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Taridzo Chomutare1, Rouven Besters1, Miroslav Muzny1,2
1Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, 9019 Tromsø, Norway.
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National food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) play a central role in promoting healthy and sustainable eating patterns. However, the extent to which sustainability-oriented messaging in these guidelines is supported by digital dissemination tools remains unclear. This study aims to analyse how environmental sustainability is addressed in the FBDGs of selected Nordic and Mediterranean countries, and to assess the degree of digital readiness through official digital platforms. A comparative document analysis was conducted using publicly available national dietary guideline materials. Most countries explicitly addressed environmental sustainability in their guidelines, but only a few had identifiable official digital resources. Bridging the gap between sustainability-oriented messaging in FBDGs and the digital tools to support them represents a key opportunity for public health informatics.
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