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Dietary Guidelines around the World: An Update
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bermudez, Odilia I. Dwyer, Johanna T. Yu, Winifred Tolstoi, Linda G. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Book Name: Handbook of Nutrition and Food |
| Abstract | Introduction and Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 429 North America and Oceania .................................................................................................................................................... 430 Formulation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 430 Similarities and Differences ............................................................................................................................................... 433 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 434 Latin America .......................................................................................................................................................................... 434 Formulation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 434 Similarities and Differences ............................................................................................................................................... 435 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 437 Asian Countries ....................................................................................................................................................................... 437 Formulation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 437 Similarities and Differences ............................................................................................................................................... 437 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 440 Africa ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 440 Formulation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 440 Similarities and Differences ............................................................................................................................................... 441 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 443 Europe ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 443 Formulation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 444 Similarities and Differences ............................................................................................................................................... 444 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 446 Summary and Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 446 References ............................................................................................................................................................................... 447 Dietary guidelines are “recommendations for achieving appropriate diets, and healthy lifestyles.”1 In this chapter, we examine the similarities and differences as well as strengths and weaknesses of examples of dietary guidelines in fi ve regions of the world. Dietary guidelines from many other countries are also available at the Food and Agricultural Organization’s website http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/education_guidelines_country_en.stm The chapter concludes with some recommendations for crafting dietary guidelines in the future. Effective dietary guidelines have several elements in common. They are designed to address and mitigate the major diet-related nutrition problems of the population to which they are addressed. Health problems change over time and, therefore, the recommendations cannot be static but must also shift when the problems demand, as guidelines in the United States of America have done.1,2 Effective guidelines are evidence-based, and the strength of supportive evidence underlying them is strong. Eating habits, cultural beliefs, and available food supplies are considered. The dietary guideline messages conveyed are tested prior to their fi nalization to ensure that the guidelines can be communicated effectively. Successful guidelines are also integrated with other nutritional guidance of a public health nature. Effective guidelines are also recognized as only one of a group of essential components of effective food and nutrition policies. Other factors include access to a variety of safe and affordable foods from available resources and sustainability. Ideally, successful guidelines are promulgated simultaneously with ways to evaluate their effectiveness. |
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| Ending Page | 468 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Starting Page | 447 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781420008890-27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2007-08-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Handbook of Nutrition and Food Nutrition and Dietetics Europe Nutrition Africa Dietary Guidelines Formulation Recommendations Similarities and Differences Agricultural Organization |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
