Clearing the confusion: a review of the criticisms relating to the environmental analysis of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023

For the first time in its nearly 50-year history, the latest edition of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR 2023) provides food-based recommendations that support both healthy people and a healthy planet. Many stakeholders around the Nordics have applauded the decision to broaden the NNR analysis to include environmental sustainability. The updated recommendations and the report have been well-received by authorities and leading scientists in the Nordics and internationally. However, the resulting recommendations also attracted criticism from some stakeholders, particularly meat and dairy groups and farming organisations. In this policy report, we assess prominent criticisms of the new sustainability analysis of the NNR.