@article{fdi:010090463,
  title = {{A} review of food-based dietary gueidelines in {A}frica : opportunities to enhance the healthiness and environmental sustainability of population diets},
  author = {{A}inuson-{Q}uampah, {J}. and {A}muna, {N}.{N}. and {H}oldsworth, {M}ichelle and {A}ryeetey, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}ood-based dietary guidelines ({FBDG}s) are important tools for promoting healthy eating and nutrition education at the population level. {C}urrently,  more than 100 countries worldwide have developed {FBDG}s with majority of existing {FBDG}s in highincome countries. {H}owever, there are a few  countries in {A}frica which have developed {FBDG}s. {T}his review describes and compares the characteristics of existing {FBDG}s in {A}frica. {D}ata were  extracted from all existing {FBDG}s from {A}frican countries which have been archived in the {F}ood and {A}griculture {O}rganization's ({FAO}) online  repository of {FBDG}s. {I}n addition, supporting documentation from other sources linked to the identified {FBDG}s were also reviewed. {E}xtracted data  were coded and synthesized to describe the purpose of the {FBDG}s, the process for developing the {FBDG}s, and how healthy diets were expressed in  the {FBDG}s. {I}n addition, the {FBDG}s were examined for content on considerations for planetary health, and non-dietary recommendations. {A} checklist  was used to extract the evidence in the identified documents. {O}f the 47 {A}frican countries in the {WHO} {A}frica region, only eight {FBDG}s were  identified from seven countries. {S}outh {A}frica had two {FBDG}s (including a {FBDG} for young children). {M}ulti-disciplinary technical working groups were  convened in developing majority of the {FBDG}s. {T}he working groups utilised scientific evidence on diet-related diseases and nutrient  requirements as a basis for recommendations. {A}ll the {FBDG}s were intended as a tool for promoting healthy diets among the lay population. {T}he  {FBDG}s that were reviewed included between six and sixteen dietary messages. {D}iet diversification was promoted as the most common  recommendation across {A}frican country {FBDG}s. {T}he recommendations often promoted consumption of four to six food groups communicated  using text as well as images (food guide). {L}ocal availability and cultural acceptability were important values promoted as part of an optimal diet in  some of the countries. {H}owever, none of the recommendations addressed environmental sustainability. {A}part from {S}outh {A}frica, none of the {FBDG}s  had been evaluated or revised. {A}cross {A}frica, there is a need for increased focus on developing new {FBDG}s or revising existing ones as a tool for  meeting the dietary information needs of populations at risk of malnutrition in all its forms.},
  keywords = {{BENIN} ; {KENYA} ; {NAMIBIE} ; {NIGERIA} ; {SEYCHELLES} ; {SIERRA} {LEONE} ; {AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {F}ood, {A}griculture, {N}utrition and {D}evelopment},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {19471--19495},
  ISSN = {1684-5358},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.18697/ajfand.107.21790},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090463},
}