New Nordic Nutrition Recommendation, NNR 2023, draft for comment

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It should be noted that a draft summary of the new Nordic Nutrition Recommendation is now available for comment. This is a recommendation for 36 nutrients and 15 food categories. Also published are various background documents, e.g. on diet and consumption of nutrients, the burden of disease, physical exercise, body weight, and methodology.

Experts and other interested parties have the opportunity to comment on the draft on the webpage NNR2022 chapters – Public consultation.

Facts about Nordic Nutrition Recommendations

The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) are prepared by the Nordic Council of Ministers. They are prepared by a working group with representatives from food authorities and scientists from all the Nordic countries.

The work of the NNR in relation to the review of the recommendations is very extensive, as thousands of scientific articles related to the subject have been reviewed by 400 experts.

The experts' results have been published in about fifty scientific articles that had previously been publicly available for comment.

The Nordic Council of Ministers will present the final version of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendation, NNR2023, on 20 June 2023 in Reykjavík.

Further information:

Hólmfríður Þorgeirsdóttir, holmfridur.thorgeirsdottir@landlaeknir.is 
Jóhanna Eyrún Torfadóttir, johanna.e.torfadottir@landlaeknir.is