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PREVENTION OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - Nutrition and Water

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) include a range of diseases including heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer.

Through keeping a healthy weight, eating nutritious food including drinking quality water, engaging in regular physical activity and managing one’s mental health, the risk of developing NCDs drops dramatically - and quality of life can significantly improve!

This survey helps UNICEF better understand some of the attitudes and behaviours that youth have around their health and lifestyle with regards to NCDs.

Do you agree to take part in this survey?

What is Your Gender. Is it:......

Which province are you from?

How old are you? Please type in your age ............

I know the benefits of:

Eating a variety of nutritious foods

Eating food that is close to its natural state

Staying hydrated with clean water

Limiting my intake of soft drinks, energy drinks and caffeine

Regularly doing physical activity

Maintaining good mental health

Developing strong friendships and support networks

All of the above

None of the above

I believe I need to...........................

Make a conscious effort to choose nutritious food

Limit my intake of foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat

Prepare and eat food that is as close to its natural state as possible

Support changes to the food environment that make nutritious food affordable and readily available

Drink plenty of clean water daily

Find time to regularly exercise

Prioritize taking care of my mental wellness, including managing stress

All of the above

None of the above

How important is it to you to eat nutritious food?

How ready do you feel to improve your dietary and physical activity habits?

I believe I can…

Make changes to my lifestyle that help prevent developing diseases, such as diabetes, cancer etc.

Improve my health today, and in the future, by making good lifestyle choices

Prepare nutritious food regularly

Be physically active regularly

Play a role in changing my food environment by demanding affordable nutritious food

All of the above

None of the above

I am worried what my friends might think if I… ...

Sometimes don’t eat how they expect me to

Try to be healthier in what I eat, drink and do

Make an effort to shop for and prepare nutritious food

Do physical activity regularly

Take steps to manage my mental wellbeing

Take an active step in trying to improve my food environment

All of the above

None of the above

How confident are you that you could, if you wanted to, drink water instead of sugary drinks (like soft drinks or energy drinks)?

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