This peer-reviewed article from 2012 reviews and uses a wide range of robust, academic studies. It considers information from a diversity of global contexts and data sources.
Archives: Reports
Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population 2014
This food guide presents an industrializing nation perspective that is evidence-based. It is a static guide created in 2014 by a government agency and the consultation and administrative processes used to create the guide are explicitly included.
EAT-Lancet Report: Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems (2019)
This report is based on an extensive evidence-based review conducted by the EAT-Lancet Commission. “EAT is a non-profit dedicated to transforming our global food system through sound science, impatient disruption and novel partnerships. EAT is a non-profit founded by the Stordalen Foundation, Stockholm Resilience Centre and the Wellcome Trust to catalyze a food system transformation.” EAT is governed by a Board of Trustees as well as an Advisory Board consisting of representatives from academic partner institutions and “experts from the food service industry, politics, international development, finance, civil society and media.”
Conclusion from the report: The global adoption of healthy diets from sustainable food systems would safeguard our planet and improve the health of billions. How food is produced, what is consumed, and how much is lost or wasted all heavily shape the health of both people and planet. The EAT-Lancet Commission presents an integrated global framework and for the first time, provides quantitative scientific targets for healthy diets and sustainable food production. The Commission shows that feeding 10 billion people a healthy diet within safe planetary boundaries for food production by 2050 is both possible and necessary. The data are both sufficient and strong enough to warrant immediate action.
Download the EAT-Lancet 2019 Full report or the EAT-Lancet 2019 Summary report which is available in multiple languages.
Eat Right During COVID-19
This Eat Right movement is a dynamic and diverse resource in terms of its content and intended audience. The content of this resource is applicable to a wide-range of populations, globally.
Feeding 9 Billion
This website is based on the work of a well respected sustainable food researcher. While the evidence used is not necessarily in each of the tools, one is able to trace it. The website is dynamic, so check back for updates. The perspective is global, and synthesized and communicated through a perspective reflective of North American and European culture.
Eat Right India
Eat Right India is led by the FSSAI and is intended for the Indian population but many of the resources can be used in a range of contexts and populations beyond the intended use.
Find your Way Guide
This food guide presents an industrialized nation perspective that is evidence-based. It is a static guide created in 2014 by a government agency and does not declare any industry or other affiliations.
Eco-smart food choices
This resource was created by the Swedish Food Agency who is passionate about the environmental issues in the food sector. This resource is dynamic and transparent in terms content and information provided.
European Dietetic Action Plan (2015-2020)
This action plan uses a “pro-active engagement” with Health 2020 and the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan (FNAP). The perspective of this resource is European but can be adapted and applied to a global level.
The European Dietetic Action Plan (EuDAP) 2015-2020 [1], launched by The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) in October 2015, is a commitment by dietitians throughout Europe to take actions that will achieve better nutrition and sustainable health, through pro-active engagement with Health 2020 [2] and the European Food and Nutrition Action Plan (FNAP) (2015-2020) [3]. The action plan is designed to harness the power of collaboration among NDA’s and HEIs, to work together, proudly talk about and circulate the yearly EuDAP report to all key stakeholders at their national level e.g. Ministers of Health.
The EuDAP contains five key objectives, based on the FNAP. These objectives may be achieved at national, organisation or local level; recognising the contribution that dietitians make at all levels of society. The EuDAP key objectives:
- Ensure that healthy food and nutrition is accessible, affordable, attractive and sustainable.
- Promote the gains of a healthy diet and nutritional support throughout the life course, especially for the most vulnerable groups in clinical settings and the community.
- Use dietitians as educators and experts in community and clinical settings to advise the general population, other health professions, authorities (for example ministries, health insurance companies), mass media and industry.
- Invest in establishing the effectiveness of dietitians in the delivery of better health through improved nutrition.
- Strengthen governance, alliances and networks for a health-in-all-policies approach.
Responding to crisis in a South Africa township: community innovation for nutritious food in the time of COVID-19
This blog was created in June 2020 by Jo Hunter-Adams and Jane Battersby. This blog contains evidence-based content and experiences of those from the South Africa township.