Table 6.
The polices available and implemented in EMR countries.
| Development of national nutrition strategy or action plan | Plan of action for obesity prevention | Front-of-pack nutrition labeling | Policy to reduce salt/sodium consumption | Policy to limit trans-fatty acids intake | Policy to reduce the impact of marketing of food to children | Tax on sugar sweetened beverages | Food-based dietary guidelines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 3 (16) | ✘ (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Bahrain | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (18) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (6, 16) | 3 (6, 17, 147) | 3 (16) |
| Djibouti | 3 (148) | ✘ (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | ✘ (16) |
| Egypt | 3 (16, 149)* | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (20) | 3 (16)* | 3 (149) | ✘ (16) |
| Iran | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | 3 (16, 18, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (6, 16) | 3 (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Iraq | 3 (16) | ✘ (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 17) | 3 (20) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | ✘ (16) |
| Jordan | 3 (16, 149)* | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 16, 17, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (16)* | ✘ (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Kuwait | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (16)* | 3 (147) | ✘ (16) |
| Lebanon | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | 3 (16)* | ✘ (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Libya | ✘ (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | 3 (149) |
| Morocco | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | 3 (16, 18, 19) | 3 (6) | 3 (6, 20) | 3 (6, 16)* | 3 (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Oman | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (6, 16)* | 3 (6, 17, 147) | 3 (16) |
| Pakistan | 3 (16) | ✘ (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (19) | 3 (20) | 3 (149) | ✘ (6, 17) | ✘ (16) |
| Palestine | 3 (149) | 3 (149)* | ✘ (19) | 3 (17, 19) | 3 (20) | ✘ (6) | 3 (149) | 3 (149)* |
| Qatar | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | 3 (6, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (16) | 3 (17, 147) | 3 (16) |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | 3 (16, 18, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 19) | 3 (6, 16, 20) | 3 (16) | 3 (6, 17, 147) | 3 (16) |
| Somalia | 3 (16) | ✘ (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | ✘ (16) |
| Sudan | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6, 17) | 3 (16) |
| Syria | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (20) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (149) | 3 (16) |
| Tunisia | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | 3 (16, 18, 19) | 3 (6, 19) | 3 (6, 20) | ✘ (6) | 3 (6, 17) | ✘ (16) |
| UAE | 3 (16) | ✘ (16) | 3 (16, 18, 19) | 3 (6, 19) | 3 (6, 20) | 3 (149)* | 3 (6, 17, 147) | 3 (16) |
| Yemen | 3 (16) | 3 (16) | ✘ (19) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (2) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (6) | ✘ (16) |