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A snapshot of food-based dietary guidelines implementation in selected countries

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 47 p.

Author Wijesinha-Bettoni, R.; Khosravi, A.; Ramos, A.I.; Sherman, J.; Hernandez-Garbanzo, Y.; Molina, V.; Vargas, M.; Hachem, F.

Publisher Elsevier B.V. ;

Product type Article

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Governments use food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to outline what constitutes a healthy diet to guide their population. The potential of FBDGs to align national food-related policies and programmes is increasingly recognized but information on FBDG implementation is scarce. We conducted a key informant survey in 27 countries. Several types of implementation activities were identified within various sectors and settings, although there were few examples from low- and middle-income countries. Most countries had an official body responsible for implementation, but a strategy/plan for implementation and budget allocation were less common, and very few collected monitoring and evaluation data. We argue for a food systems approach that involves sectors beyond nutrition and health in the development and implementation of FBDGs, to facilitate the alignment of policies that aim to promote healthy eating.

This is the Accepted Author Manuscripts' version of an article published externally in Global Food Security Volume 29, June 2021. Article 100533.

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Wijesinha-Bettoni, R., Khosravi, A., Ramos, A.I., Sherman, J., Hernandez-Garbanzo, Y., Molina, V., Vargas, M. and Hachem, F., 2021. A snapshot of food-based dietary guidelines implementation in selected countries. Global Food Security, 29, p.100533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100533

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