Project
Food-based dietary guidelines in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the second populated country in Africa suffering from different forms of malnutrition and diet-related diseases: acute and chronic undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, obesity and diet-related diseases (including type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain types of cancer).
Globalization, urbanization, population growth, and changes in lifestyle have influence in the food system and a shift in dietary habits in Ethiopia. These changes highlight the need for consistent, simple and practical dietary guidance to enable populations to select healthy diets, prevent diet related disease and malnutrition. In addition, having a dietary guideline will support the country food system actors to set a clear goal towards availability, affordability and accessibility of healthy diet to all population.
Publications
- Dietary Recommendations for Ethiopians on the Basis of Priority Diet-Related Diseases and Causes of Death in Ethiopia: An Umbrella Review (TH Bekele, 2023d)
- Development of the Ethiopian Healthy Eating Index (Et-HEI) and evaluation in women of reproductive age. (TH Bekele et al. 2023c)
- Developing Feasible Healthy Diets for Ethiopian Women of Reproductive Age - A linear goal programming approach.(TH Bekele et al. 2023b)
- The feasibility of implementing food based dietary guidelines and food graphics in Ethiopia. (TH Bekele 2023a)