SAC 2 Flashcards
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What is the purpose of the Australian dietary guidelines?
To provide advice relating to the types and amounts of foods, food groups, and dietary patterns
The guidelines aim to promote health and wellbeing in the community.
What should individuals aiming to lose weight consider according to the Australian dietary guidelines?
Individual differences among the population that contribute to different needs and choices regarding food intake
This includes vegetarians and vegans.
What is Guideline 1 of the Australian dietary guidelines?
To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet energy needs.
What is Guideline 2 of the Australian dietary guidelines?
Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious food from the 5 food groups every day and drink plenty of water.
What is the focus of Guideline 3 in the Australian dietary guidelines?
Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugar, and alcohol.
What is Guideline 4 of the Australian dietary guidelines?
Encourage, support, and promote breastfeeding.
What does Guideline 5 of the Australian dietary guidelines advise?
Care for your food; prepare and store safely.
What is one strength of the Australian dietary guidelines?
Available for free download from the eat well website.
What is one weakness of the Australian dietary guidelines?
Written in a way that may be hard for individuals with low literacy levels to understand.
What does the Australian guide to healthy eating help consumers with?
Planning, selecting, and consuming food from the 5 food groups.
What visual representation is used in the Australian guide to healthy eating?
5 wedges, each representing one of the 5 food groups.
What is a limitation of the Australian guide to healthy eating?
Does not provide information on serving size and composite foods.
What are some similarities between the Australian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander guides to healthy eating?
- Shows the five food groups in the proportions in which they should be consumed
- Promotes water consumption
- Suggests to limit discretionary foods
- Recommends including small amounts of healthier fats.
What is a unique aspect of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander guide to healthy eating?
References traditional foods such as kangaroo, goanna, crab meat, bush fruits, and vegetables.
What is one strength of both the Australian guide to healthy eating and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander guide?
Translated into more than 10 languages.
What is one weakness of both guides?
Do not provide specific advice for people with dietary conditions or needs.
What does ‘relevance’ refer to in evaluating initiatives to promote healthy eating?
Initiatives should work towards a significant need of a community and their stated objectives.
What does ‘effectiveness’ mean in the context of evaluating healthy eating initiatives?
The degree to which the program achieves or is expected to achieve its objectives across all population groups.
