Table 1: Summary of How Progress Towards Scottish Dietary Targets Might be Monitored in 2005 and Beyond |
Food or Nutrient | Target (from Scottish Diet Action Plan, 1996) | Sources of Data Available for Monitoring in 2005 | Recommendations for Monitoring beyond 2005 |
Fruit and Vegetables | Average intake to double to more than 400g per day. | EFS
1 supplemented with data from SHS
2. | EFS supplemented with data from an enhanced eating habits module in the SHS and enhanced NDNS
3. |
Bread | Intake to increase by 45% from present daily intake of 106g, mainly using wholemeal and brown breads. | EFS supplemented with data from SHS. | EFS supplemented with data from an enhanced eating habits module in the SHS and enhanced NDNS. |
Breakfast Cereal | Average intake to double from the present intake of 17g per day. | EFS supplemented with data from SHS. | EFS supplemented with data from an enhanced SHS and enhanced NDNS. |
Fats | (i) Average intake of total fat to reduce from 40.7% to no more than 35% of food energy.
(ii) Average intake of saturated fatty acids to reduce from 16.6% to no more than 11% of food energy. | EFS | EFS supplemented with data from an enhanced NDNS. |
Sodium | Average intake to reduce from 163 mmol to 100mmol (the equivalent of 6g of salt) | Awaiting outcome of HSE
4 / SHS validation study. | Likely to be covered by an enhanced NDNS. Alternatively a new survey could be commissioned. |
Sugar | (i) Average intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars in adults not to increase.
(ii) Average intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars in children to reduce by half to less than 10% of total energy. | SHS, supplemented for children with data from SALSUS
5 and Health and Health Behaviours of Scottish School Children Survey.
Possible new interim study to be set up. | Enhanced NDNS survey and a comprehensive dietary questionnaire attached to the SHS, possibly supplemented with data from the Longitudinal Survey of Children. |
Total Complex Carbohydrates | Increase average non-sugar carbohydrates intake by 25% from 124g per day through increased consumption of fruit and vegetables, bread, breakfast cereals, rice and pasta and through an increase of 25% in potato consumption. | EFS | EFS supplemented with data from an enhanced NDNS. |
Fish | (i) White fish consumption to be maintained at current levels.
(ii) Oil-rich fish consumption to double from 44g per week to 88g per week. | EFS supplemented with data from SHS. | SHS questions on fish should be reviewed to include an estimation of portion size. |