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. 2022 Mar 16;9:817808. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.817808

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)