2023-09-20 18:09:41
According to the Sciensano public health institute, supermarkets only devote 3.6 meters of shelves to healthy foods compared to 10 meters to unhealthy products. Questioned by RTL, Hélène Rompen, dietician – nutritionist, commented on these figures, expressing that she was not surprised by this observation and that she would even have been more “severe”.
She particularly regrets the mass presence of processed and ultra-processed products on the shelves while “raw” products are becoming rarer. According to the dietician, an effort should be made by the chains to make healthy products more visible on the shelves. She highlights the essential role that education can play when it comes to food choices and recommends that consumers take control of their health by educating themselves and making the effort to cook rather than buying ready-made meals. “We are on things in sauce with a lot of starches, very few vegetables. We are rarely in what we call an ideal plate,” regrets the nutritionist.
If Sciensano denounces this reality, it is because the Belgian population is growing. 49% of Belgians are overweight, 16% are obese. Yet supermarkets continue to promote these products. “Unhealthy foods are put in the most attractive places in the supermarket,” says researcher Stefanie Vandevijvere.
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