Nutrition Swiss population should eat a healthy and sustainable diet
Too much sweet, salty and fatty food and too little fruit, vegetables and pulses: the Swiss population has an unbalanced diet. With its new nutrition strategy, the federal government wants to point the finger at healthier and more sustainable eating.
03.04.2025, 10:19
SDA
The 2025-2032 nutrition strategy was developed by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) on the basis of the previous strategy, which expired in 2024, according to a press release issued on Thursday. The focus is on preventing diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
At the same time, the new nutrition strategy aims to promote sustainability. According to the press release, it builds on the national strategy for the prevention of non-communicable diseases and Switzerland's climate strategy.
The strategy initially aims to provide information. The aim is to communicate the links between nutrition, health and sustainability. A healthy diet is to be promoted, as is more exercise.
The federal government also wants to take action on the composition of food and advertising. According to the FSVO, politicians, businesses and private organizations have a responsibility here. For example, food should contain less sugar and salt.
Children should be less exposed to advertising for products that are too sweet, too salty or too fatty. And health-promoting and sustainable standards should be established in school and company catering. The federal government also wants to take action against food waste.
The federal government wants to continue to collect data on nutrition and food and make it available to researchers and the public. The FSVO intends to present an action plan for the new nutrition strategy by the end of 2025.
