Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Arab Gulf Countries
Joint Authors
Abu-Tarboush, Hamza
Hassan, Abdelmonem S.
Musaiger, Abd al-Rahman O.
Takruri, Hamed R.
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The concept of food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) has been promoted by several international organizations.
However, there are no FBDG for the countries in the Arab region.
As the Arab Gulf countries share similar a socioeconomic and nutrition situation, an attempt was made to develop FBDG for these countries.
This paper summarizes the steps taken to develope such guidelines by the Arab Center for Nutrition.
The FBDG were developed through 6 steps: (1) determination of the purpose and goals for establishing FBDG, (2) characteristics of FBDG, (3) determination of the food consumption patterns, (4) review the current nutrition situation, (5) determination of the lifestyle patterns that are associated with diet-related diseases and (6) formulating the FBDG.
The FBDG consist of 14 simple and practical pieces of advice taking into consideration the sociocultural status and nutritional problems in the Arab Gulf countries.
The FBDG can be a useful tool in educating the public in healthy eating and prevention of diet-related chronic diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Musaiger, Abd al-Rahman O.& Takruri, Hamed R.& Hassan, Abdelmonem S.& Abu-Tarboush, Hamza. 2012. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Arab Gulf Countries. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Musaiger, Abd al-Rahman O.…[et al.]. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Arab Gulf Countries. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Musaiger, Abd al-Rahman O.& Takruri, Hamed R.& Hassan, Abdelmonem S.& Abu-Tarboush, Hamza. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for the Arab Gulf Countries. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506911