Plates, pyramids, planet: Developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines: A state of play assessment

By:
Carlos Gonzalez Fischer & Tara Garnett
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The Food Climate Research Network at The University of Oxford
Date:
2016
Resource type:
Advocacy and policy
Link:
Plates, pyramids, planet- Developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines- A state of play assessment.pdf

This report from FAO and the Food Climate Research Network looks at national dietary guidelines as a practical intervention to improve nutrition and environmental sustainability. Of 83 countries with NDGs, only 4 officially address climate: Brazil, Germany, Qatar, and Sweden. While this report does not specifically address public private engagement, it touches on the importance of multisectoral input in developing effective, practical and implementable NDGs and promoting uptake. It also highlights some of the tensions between public and industry stakeholders in agreeing on dietary recommendations, without compromising the integrity of the guidelines. 

This resource presents evidence or data but has not been peer reviewed