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SIFONTES, Yaritza. Dietary guidelines, elements for the path towards sustainability. An Venez Nutr [online]. 2023, vol.36, n.2, pp.83-94.  Epub 21-Oct-2024. ISSN 0798-0752.  https://doi.org/10.54624/2023.36.2.005.

The preservation of the triad of health, well-being and development of the individual’s potential rests on adequate nutrition. This review aims to address some elements to consider in the face of an imminent update of dietary guidelines towards sustainability. The transformation of food systems is a priority, given the relationship between these and the improvement of population health and not only environmental health. Responsible consumption with quality diets benefits local and international society, ecology and the economy, and dietary guidelines continue to be the tool to put into practice the different recommendations on food matters aligned with the principles of the World Health Organization and sustainable development. The comparison between existing dietary guidelines showed some useful elements for their update with a sustainable approach, these being: the context, the purpose, the need for harmonization, the meaning of sustainability, inclusion and the impact on the environment-health-production. The update of dietary guidelines is useful and necessary to provide timely strategies and responses to a population that is increasingly responsible for its self-care and its role in preserving the environment for future generations. Challenges as important as the increase in the consumption of plant-based foods, the preference for fish or poultry over red meat, the reduction of food losses and waste, and the balance between nutritional and environmental benefits remain the main milestones in the updating of food guidelines based on sustainability.

Palabras clave : dietary guidelines; FBDG; food systems; healthy diets; sustainable diets..

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