TABLE 2.
Overview of countries surveyed and recommendations identified for each of the population groups1
| Number of countries with | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with | Qualitative | Quantitative | Rationale for | |
| Region | recommendations, n | recommendations | recommendations | recommendations |
| General population (no age specified) | ||||
| Asia and the Pacific | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| Europe | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Africa and South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North America and Canada | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Middle East | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 36 | 30 | 21 |
| Children aged 2–13 y | ||||
| Asia and the Pacific | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Europe | 11 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| Africa and South Africa | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| North America and Canada | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Middle East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 32 | 32 | 20 |
| Adolescents aged 13–17 y | ||||
| Asia and the Pacific | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Europe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Africa and South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North America and Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middle East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Adults aged ≥18 y | ||||
| Asia and the Pacific | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Europe | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Africa and South Africa | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| North America and Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Middle East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Overall total | 81 | 80 | 70 | 44 |
1Qualitative recommendations included wording related to the quality of a snack or snack example, including names of foods or food groups from which to choose or abstain from as snacks; quantitative recommendations related to snacking frequency, energy or nutrient content, or both. The number of countries searched (n = 198) comprised the following: Asia and the Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand, and Oceanic Islands/Polynesia (n = 38); Europe, including Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Turkey (n = 49); Africa and islands (n = 51); Latin American and Caribbean, including Mexico (n = 35); the Middle East (n = 22); and North America and Canada, including Greenland (n = 3).