4364.0.55.012 - Australian Health Survey: Consumption of Food Groups from the Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2011-12

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Key Findings Measuring the consumption of food groups from the Australian Dietary Guidelines Vegetables, legumes and beans Fruit Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives Lean meats and alternatives Grains Water Unsaturated spreads and oils + Consumption of Food Groups from the Australian Dietary Guidelines - a comparison of 1995 to 2011-12 Lean meat and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds and legumes-beans Vegetables and legumes-beans Fruit Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives Grain (cereals) Unsaturated spreads and oils Discretionary foods In This Release + About the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey Australians failing to meet dietary guidelines (Media Release) Growing appetite for chicken as vegetables lose favour (Media Release) About this Release History of Changes	DISCRETIONARY FOODS While the preceding sections did consider discretionary foods, the context was limited to demonstrating the extra serves of ADG food groups available if discretionary forms of those foods were included in addition to the non-discretionary. This section compares overall consumption and sources of discretionary foods between 1995 and 2011-12 and thus provides the complimentary part of the dietary picture to the non-discretionary consumption. Unlike the preceding section however, the analysis of discretionary foods cannot use the ADG database¹ and therefore comparisons of specific food types is limited to comparable AUSNUT 2011-13 and AUSNUT 1999 food groups. As with non-discretionary foods, ‘serve’ amounts can be calculated for discretionary foods.² In 1995, the population consumed a daily average of 6.6 discretionary serves per 10,000 kJ. By 2011-12, average discretionary serve consumption had fallen to 6.1 per 10,000 kJ. The largest reductions in discretionary food consumption occurred in children, with a reduction of almost one serve (0.9) per 10,000 kJ for the 2-18 year olds. Adults had an average reduction of 0.3 serves, although this came entirely from the younger adults (19-50 years), with no change in the 51-70 years and an increase of 0.5 discretionary serves in the 71 years and over group. (a) Based on Day 1. See Glossary for definition. Sources: National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, 2011-12 and National Nutrition Survey, 1995 For children, the food groups reduction which made the greatest contribution to the decline in discretionary energy were cordials and soft drinks (together accounting for 30%), potato products (e.g. fries/ hot chips) (18%), discretionary breakfast cereals (11%), while reductions in ice cream and pastries each accounted for 9% of the decline. For adults, a reduction in potato products accounted for 24% of the decline in discretionary energy, followed by cordials and soft drinks (18%) and pastries (18%). On the other hand, some discretionary foods counted relatively more towards discretionary energy in 2011-12 than 1995, most notably wine which accounted for 7% of adult’s discretionary energy in 2012, up from 4% in 1995. Back to top ENDNOTES The ADG database was designed around an ADG classification that, by definition, does not include non-ADG food components. See Assessing the 2011-13 AHS against the Australian Dietary Guidelines - Classification System and Database Development Explanatory notes, available from: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science/monitoringnutrients/Pages/default.aspx A ‘serve’ of discretionary food was estimated to be equivalent to 550 kJ, based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines guide of 500 to 600 kJ. See 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines, available from: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/n55 Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.