Global Review of Dairy Recommendations in Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

Food-based dietary guidelines in circumpolar regions.

DGAC Makes Food-Based Recommendations in the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. About one-half of the adults in the United States have at least one chronic disease (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus) that could be prevented. Data indicate that a healthy diet and regular physical activity can reduce the risk of these diseases. The Dietary Guideline...

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...

Implementing IWRM in Iran Recommendations Based on Global Experiences

IWRM is an empirical concept which has been founded on the experience of water practitioners. In other words, it is not a scientific theory to be confirmed or rejected. In turn, it is a set of guidelines derived from conventional understanding of key elements of water management. Experience shows that the countries and governments who start reforms in water sector, focus on policy making, and l...

Review Article A review of consumer awareness, understanding and use of food-based dietary guidelines

Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) have primarily been designed for the consumer to encourage healthy, habitual food choices, decrease chronic disease risk and improve public health. However, minimal research has been conducted to evaluate whether FBDG are utilised by the public. The present review used a framework of three concepts, awareness, understanding and use, to summarise consumer evi...