Strategy “minorsal.saude”

Dietary Fiber in Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases: Predicting Prevented Deaths and Economic Impact through the Use of Algae as a Fiber Source

“…The project aims to facilitate the incorporation of seaweed into individuals' regular diets by developing food products with seaweed in their composition, thus promoting the consumption of functional foods that are beneficial to health [10,39]. The combination of the knowledge of the inherent advantages of enriching food with fiber, with the benefits of using seaweed as a source, added to existing projects already in the national territory and the existence of good examples of national health policies [40][41][42], lead to the desire that the development of health policies to promote changes in the food environment becomes a reality [42].…”

“…In Portugal, other nutritional environment intervention projects have been developed and translated into health policies, such as the minorsal.saude project [40,41] and the introduction of the special tax on sugary drinks [42] have produced good results, enabling the Portuguese to reduce their salt and sugar intake without changing their behavior. In this way, Portugal seems to be equipped with the necessary tools to develop a health policy that, following the good examples of previous policies and involving new partners to respond to new knowledge and challenges, will make it possible to reduce the number of deaths from NCDs and thus reduce their socio-economic impact through the introduction of more nutritious and sustainable foods.…”