Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents

Fernandez, Maria Luz; Raheem, Dele; Ramos, Fernando; Carrascosa, Conrado; Saraiva, Ariana; Raposo, António

doi:10.3390/ijerph18062814

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Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents

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Maria Luz Fernandez

^1,*

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Dele Raheem

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Fernando Ramos

^3,4

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Conrado Carrascosa

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Ariana Saraiva

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António Raposo

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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

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Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland

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Pharmacy Faculty, University of Coimbra, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal

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REQUIMTE/LAQV, Rua Dom Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Oporto, Portugal

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Department of Animal Pathology and Production, Bromatology and Food Technology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Trasmontaña s/n, 35413 Arucas, Spain

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CBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal

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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 2814; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062814

Submission received: 1 February 2021 / Revised: 26 February 2021 / Accepted: 7 March 2021 / Published: 10 March 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Safety, Security, Sustainability and Nutrition as Priority Objectives of the Food Sector)

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Abstract

The dietary guidelines as well as the organizations that establish the recommendations are not homogeneous across regions of the world. Each country utilizes specific icons to better describe to the public easy ways to follow specific recommendations, including the use of pyramids, plates, and other forms of presenting key information. All dietary guidelines are updated within certain periods to ensure that new findings or specific changes are communicated to the public. The purpose of this commentary is to describe the most updated information as well as some history on how these symbols are utilized in different countries or areas of the world. The updated Mediterranean pyramid as well as MyPlate and the Pyramids utilized in South Africa, Japan, and Argentina are discussed in this commentary.

Keywords: dietary guidelines; Mediterranean; the USA; Japan; Argentina; South Africa

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Fernandez, M.L.; Raheem, D.; Ramos, F.; Carrascosa, C.; Saraiva, A.; Raposo, A. Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062814

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Fernandez ML, Raheem D, Ramos F, Carrascosa C, Saraiva A, Raposo A. Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(6):2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062814

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Fernandez, Maria Luz, Dele Raheem, Fernando Ramos, Conrado Carrascosa, Ariana Saraiva, and António Raposo. 2021. "Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062814

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Fernandez, M. L., Raheem, D., Ramos, F., Carrascosa, C., Saraiva, A., & Raposo, A. (2021). Highlights of Current Dietary Guidelines in Five Continents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062814

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