Nutrition topics

Choose a question to explore. Each guide explains the key ideas, offers a practical reading task and links to the original sources.

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Vegetables, fruit, pulses, grains, seeds and nuts arranged on a table.

Dietary reference values

Understand the different dietary reference values, choose the right population and follow the evidence behind a nutrient value.

A table of dishes including vegetables, chickpeas, bread and dips.

Food-based dietary guidelines

Find national dietary guidelines and compare their audiences, food models and supporting evidence without losing the local context.

An adult and a child preparing vegetables at a kitchen table.

Nutrition and public health

Read population nutrition data with attention to the people, measures and circumstances behind the headline.

A market stall displaying a range of fruit and vegetables.

Sustainable healthy diets

Examine health, environmental impact, affordability and cultural context together when reading research on sustainable diets.

Use the guides in your work

For a seminar, choose one guide and use its example to begin a discussion. For a research task, follow the source links and check the original document's population, methods and version before applying its information.