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What we do
FEED Europe turns awareness into practical support for dietitians. Through expert-led discussions, an evolving evidence library, and shared practice, we help dietitians understand, screen for, and respond to food insecurity in their everyday work.
Journal Clubs
Our FEED Europe Journal Clubs bring dietitians together with experts to discuss key research on food insecurity. Each session pairs a selected publication with a live discussion, so participants can question the evidence and explore what it means for practice. Four Journal Clubs have taken place so far, and we continue to host them on a regular basis.
- Journal club 1: Introduction to the FEED Living Book
- Journal club 2: Food insecurity in Europe: practical insights for dietitians
- Journal club 3: Addressing food insecurity in practice
- Journal club 4: ASK: Initiating conversations about food insecurity
The Food Insecurity Living Book
The Living Book is our “go-to” online resource for understanding, measuring, and addressing food insecurity. Hosted on the EFAD Learning Platform, it covers the concept and burden of food and nutrition insecurity, how it is measured, its situation in Europe, its health consequences, responses, coping strategies, and how to communicate with people affected. Each chapter ends with practical steps for dietitians. Because food insecurity is shaped by changing social, economic, and environmental factors, the book is a living document: we keep adding new resources, evidence, and policy developments, so it never goes out of date.
You can access it here.
Food Insecurity Dictionary (coming soon)
Food insecurity is described with many overlapping terms, and definitions differ across disciplines and countries. We are developing a Food Insecurity Dictionary that explains the most important terms in clear, accessible language. It will give dietitians, researchers, and policymakers a shared vocabulary, which makes it easier to communicate, compare data, and work together.
Case Sharing for Dietitians (in development)
Knowing that food insecurity exists is not the same as knowing what to do about it in a consultation. We are building a case-sharing space where dietitians can learn from real cases across Europe: how patients were screened for food insecurity, how it was identified, and how it was addressed in practice. By sharing what worked, and what was hard, we want to help dietitians feel more confident in supporting the people they see.
EFAD’s kick-off
The topic of food insecurity was first discussed during EFAD’s General Meeting 2022. A number of EFAD members have suggested that EFAD assist them by collecting case studies of national or local solutions or policy papers about how dietitians can contribute to food security. Thus, the idea for the education hub and course emerged.
EFAD is also collaborating with the US Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on that topic and e.g. the case study on the situation of food insecurity in Europe (in Barcelona, specifically) was included in the report paper of their roundtable. The paper was submitted for publication to Advances in Nutrition and is currently being reviewed.
In August 2023, EFAD ESDN Public Health expert, Elena Carillo-Alvarez published a perspective article on challenges and opportunities for dietitians in addressing food and nutrition insecurity across Europe (ref. above).
