Abstract
Diet-related risk factors and physical inactivity are among the leading risk factors for disability and are responsible for a large proportion of the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases. Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are useful tools for nutrition policies and public health strategies to promote healthier eating and physical activity. In this paper, we discuss the process followed in developing the dietary guidelines for the Spanish population by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC) and further explain the collaboration with primary healthcare practitioners as presented in the context of the NUTRIMAD 2018 international congress of SENC. From a health in all policies approach, SENC convened a group of experts in nutrition and public health to review the evidence on diet-health, nutrient intake and food consumption in the Spanish population, as well as food preparation, determinants and impact of diet on environmental sustainability. The collaborative group drafted the document and designed the graphic icon, which was then subject to a consultation process, discussion, and qualitative evaluation. Next, a collaborative group was established to plan a dissemination strategy, involving delegates from all the primary healthcare scientific societies in Spain. A product of this collaboration was the release of an attractive, easy-to-understand publication.
Highlights
IntroductionNon-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes are major causes of disability, ill health, and premature death in the European
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes are major causes of disability, ill health, and premature death in the EuropeanUnion (EU) and globally, resulting in considerable social and economic costs [1]
Between 2016 and 2018, SENC, in collaboration with the scientific societies composed of primary healthcare professionals, developed practical guidelines for healthy eating to convey to the population and health professionals the contents of the Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) with affordable and practical messages [42]
Summary
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes are major causes of disability, ill health, and premature death in the European. Dernini et al [5] have made important efforts to characterize the multiple dimensions and benefits of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet and developed a framework (Med Diet 4.0) representing four sustainability benefits of the Mediterranean diet: major health and nutrition benefits, low environmental impact and richness in biodiversity, high sociocultural food values, and positive local economic returns. Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) are useful tools for nutrition policies and public health strategies to promote healthier eating and physical activity [10,11]. They serve as an approach to increase awareness and provide the public, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and others with evidence-based practical dietary and lifestyle advice using an understandable language. We discuss the process followed to develop the dietary guidelines for the Spanish population by the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC, Appendix A) and further explain the collaboration with primary healthcare practitioners as discussed in the context of the NUTRIMAD 2018 international congress of the Spanish Society for Community Nutrition
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