Lecture 2

Question 1

What are the key points from the American Food Guildeline index?

Answer 1

1. Quantitive guidance on food, NOT nutrient requirements
2. Health promotion, NOT disease prevention
3. Focussed at health professionals
4. ‘Grounded in science, focussed on public health’

Question 2

What are the US guidelines (4)

Answer 2

1. Follow a healthy diet patterns at every stage of life
2. Eat according to culture, preference, budget
3. Meet food group needs, stay in caloric limits
4. Foods to limit

Question 3

True or False

US people are good at following the nutrition and exercise guildlines

Answer 3

FALSE

US citizens are not good at following either guildline

Question 4

What are the Australian guildlines?

Answer 4

1. Achieve/maintain healthy weight, be physically active,
2. Variety of foods from the groups
3. Limit intake (high Na+, added sugars, saturated fat, alcohol)
4. Encourage/support breastfeeding
5. Care for your food, store correctly

Question 5

What are the order of statements in NZ?

Answer 5

Eating
Body weight
Activity

Question 6

What does the NZ guideline make prominent better than others?

Answer 6

That there are multiple influence to a healthy life. Examples include community, transport to work, family, income

Question 7

What are the NZ eating statements?

Answer 7

1. Variety of foods - high vege/fruit, whole grain, some milk, have plant based items listed before meat
2. Choose/prepare food/drink - lower sugar, what non-saturated fats to use
3. Make H2O first beverage of choice
4. Keep alcohol intake low
5. Safe preparation/storage
6. Encourage/support breastfeeding

Question 8

What are the NZ body weight statements?

Answer 8

• Achieve and maintain a healthy weight

- Healthy weight can avoid Type 2 diabetes

Question 9

What are the NZ activity statements?

Answer 9

• Encourages that some is better than none
• More moderate exercise and some intense exercise
• Muscle strengthening 2x per week

Question 10

True of False

In Canada, dairy is no longer considered a food group

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

What are two examples of scores used to describe how well people are adhering to healthy eating guildelines?

Answer 11

1. Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
2. Eat-Lancet Score

Then compare people’s score with risk of NCD or factor of interest