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Struggle to the obesity is a collective responsibility to which must also contribute the agroalimentary sector, while modifying some of his/her/its practices, believes the national institute of public health of Quebec (INSPQ).

Of passage before the Commission on the future of agriculture and the agroalimentary Québecois, the general president-leading of the INSPQ, the Dr Richard Massé, asked the food industry to mobilize itself/themselves for ” to facilitate the adoption of healthier life styles”. He/it invites the chains of restoration among others fast to reduce their portions.

According to the Dr Massé, the increase of the portions in this type of restaurants entailed a rise important of the consumption. ” It is directly in tie with the obesity:  the offer is everywhere” present, he/it sustains.

According to the data of the INSPQ, there would be 84% more of obese people to Quebec that 20 years have. The obesity represents a major stake of public health, sustains the Dr Massé. ” We know that 70% of the teenagers that are obese today him will stay to the adult age, what will entail an increase of the chronic health” problems, he/it has indicated.

To modify the food environment

Only a minority of the population consumes the four groups of food recommended by the Canadian food Guide daily, underline the Dr Massé. To change this tendency, he/it militates in favor of a distribution more large and equitable of the healthy food. ” The fruits and vegetables, that are essential food, could be just as accessible that the milk that one recovers everywhere”, he/it has given in example.

As indicated it of other organisms before the commission, the INSPQ believes that it is necessary to standardize and to simplify the labeling of the food products. In the same way, the INSPQ wishes to limit confusion among the consumers bombarded of allegations health and logos of all sorts on good number of packings.

” We don’t have anything against the antioxidants or the omega 3, but one attends a shape of disinformation when one lets believe that a product is good while only betting on only one component health”, underlined the Dr Massé.

As it that the beacons and the external norms govern the advertisement and the allegations would be necessary in order to respect the food guide, he/it has made to notice.

” The population must not only be fed, but it must be fed well and, for that to make, it must be able to count on an agroalimentary industry conscious of the role that it must play in struggle against the obesity”, concluded the general president-leading of the INSPQ.

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