Belgium 

Source document:

• Dietary Guidelines for the Belgian Adult Population, 2019 (Flemish: Voedingsaanbevelingen voor de Belgische volwassen bevolking met een focus op voedingsmiddelen/ French: Recoommandations aimentaires pour la population belge adulte/ German: Erhährungsleitlinien für die Belgische Erwachsenen Bevölkerung mit dem Schwerpunkt Nahrungsmittel)

FBDG developed by:

• Superior Health Council

Bulgaria

Source documents:

• Food based dietary guidelines for the population over 18 years of age in the Republic of Bulgaria, 2019  (Bulgarian: ПРЕПОРЪКИ ЗА ЗДРАВОСЛОВНО ХРАНЕНЕ ЗА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО НАД 18 ГОДИНИ В РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ)

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bulgaria

Czechia

Source documents:

• The healthy thirteen - Brief nutritional recommendations for the general public. Nutritional recommendations for adults (Czech: Zdravá třináctka -Stručná výživová doporučení pro širokou veřejnost. Výživová doporučení pro dospělé.) 2005, revised 2021

FBDG developed by:

• Society for Nutrition

Denmark

Source documents:

• The Official Dietary Guidelines – good for health and climate (Danish: De officielle Kostråd - godt for sundhed og klima), 2021, updated in 2024  (The Official Dietary Guidelines – good for health and climate (Danish: De officielle Kostråd - godt for sundhed og klima), 2021, updated in 2024 ), 2021, updated in 2024

FBDG developed by:

• Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark (Danish: Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri)

Germany

Source documents:

• Nutrition circle of the German Nutrition Society, 2013 (updated in 2017) (German: DGE-Ernaehrungskreis)
• Ten rules for wholesome eating and drinking from the German Nutrition Society, 2013 (updated in 2017 (German: Vollwertig essen und trinken nach den 10 Regeln der DGE)

FBDG developed by:

• German Nutrition Society, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Endorsed by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture.

Estonia

Source documents:

• Estonian dietary and exercise recommendations, 2015 (Estonian: Eesti toitumis- ja liikumissoovitused)

FBDG developed by:

• National Institute for Health Development

Ireland

Source documents:

• Healthy Food for Life – the Healthy Eating Guidelines and Food Pyramid, 2016

FBDG developed by:

• Department of Health

Greece

Source documents:

• National dietary guidelines, 2017 (Greek: Εθνικοί διατροφικοί οδηγοί)

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry of Health

Spain

Source documents:

• Healthy and sustainable dietary recommendations, 2022 (Spanish: Recomendaciones dietéticas saludables y sostenibles) 
   

FBDG developed by:

• Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN)

France

Source documents:

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• Dietary recommendations for adults (French: Les recommandations alimentaires pour les adultes), 2019

FBDG developed by:

• National Agency of Public Health (Santé Publique France)

Croatia

Source documents:

• Healthy living. Do you also eat healthy? 2018 (Croatian: Živjeti zdravo. Hranite li se i Vi zdravo?)
• Healthy living: Physical health, 2018. (Croatian: Živjeti zdravo: tjelesno zdravlje)
• Recommendations for the spring and summer nutrition, 2018 (Croatian: Preporuke za proljetno-ljetnu prehranu)

• Recommendations for the autumn and winter nutrition, 2018 (Croatian: Preporuke za jesensko-zimsku prehranu)

   

   

FBDG developed by:

• Croatian Institute for Public Health

Endorsed by the Ministry of Health.

Italy

Source documents:

• Guidelines for healthy nutrition, 2018 Revision, 2019 (Italian: Linee guida per una sana alimentazione. Revisione 2018)

FBDG developed by:

• Italian National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition

Cyprus

Source documents:

• National guidelines for nutrition and exercise (Greek: Εθνικές οδηγίες διατροφής και άσκησης), 2008

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry of Health

Latvia

Source documents:

• Healthy nutrition recommendations for adults, 2020 (Latvian: Veselīga uztura ieteikumi pieaugušajiem)
• Healthy nutrition (Latvian: Veselīgs uzturs)

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry of Health

Lithuania

Source documents:

• Healthy and sustainable nutrition recommendations 2nd edition, 2020 (Lithuanian: Sveikos ir tvarios mitybos rekomendacijos. 2-a redakcija)

FBDG developed by:

• Center for Health Education and Disease Prevention

Luxembourg

Source documents:

• Eat well and move more, 2022 (German: Ausgewogen essen und sich mehr bewegen/ French: Manger équilibré et bouger plus)

FBDG developed by:

• Health Ministry

Hungary

Source documents:

• New dietary guidelines for the healthy adult population, 2016 (Hungarian: OKOSTÁNYÉR® Új magyar táplálkozási ajánlás)
• Smart plate (Hungarian: OKOSTÁNYÉR®)

FBDG developed by:

• Hungarian Dietetic Association (MDOSZ) with recommendation of the Food Science Scientific Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Malta

Source documents:

• Dietary Guidelines for Maltese adults- Healthy eating the mediterranean way!, 2015 (Maltese: Linji Gwida Dwar id-Dieta Għall-Adulti Maltin – Dieta Tajba Għas-Saħħa – il-Mod Mediterranju)

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry for Health; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate

Netherlands

Source documents:

• The Wheel of Five, 2016 (Dutch: De Schijf van Vijf)

FBDG developed by:

• Netherlands Nutrition Centre

Austria

Source documents:

• The Austrian Food Pyramid, 2009 (German: Die Österreichische Ernährungspyramide)
• Online tool "Food in the spotlight" (Lebensmittel unter der Lupe)

FBDG developed by:

• Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection

Poland

Source documents:

• Pyramid of healthy nutrition and physical activity, 2016 (Polish: Piramida Zdrowego Żywienia i Aktywności Fizycznej)

FBDG developed by:

• Institute of Food and Nutrition, Warsaw, Poland

Portugal

Source documents:

• Food wheel guide, 2016 (Portuguese: A roda dos alimentos)

FBDG developed by:

• Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science of University of Porto, Portuguse Consumer Institute, Directorate-General for Health

Romania

Source documents:

• Guidelines for a healthy diet, 2006 (Romanian: Reguli pentru o alimentaţie sănătoasă)

FBDG developed by:

• Romanian Nutrition Society

Slovenia

Source documents:

• 12 steps to healthy eating, 2018 (Slovenian: 12 korakov do zdravega prehranjevanja)

  National food and nutrition portal (Slovenian: Nacionalni portal o hrani in prehrani) [Accessed 17/07/2023]

FBDG developed by:

• National Institute of Public Health

Slovakia

Source documents:

• Ten rules of a healthy plate, 2016 (Slovak: Desatoro zdravého taniera)

FBDG developed by:

• Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic

Finland

Source documents:

• Finnish nutrition recommendations, 2014 (Finnish: Terveyttä ruoasta. Suomalaiset ravitsemussuositukset)

FBDG developed by:

• State Nutrition Advisory Board

Sweden

Source documents:

• Find your way to eat greener, not too much and to be active!, 2015

FBDG developed by:

• Swedish National Food Agency

United Kingdom

Source documents:

• Eatwell Guide, 2016

FBDG developed by:

• Public Health England in association with the Welsh Government, Food Standards Scotland and the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland.

Switzerland

Source documents:

• The Swiss food pyramid, 2016 (German: Lebensmittelpyramide)

FBDG developed by:

• Swiss Nutrition Society in collaboration with Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office

Iceland

Source documents:

• Icelandic food based dietary guidelines for adults and children from two years of age, 2014 (Icelandic: Ráðleggingar um mataræði fyrir fullorðna og börn frá tveggja ára aldri)

FBDG developed by:

• The Directorate of Health and a group of specialists from the University of Iceland.

Norway

Source documents:

• The Norwegian dietary guidelines, 2014 (Norwegian: Helsedirektoratets kostråd)

FBDG developed by:

• Norwegian Directorate of Health