New Nordic Nutrition Recommendations: e-book + e-chapters now online

14.03.14 | News
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The new edition of Nordic Nutrition Recommendations is now available in its entirety both as an open access PDF document and as a value added e-book. For the first time ever, you can also buy individual chapters of the NNR - the guidelines that form the basis of the national dietary recommendations in the Nordic countries and stand as a corner stone in academic teaching on nutritional science in the region.

The new edition of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR 2012) is the result of the work of more than one hundred experts led by a working group under the Nordic Council of Ministers.

In most cases, the new evidence does not give any reason to revise recommendations, but rather strengthens the existing ones. The NNR 2012, however, have a stronger focus than previously on the whole diet and emphasize the quality of our food and the specific sources from which we get our various nutrients, not just the quantities of e.g. fat and carbohydrates we eat.

- It can be difficult to find your way through the jungle of advice on which food is best for us. But the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations give a scientific basis for formulating dietary guidelines and is an excellent example of what the Nordic countries can achieve when they work together, says Secretary General of The Nordic Council of Ministers Dagfinn Høybråten in connection with the launch of the e-book.

The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations are the main reference point for the various national dietary recommendations in the Nordic countries and the major tool to evaluate the adequacy of dietary intakes in the population. The NNR also form the basis of the Nordic Keyhole-label, advising consumers on best available options on the retail market from a health point of view.

The first three chapters along with the main conclusions were published in October 2013. Now the whole book is available. Order the book online via the following link: http://www.norden.org/en/theme/nordic-nutrition-recommendation/how-to-get-the-book