National Dietary Guidelines
The scientific team of the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Prolepsis, in cooperation with many Greek and foreign scientists and Professors undertook a 2-year Project called "Ev Dia…Trofin", with the main goal to develop, produce and disseminate the National Dietary Guidelines.
The project was completed successfully as the National Dietary Guidelines are now available to the scientific and wider community. The project was made possible thanks to the funding of the Ministry of Health and the ESPA Program.
The National Dietary Guidelines are divided into 4 categories:
• Adults – a Guide to healthy living through nutritional choices
• Greek women – guidelines for the most important phases in a woman’s life such as pregnancy, lactation and menopause
• Infants, children and adolescents – ensuring a healthy start, healthy mental and physical development of children throughout their lives.
• Adults over the age of 65 – a guide to promote healthy living and ensure the highest quality of life and longevity.
The National Dietary Guidelines are available and printable through the website www.diatrofikoiodigoi.gr .
The presentation of the national dietary guidelines was made in installments, in four official meetings, which took place in various parts of Greece and in accordance with the following schedule:
• 16 October 2014 at 9:30 Athenian Opera House: Presentation of National Dietary Guidelines for Adults.
• 17 October 2014 at 9:30 Athenian Opera House: Presentation of National Dietary Guidelines for Infants, Children and Adolescents.
• 20 October 2014 at 11.00, Thessaloniki Opera House: Presentation of National Dietary Guidelines for Women – Pregnancy and lactation.
• 30 October 2014 at 11.00, Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras: Presentation of National Dietary Guidelines for Adults over the age of 65.
Free Entry/ Registration was required.
Printed versions of the national dietary guidelines were distributed at the Meetings.