TABLE 1.
Existence of guidelines, year of publication, and version, by FAO region and at global level
| Global | Africa | Asia and Pacific | Europe | Latin America and Caribbean | Near East | North America | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With any FBDG, n | 90 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 |
| With a food guide, n (%) | 78 (87%) | 6 (86%) | 15 (88%) | 27 (82%) | 24 (89%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (100%) |
| Year of publication (mean)1 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| First FBDG, n (%) | 41 (46%) | 6 (86%) | 1 (6%) | 17 (52%) | 14 (52%) | 3 (75%) | 0 (0%) |
| If not first, years since revision (mean)1 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Stated plan to update FBDG within the next few years | 13 (14%) | 0 | 2 (12%) | 9 (27%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (100%) |
| UN (WHO/PAHO, and/or FAO) collaborated in development, n(%)1 | 38 (42%) | 6 (86%) | 5 (29%) | 7 (21%)2 | 18 (67%)3 | 2 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
1Rounded to the nearest unit.
2Apart from UN involvement, 5 European countries base their recommendations on the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (3).
3Apart from UN involvement, 15 of 27 (56%) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries involved a regional nutrition/health organization such as Instituto de Nutrición de Centroamérica y Panamá or the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute; in total, 78% of LAC countries involved the UN and/ora regional organization. PAHO: Pan American Health Organization.