Healthy diet

Nutrition and food recommendations

The National Nutrition Council has published nutrition recommendations for the following audiences: Adults Babies and children under school age School-age children and teenagers Pregnant and…

Food groups

In this section different food groups are introduced with their daily intake recommendations. Key for healthy eatings is to put your meal together with colorful ingredients and vary those ingredients…

Nutrients

Food contains energy and protective nutrients. Energy is provided by carbohydrate, protein and fat in the food and drinks that we consume. Protective nutrients are for example antioxidants and…

Sustainable food choices on the plate

Besides the health impacts targeting individual consumers, food should be considered in the broader context of the environment and sustainable development. The nutrition recommendations aim for a…

Nutrition commitment

Nutrition commitment is a Finnish operating model, which helps and encourages food business operators and stakeholders to improve the nutritional quality of the Finnish diet and to encourage…

National Nutrition Council

National nutrition council - Guardian of public nutrition The National Nutrition Council of Finland has already since 1954 monitored the nutrition and health of Finnish people and issued nutritional…

News

  • March 7/2023

    Deficiencies in assessing the nutritional status of hospital patients - A revised nutritional care recommendation will improve the effectiveness of care

  • April 1/2020

    New food recommendation for elderly: Functional capacity must be promoted and malnutrition prevented in a timely manner

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