IN THIS RELEASE
This publication is the third release of information from the nutrition component of the 2012-13 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NATSINPAS). It is intended to update the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Nutrition Results – Foods and Nutrients, 2012-13 (cat. no. 4727.0.55.005) publication using new information about the added sugar content of foods developed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. It contains tables and analysis including the intakes of added sugars, and types of foods and beverages contributing the added sugars. It also includes comparisons with the World Health Organization (WHO) 2015 guideline on sugars consumption which makes recommendations about the amount of energy from ‘free sugars’, which is a broader definition of added sugar that counts the sugar in fruit juice and honey. Although both added sugars and free sugars are included in the Excel table sets, the commentary focuses on free sugars for consistency with the WHO definition.
Unlike the analysis conducted on the total population in the April 2016 release of Australian Health Survey: Consumption of added sugars, this release does not provide modelled estimates of usual intake. Therefore, the data cannot be used to estimate the proportions of people who would exceed the WHO recommendation on a usual basis. See Explanatory Note 5.
Analysis of the 2012-13 NATSINPAS suggests that, like other nutrition surveys, the results are affected (biased) by some under-reporting of food intake by participants in the survey. Therefore, estimates of the amounts of sugar reported in this publication may underestimate of the true level of sugars consumed. See the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey User's Guide for more information on under-reporting.
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