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Review

The Activities of the Slovenian Strategic Council for Nutrition 2023/24 to Improve the Health of the Slovenian Population and the Sustainability of Food: A Narrative Review

by
Zlatko Fras
1,2,
Boštjan Jakše
3,
Samo Kreft
4,
Žiga Malek
5,
Tanja Kamin
6,
Nika Tavčar
7 and
Nataša Fidler Mis
8,9,*
1
Division of Medicine, Centre for Preventive Cardiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
3
Independent Researcher, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
4
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
5
Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
6
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
7
Umanotera, The Slovenian Foundation for Sustainable Development, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
8
Ministry of Health, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
9
Division of Paediatrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2023, 15(20), 4390; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204390
Submission received: 13 September 2023 / Revised: 10 October 2023 / Accepted: 12 October 2023 / Published: 16 October 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Influence of Nutrition Policies for Sustainable Diets on Food Consumption and Healthy Eating Lifestyles)
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Abstract

The health status of individuals in Slovenia across age groups is a matter of concern, as current unsustainable lifestyle choices are already leading to various chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Outdated national dietary guidelines, their inconsistent implementation, and a lack of structural changes represent obstacles to promoting healthy and sustainable nutrition. Limited access to and rising prices of healthy, sustainable foods, in addition to the high availability of low-priced, highly processed foods, increase the risk of NCDs. The lack of systematic health monitoring and early disease detection poses a challenge. Global and local environmental issues, resistance, and/or the inability to adopt healthier diets hinder individuals from changing their nutritional behaviours. In this narrative review, we provide an overview of the current situation in Slovenia as well as planned activities initiated by the Slovenian government and the Prime Minister’s Strategic Council for Nutrition, aiming to make progress in supporting healthy and sustainable nutrition, limiting food waste, and increasing the availability of healthier foods for all. Improving the sustainability of the Slovenian food system can contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ensuring Slovenia’s commitment to internationally agreed-upon targets. This could lead Slovenia to take a role as a pilot country in testing and implementing the necessary systemic changes, which could be further applied in other countries.
Keywords: healthy nutrition; sustainable nutrition; dietary guidelines; chronic diseases; monitoring; healthy lifestyle healthy nutrition; sustainable nutrition; dietary guidelines; chronic diseases; monitoring; healthy lifestyle

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Fras, Z.; Jakše, B.; Kreft, S.; Malek, Ž.; Kamin, T.; Tavčar, N.; Fidler Mis, N. The Activities of the Slovenian Strategic Council for Nutrition 2023/24 to Improve the Health of the Slovenian Population and the Sustainability of Food: A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2023, 15, 4390. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204390

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Fras Z, Jakše B, Kreft S, Malek Ž, Kamin T, Tavčar N, Fidler Mis N. The Activities of the Slovenian Strategic Council for Nutrition 2023/24 to Improve the Health of the Slovenian Population and the Sustainability of Food: A Narrative Review. Nutrients. 2023; 15(20):4390. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204390

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Fras, Zlatko, Boštjan Jakše, Samo Kreft, Žiga Malek, Tanja Kamin, Nika Tavčar, and Nataša Fidler Mis. 2023. "The Activities of the Slovenian Strategic Council for Nutrition 2023/24 to Improve the Health of the Slovenian Population and the Sustainability of Food: A Narrative Review" Nutrients 15, no. 20: 4390. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204390

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Fras, Z., Jakše, B., Kreft, S., Malek, Ž., Kamin, T., Tavčar, N., & Fidler Mis, N. (2023). The Activities of the Slovenian Strategic Council for Nutrition 2023/24 to Improve the Health of the Slovenian Population and the Sustainability of Food: A Narrative Review. Nutrients, 15(20), 4390. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15204390

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