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Policies of Promoting Healthy Eating

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 926

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Interests: consumer behavior; food marketing; organic products; regional products; sustainable consumption; ethnocentrism; country-of-origin effect; health claims; nutrition claims; food choice criteria
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Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue, entitled the “Policies of Promoting Healthy Eating”.

This Special Issue aims to analyse the effectiveness of selected public policy instruments aiming to promote healthy eating.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome to be submitted. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Social marketing campaigns targeted at stimulating healthy eating;
  2. Food labeling regulations, including information on ingredients, nutritional panel, health and nutrition claims, and front-of-package labeling systems such as nutri-score;
  3. Organic certification, including European Union organic agriculture logo;
  4. Nutrition smartphone applications;
  5. Social media activities of dietitians.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Paweł Bryła
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • healthy eating policies
  • nutrition apps
  • social marketing
  • social advertising
  • food labeling
  • health claims
  • nutrition claims
  • nutri-score
  • organic food
  • social media

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Public Primary School Compliance with School Canteen Policy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Areej Alsiwat, George Kitsaras, Anne-Marie Glenny, Haya Alayadi and Michaela Goodwin
Nutrients 2025, 17(5), 854; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17050854 - 28 Feb 2025
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Background/Objectives: The Ministry of Health and Education in Saudi Arabia established school canteen guidelines that have been mandatory since 2014. Only one previous study has investigated the compliance of public high schools with these guidelines. The aim of this study is to explore [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: The Ministry of Health and Education in Saudi Arabia established school canteen guidelines that have been mandatory since 2014. Only one previous study has investigated the compliance of public high schools with these guidelines. The aim of this study is to explore public primary school compliance with the school canteen policy guidelines set by the Saudi Ministry of Health and Education. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a total of 80 public primary schools randomly selected from five regions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted. School canteens were explored using a school canteen checklist provided by the Ministry of Education. The checklist contains a list of items grouped into healthy and unhealthy foods. A final assessment for alignment with the checklist was classified as either poor, average, or good. Canteen staff were provided with a structured questionnaire on the day of the school visit to gather their opinions and feedback regarding the canteen. Results: A total of 70% of schools showed an average rating for alignment with the Ministry of Health and Education guidelines; however, most of the items available in canteens were unhealthy. The canteen staff recommended adding healthier options like milk, fruit, and vegetables to school canteens. Furthermore, canteen staff reported issues in regard to expensive foods and a lack of choice in healthy food options. Conclusions: This study has shown that public primary schools in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), have an average rating alignment with the Ministry of Health and Education’s school food policy guidelines. This study highlights the need for improvement in the Saudi Ministry of Education’s checklist, particularly regarding the availability of healthy foods, including milk, fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious items. Full article
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