– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 21 March 2011.
Question S3W-40575
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on achieving the dietary targets listed in Annex B of Eating for Health - meeting the challenge: Co-ordinated action, improved communication and leadership for Scottish Food and Health policy 2004.
Work on monitoring progress towards the Scottish Dietary Targets is carried out by the Food Standards Agency in Scotland and is on-going.
Food/nutrient changes to the Scottish Dietary Targets from 2001 to 2008
Target Food / Nutrient | Scottish Dietary Target | 1996* | 2001 | 2008 | Change Between 2001 and 2008 |
Fruit and Vegetables | More than 400g per day | 249g | 239g | 264g | Up |
Bread (all types) | 154g per day | 133g | 101g | 85.9g | Down |
Brown/Wholemeal Bread | More than 77g per day | 26.5g | 16.2 g | 21.2g | Up |
Breakfast Cereals (all types) | 34g per day | 18.2g | 19.5g | 21.5g | No Change |
Oil Rich Fish | 88g per week | 35.1g | 28.2g | 31.8g | No Change |
White Fish | No decrease | 107g | 92.9g | 89.1g | No Change |
Fat | ≤35% food energy | 39.6% | 39.2% | 39.3% | No Change |
Saturated Fat | ≤11% of food energy | 15.6% | 15.7% | 15.5% | No Change |
NMES | Adults - No increase | 13.6% | 15.6% | 15.1% | Down |
Total Complex Carbohydrates | 155g per day | 143g | 138g | 137g | No Change |
*Figures for 1996 were taken from Wrieden et al., 2006 and were calculated using a different methodology, which included different waste figures.
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