Percentage contribution of reference recipes to Food Groups for Irish and UK Food Based Dietary Guidelines.

effectiveness of community-based intervention to promote iran’s food-based dietary guidelines

background: dietary guidelines are considered as a useful tool for the promotion of healthy dietary behaviors. in iran, despite the development of the latest national food‑based dietary guidelines, in 2006, it has not been introduced at the community level yet. the present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program to promote iran’s food‑based dietary guidelines (ifbdgs...

Food-based dietary guidelines--the Austrian perspective.

Presently, no national dietary guidelines--neither food- nor nutrient-based--exist for Austria. Usually, the recommendations of the German Society of Nutrition are used instead. The determination of national characteristics of nutritional behaviour and food consumption can reveal starting-points for the improvement of nutritional status in Austria. Seven-day weighed records (children and adoles...

Development of food-based dietary guidelines: a case-study of fibre intake in Irish women.

The recent FAO/WHO report on guidelines for the preparation of food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) identifies two key principles that should apply (FAO/WHO, 1998). The first is that dietary guidelines should be based on an existing public health problem rather than a difference between prevailing nutrient intake and some recommended ideal nutrient intake. The second key principle identified wa...

Food-based dietary guidelines in circumpolar regions.

Food- based dietary guidelines for Filipinos: retrospects and prospects.

This paper reviews the formulation of positive, practical and culturally sensitive food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to help Filipinos choose an adequate diet and foster wholesome food and nutrition practices to promote good health; and provide those concerned with a framework and reference for their task of educating the public on proper nutrition practices. An evidence-based approach to e...