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ArticleA snapshot of food-based dietary guidelines implementation in selected countries 2021
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No results found.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. -
Book (stand-alone)National food-based dietary guidelines for Afghans
A manual
2016Also available in:
No results found.Diet is one of the single most important contributors to health, but also to disease. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) provide information on healthy eating and lifestyle aimed at preventing all forms of malnutrition, including noncommunicable diet-related diseases and keeping people well-nourished and healthy. The FBDGs is a fruit of joint efforts and collaboration made by mainly four institutions: the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), the Ministry of Education (MoE), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The development, promotion and dissemination of FBDGs for Afghans is an important part of the strategy of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) for improving the nutritional status of the Afghan population. Its realization is in accordance with the Ministry's mission of improving the health and nutritional status of the Afghan people. The aim is to achieve this in an equitable and sustainable manner, through the provision of quality health services, advocacy for the development of healthy environments and living conditions, and the promotion of healthy eating and lifestyles. -
Book (stand-alone)Developing Food-basedDietary Guidelines
A Manual from the English-speaking Caribbean
2007Also available in:
No results found.Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) provide practical advice about ways to improve diets and health in a manner that is easy for the public to understand. This manual explains a 10-step process for developing FBDGs that can be used in most countries. By following this process, nutritionists and others can create FBDGs that are well-adapted to national needs and based on nutrition science and communication expertise. A multidisciplinary approach enables governments to assess the country’s nutrition problems and to set realistic priorities for improving diets. Technical recommendations are transformed into simple messages the average person can follow. Nutritionists learn to develop strategies for communicating dietary information to the public. This manual is based on the experiences of four Caribbean countries in developing national FBDGs to promote healthy diets and to prevent obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
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