Source: Following a decision by the Supreme Scientific Health CounciI (SSHC), the Department of Hygiene and Epidemionology of the University of Athens Medical School undertook the development of dietary guidelines for Greeks,with reference at this stage to the nutritional needs of healthy adults. Distinguished scientists,both from Greece and abroad, contributed to the development of a draft document under the coordination of ÁÍÔÏÍÉÁ TRICHOPOULOU, MD and PAGONA LAGIOU, MD.