[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maintaining a healthy diet, along with adequate rest and sleep, regular exercise and good hygiene, helps to prevent diseases and improve overall health.
Claims related to illness are frequently notified to the Club, with the number of claims reported remaining steady in number over the last five policy years. The Club has partnered with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) to raise awareness of crew-related illness and to assist their members in mitigating against related incidents.
It is important to remember that vessels are not only a crew’s workplace but, for set periods of the year, they also consider the on board environment their home. Therefore, a major element of crew welfare is ensuring that this environment encourages a healthy lifestyle. It is with this in mind that the Club is sponsoring ISWAN’s Seafarers’ Health Information Programme (SHIP), an initiative that promotes and distributes health information materials to shipping companies, seafarers’ centres, and direct to seafarers.
It is imperative that whilst on board, all crew members have access to healthy food choices that will enable them to optimise their performance in their role while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Five basic tips for healthy food habits:
1. Balance is the key message
2. Eat plenty of fruit (3 servings) and vegetables (300 g), potatoes and whole grain products
3. Reduce the amount of meat (+/- 100 g), fat (< 35%), sugar and salt you eat
4. Drink plenty of water and milk products
5. Eat breakfast[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
