Scottish Diet Action Plan - Recommendations
The Scottish Diet Action Plan made 71 recommendations targeted towards 9 key areas
The Scottish Executive reported on the progress made to implement these recommendations, and upon how Scotland's diet measures up against the Scottish Dietary Targets in 2005.
These reports can be downloaded below
Key Areas
| - Manufacturers and producers
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- Pregnancy, pre-school children and school students
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- The National Health Service
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- Getting the message across
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These recommendations:
acknowledged that improving Scotland 's diet would be a lengthy and complex task;
confirmed the Scottish Dietary Targets, including targets for breastfeeding rates;
identified that the most immediate and attainable benefit to the Scottish diet would be doubling consumption of fruit, vegetables and an increase in complex carbohydrates eg, potatoes, wholemeal bread and cereals;
highlighted the key interests in a position to exercise major influence on the Scottish diet and recommended action for each;
defined the barriers to adopting a healthier diet in terms of food affordability, availability, culture and skills;
- set the first task as ensuring that the Scottish population understood clearly the need for change.
A recent joint report by the World Health Organisation and the FAO provided updated evidence and recommendations on population nutrient intakes which confirmed the ongoing relevance of the Scottish Dietary Targets.
The report can be accessed by clicking on the following link
External Links
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