Class Food and Nutrition Policy

In the context of establishing food and nutrition policies, the student must acquire skills to know the evolution of international and national food and nutrition policies and the current context of world food security. Knowing the framework of products such as food supplements and understanding the regulation of nutrition and health claims.

Food and Nutrition Policy - concepts

Sectoral Policies in the European Union

European Food and Nutrition Plan

Food Security and Nutrition in the World

Food and Nutrition Policy in Europe and Brazil

PNPAS - National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating

Food and Nutrition Surveillance Systems in Portugal

Food Consumption in Portugal

Nutritional and Health Claims

Functional Foods

Use of digital platforms such as Kahoot, google forms for interactive moments in the classroom.

• FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2022. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0639en.
• PROGRAMA NACIONAL PARA A PROMOÇÃO DA ALIMENTAÇÃO SAUDÁVEL Lisboa: Direção-Geral da Saúde, 2021. www.dgs.pt
• Inque¿rito Alimentar Nacional e de Atividade Fi¿sica, IAN-AF 2015-2016: Relato¿rio de resultados. 2017. ISBN: 978-989-746-181-1.
• European Commission, Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Action plan on nutrition : fourth progress report April 2018 – March 2019 : food and nutrition security / sustainable agriculture, Publications Office, 2019, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2841/32082.