Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway

The topics covered in this section are related to nutrition, alcohol related harm, physical activity and tobacco.

Dietary fibre intake is associated with health benefits such as gastrointestinal health and risk reduction of non-communicable diseases.

Οn 18 September, JRC.F1 colleagues from the Health Promotion team presented and launched the Commission’s newest tool, the Food and Beverages Labels Explorer – or FABLE, at the final...

Mortality map: deaths/100 000 attributable to diet low in fibre in EU Member States (2019) map Source: Data are based on the Global Burden of Disease...

Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)/100 000 attributable to diet low in fibre in EU Member States (2019) map Source: Data are based on the Global Burden...

Reported intake values are based on publicly available data compiled by Prof. I. Elmadfa & Dr. A. Meyer, University of Vienna, unless otherwise...

ANSES (2017) Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health...

Guide choice through (dis)incentives a Targeted subsidies EU ( DG AGRI website) Policies aiming to increase fruit and vegetables intake indirectly increase fibre...

Dietary recommendations for dietary fibre intake as described by food- and health- related organisations Source Dietary recommendation EFSA 2010 'Based on the available evidence on bowel function...

Health effects related to fibre intake as described by food- and health- related organisations Effect of fibre intake on cardiovascular health Cardiovascular disease & coronary heart...