3.2.4

Question 1

Australian Dietary Guidelines

Answer 1

The Australian Dietary Guidelines are a set of guidelines developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council, an Australian Government Body.
They are a set of five general guidelines that can be used to guide consumers and industry figures in developing healthy eating habits.

Question 2

details on the ADG

Answer 2

designed to address the increase in diet related conditions/diseases.
its based on current scientific knowledge about the relationship between diet and health and disease.

Question 3

Strengths of the ADG

Answer 3

1. Provides serving sizes and examples of what each serving size is, which helps make informed decisions.
2. if people abide by dietary guideline 2, energy-dense food intake will decrease, limiting the risk of obesity.
3. are available to download online.

Question 4

Weakness of the ADG

Answer 4

1. The actual guidelines use some vague terms such as eat ‘plenty’ and ‘limit’, so consumers may not know what it means.
2. they are written so it requires a certain level of health literacy to understand
3. only available in English, limits access

Question 5

Guideline 1

Answer 5

To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious foods and drink to meet your energy needs.

Question 6

Guideline 2

Answer 6

Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious food from the five food groups every day; and drink plenty of water.

Question 7

Guideline 3

Answer 7

Limit intake of food containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol.

Question 8

Guideline 4

Answer 8

Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding

Question 9

Guideline 5

Answer 9

Care for your food; prepare and store it safely.

Question 10

The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

Answer 10

The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a food selection model which is a visual representation of dietary guidelines 2 and 3.
It is in the shape of a pie graph, which is divided into the five food groups.
It also includes water, in the top right corner as well as discretionary “sometimes” foods outside the plate in the bottom right corner.
Healthy fats/oils are in the bottom left corner.

Question 11

Strengths of the AGHE

Answer 11

1. visually appealing due to the use of colour and images
2. since it is visual people with low health literacy are able to understand it easier.
3. can be translated to different languages

Question 12

Weaknesses of the AGHE

Answer 12

1. does not apply to people with different needs, its standardised for the ‘average’ Australian.
2. does not provide serving sizes only proportions.
3. Difficult to categorise mixed foods.