The Slovenian Nutrition Guidelines 2025: A Comparison with the Prior Slovenian FBDG, Dietary Intake, and the EAT-Lancet Diet.

ABSTRACT: Background: The Slovenian Nutrition Guidelines 2025 (SNG2025) provide a quantified, plant-forward framework aligned with the EAT-Lancet diet, whereas previous Slovenian FBDGs were qualitative. Objectives: (i) To compare SNG2025 with the EAT-Lancet diet and previous Slovenian FBDGs and (ii) to assess the alignment of food intake among Slovenian adults with the SNG2025. Methods: The SNG2025 food group targets were mapped to the EAT-Lancet diet and previous Slovenian FBDGs and evaluated against a nationally representative intake (Si. Menu 2017/18; 18-64 years; sex-specific). Sodium intake was corroborated by 24-h urinary sodium levels (2022). Results: The SNG2025 introduces numeric targets across more than 16 food groups, with national adaptations (e.g., potatoes,

SUBMITTER: Fidler Mis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12897075 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature