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Promoting healthy eating

Promoting healthy eating. The role of Australia’s governments. In the past 20 years, obesity rates have more than doubled The promotion of healthy eating has become vital Let’s explore: Nutrition surveys Nutrient reference values Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines

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Promoting healthy eating

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  1. Promoting healthy eating

  2. The role of Australia’s governments • In the past 20 years, obesity rates have more than doubled • The promotion of healthy eating has become vital • Let’s explore: • Nutrition surveys • Nutrient reference values • Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines • Food Standards Australia and New Zealand

  3. Nutrition surveys • Food consumption patterns and available foods change significantly over time • Current info is essential for policy makers, food regulators and health professionals • Random national dietary surveys have been conducted in the past • An ongoing National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey Program is being rolled-out

  4. Nutrient Reference Values • Introduced in 2006 in Australia to replace the RDIs (Recommended Dietary Intakes) • The NRVs are a point of reference ensuring individuals know which nutrients they should consume each day • The NRV system uses four different values for each nutrient

  5. Defining the four values • Recommended Daily Intake (RDI): average daily intake to meet nutritional requirements of almost all healthy individuals in a particular stage of life and gender group • Estimated Average Requirement (EAR): average daily intake to meet nutritional requirements of half the healthy individuals in a particular stage of life and gender group

  6. Average Intake (AI): average daily intake to meet nutritional requirements when the RDI cannot be determined • Upper Level (UL): highest daily average intake that is likely to pose no effect on almost all individuals in the population

  7. Australian Guide to Healthy Eating • A food selection model i.e. a practical guide to food selection • Incorporates five main food groups • Bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles • Vegetables, legumes • Fruit • Milk, yoghurt, cheese • Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes • ‘Extra’ foods fall outside these five groups and should be eaten occasionally in small amounts:

  8. Dietary Guidelines • A Federal Government initiative • Customised for different stages of lifespan: • Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults • Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia

  9. Food Legislation • Food Standards Australian and New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory authority having the ultimate responsibility for ensuring a safe food supply to consumers • Key functions of FSANZ: • Food standards • Food surveillance and recall • Food labelling • Food safety • Nutrient and health claims

  10. Non-Government Organisations • NGOs are not part of Federal, State or Local government structure and are generally not-for-profit • Nutrition Australia and the Heart Foundation are two Australian NGOs that promote healthy eating

  11. Nutrition Australia • Non-government, non-profit, community-based organisation that aims to provide scientifically based information to encourage all Australians to achieve optimal health through food and physical activity • Best know for its Healthy Living Pyramid (another food selection model) • www.nutritionaustralia.org

  12. Heart Foundation • Mission of the Heart Foundation: “to reduce suffering and death from heart, stroke and blood vessel disease in Australia” • Best known for the Heart Foundation Tick program • www.heartfoundation.org.au

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