Experts say multiple malnutrition forms meet same households as Dietetics president admits public never heard of existing dietary guidelines. South Africa’s dietary guidelines, unchanged since 2012, should be revised to show advances in nutrition science, the growing burden of lifestyle diseases and the role food systems play in climate change, the Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) South Africa says. “South Africa already has one of the most comprehensive dietary guidelines in Africa. She added that in more than two decades, she had “never met a member of the public who’s ever heard of the dietary guidelines”. Western Cape Government climate change expert Jody Frank said the revision was an opportunity to connect nutrition policy with climate policy.