Dietary recommendations/Nutritional requirements list of publications

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Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases

• Special issue - Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases: scientific background papers of the joint WHO/FAO expert consultation, Geneva, 28 January - 1 February 2002 (2004)
  Public Health Nutrition, Vol 7, No. 1(A), Supplement 1001, February 2004
• Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases (2003)
  Report of a joint WHO/FAO expert consultation, 28 January - 1 February 2002, Geneva, Switzerland (WHO Technical Report Series 916)
• Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases (1990)
  Report of a WHO Study Group meeting held in Geneva, 6-13 March 1989 (WHO Technical Report Series 797)

Food-based dietary guidelines

• Preparation and use of food-based dietary guidelines (1998)
  Joint FAO/WHO Consultation, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1995
  (WHO Technical Report Series 880)

Nutritional requirements

• Sodium intake for adults and children
  2012
• Potassium intake for adults and children
  2012

• FAO report of an expert consultation on fats and fatty acids in human nutrition (2010)
• Fats and FAtty Acids in Human in Nutrition - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation November 10-24, 2008, Geneva, Switzerland (2009)
  Special Issue: Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 2009, Volume 55, No. 1-3
• WHO Scientific Update on trans fatty acids (TFA) (2009)
  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 63 (Supplement 2), May 2009
• Joint FAO/WHO Scientific update on carbohydrates in human nutrition (2007)
  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 61(Supplement 1), December 2007
• Protein and amino acid requirements in human nutrition (2007)
  Report of a joint FAO/WHO/UNU expert consultation (WHO Technical Report Series 935)
• Human energy requirements (2004)
  Report of a Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Expert Consultation, Rome, Italy, 17-24 October 2001
• Carbohydrates in human nutrition (1998)
  Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation, Rome, Italy, 14-18 April 1997
• Fats and oils in human nutrition (1994)
  Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation, Rome, Italy, 19-26 October 1993

Micronutrient requirements

• Vitamin and mineral requirements in human nutrition (2004)
  Second edition
• Trace elements in human nutrition and health (1996)

Regional publications

• Promoting a healthy diet for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: user-friendly guide (2012)
• FAO/WHO technical consultation on national food-based dietary guidelines (2006)
• Food-based dietary guidelines and health promotion in Latin America (1999)
• Development of food-based dietary guidelines for the Western Pacific Region (1999)
• Development of food-based dietary guidelines for the Asian region (1998)
  Final report of the recommendations of the Asian Nutrition Forum/WHO Symposium on Diet Related Chronic Diseases in Asia

• WHO guidelines on nutrition