviors. The article also discusses the gaps in awareness regarding cancer risks and mentions government agendas on addressing these issues.

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Prioritising policy and advocacy issues on food, nutrition, alcohol and obesity

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  1. Kathy Chapman Cancer Council NSW Prioritising policy and advocacy issues on food, nutrition, alcohol and obesity

  2. 37,000 cancer cases are preventable Whiteman DC, Webb PM, Green AC, et al. Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions. Aust N Z J Public Health 2015 Oct; 39, 477-84.

  3. Cancer-related Health Behaviours 6% of NSW adults eat the recommended 5 serves of vegetables and 48% eat the recommended 2 serves of fruit 52% of NSW adults are overweight or obese 43% of NSW adults are “adequately” physically active 26% of NSW adults drink alcohol at levels that pose a lifetime risk to health 2015 NSW Health Stats, September 2016

  4. Beliefs about how much certain factors contribute to a person’s cancer risk - 2016 • Significant gaps in awareness of cancer risks. • Cigarette smoking and sunburn were believed to contribute most to cancer risk. • Eating red meat, not eating enough fruit and physical inactivity have the lowest levels of awareness. Source: CCNSW Population beliefs, intentions and attitudes related to the prevention of cancer and reducing community exposure to cancer risk factors, 2016

  5. % Australian adults who support…. 2016 CCNSW Cancer Prevention Survey n=1602 NSW adults

  6. www.wcrf.org/NOURISHING

  7. What’s on the Government agenda? Australia: • Health Star Rating food labelling system • Healthy Food Partnership – food reformulation NSW: • Kilojoule labelling at fast food outlets • Premier’s Obesity Prevention priority • Food marketing to children • Sugar-sweetened beverage tax

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