The Food and Nutrition Section brings together researchers, policymakers, and public health professionals working across the spectrum of food systems, diet, and health. The Section provides a platform to exchange ideas, promote collaboration, and shape future activities in food and nutrition at the European level.
Our work spans a range of key themes, including sustainable diets and food policies, public health nutrition, and nutrition across the life course – with particular attention to ageing populations. A major focus of current work is the development of evidence-based dietary recommendations for Europe. This involves reviewing existing food-based dietary guidelines, synthesising the latest scientific evidence on diet–health relationships, and identifying country-specific dietary risk factors using Global Burden of Disease data.
The goal is to offer practical, coherent, and health-oriented food guidance rooted in science and tailored to European contexts. Through wide dissemination and engagement with national public health societies, the Section supports the translation of research into policy, while promoting healthier and more sustainable dietary patterns across Europe.
