4727.0.55.005 - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Nutrition Results

4727.0.55.005 - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Nutrition Results - Food and Nutrients, 2012-13

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+ Key Findings + Foods Consumed Non-alcoholic beverages Cereals and cereal products Milk products and dishes Vegetable products and dishes Cereal based products and dishes Meat poultry and game products and dishes Fruit products and dishes Sugar products and dishes Fats and oils Confectionery and cereal, nut, fruit, seed bars Snack foods Alcoholic beverages Discretionary foods + Energy and Nutrients Supplements + Dieting Food Security Under-reporting About this Release Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people eat less fruit and veg (Media Release) History of Changes	CONFECTIONERY AND CEREAL/NUT/FRUIT/SEED BARS The Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars food group includes chocolate, fruit, nut and seed bars and muesli or cereal style bars. Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars were consumed by one quarter (25%) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with around two in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 4-8 and 9-13 years consuming from this group (40% and 38% respectively). Chocolate and chocolate-based confectionary was overall the most popular type of confectionary and was consumed by one in eight (12%) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Other confectionery sub-group (mainly consisting of lollies) was consumed by 8.2% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with children aged 4-8 years the highest consumers (16%). These children were also the most likely to have eaten Muesli or cereal style bars (18% of 4-8 year olds) (see Table 4.1). Was there a difference by remoteness? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in non-remote areas were twice as likely to have eaten Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars as those in remote areas (28% compared with 14%), and gained over twice as much of their average daily energy intake from these products (2.9% compared with 1.3%) (see Table 8.1). How did this compare with non-Indigenous people? A lower proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than non-Indigenous people consumed from the Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars food group (25% compared with 32%). Chocolate and chocolate-based confectionery was consumed by around one in eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (12%) and one in six non-Indigenous people (17%) (see Table 4.1 and Table 4.3). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.