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Report of the New South Wales Chief Health Officer
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Food habits - adults
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Note:
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Recommended daily quantity of fruit=300 grams or more. Recommended daily quantity of
vegetables=300 grams or more. Recommended daily quantity of bread and cereal=210 grams or
more. (NHMRC, 1995).
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Source:
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1997 and 1998 NSW Health Surveys (HOIST). Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, NSW Health Department.
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Diet is linked to a variety of health problems, including coronary heart disease, stroke, some cancers,
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, dental caries, gall bladder disease and diverticular
disease.
This chart presents data on a range of dietary indicators from the 1997 and 1998 NSW Health Surveys.
NHMRC guidelines recommend that diets should include plenty of breads and cereals (preferably wholegrain),
vegetables (including legumes) and fruits (NHMRC, 1992).
In NSW in 1997 and 1998, only 17 per cent of men ate the recommended quantity of vegetables, and 40 per cent
ate the recommended quantity of fruit. Women ate more of these foods, with 21 per cent and 52 per cent reporting
eating adequate amounts of vegetables and fruit respectively.
In contrast, men (24 per cent) were more likely to report eating the recommended quantity of bread and cereals
than women (11 per cent).
A diet low in saturated fats is an important strategy for preventing heart disease. National Heart Foundation
guidelines recommend that diets should be low in fat, particularly saturated fat (NHF, 1999).
Milk is a major dietary source of saturated fat as well as an excellent source of calcium. Encouragingly,
consumption of low- and reduced-fat milks appears to have increased. In NSW in 1997 and 1998, 38 per cent of men
and 53 per cent of women reported usually or always using these milks. This compares with 33 and 46 per cent for
men and women respectively in 1994 (Public Health Division, 1997).
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For more information:
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Public Health Division. The health of the people of NSW—Report of the Chief Health Officer.
Sydney: NSW Health Department, 1997. Available at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep97/chorep.htm
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National Health and Medical Research Council. The core food groups: scientific basis for developing education tools.
Canberra: NHMRC, 1995.
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National Heart Foundation of Australia. A review of the relationship between dietary fat and cardiovascular disease.
Aust J Nutrition and Dietetics, 1999; 56(4), Supplement.
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Suggested citation:
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Public Health Division, The Health of the people of New South Wales -
Report of the Chief Health Officer. NSW Health Department, Sydney, 2000. Available at:
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/beh_food.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
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Produced by:
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Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch,
Public Health Division,
NSW Health Department.
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Last updated on:
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31 July 2000
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