The process of reviewing the Australian Dietary Guidelines has swung back into motion. After stakeholder surveys, some literature searches and a review of international food-based guidelines, the Expert Committee has now identified priority topics and research questions based on the following:
The communique from the latest Food Ministers Meeting (FMM) held in Wellington, New Zealand on July 28 to discuss policy and regulatory matters included an update on added sugars labelling.
A study on the nutrition and health claims used on foods and beverages in New Zealand has revealed that claims about vitamin and mineral content and gluten were the most common. Researchers examined 700 products across 16 product categories and compared this with previous data collected using similar surveys in 2014/15 and 2016/17.
Jimmy Louie is an Associate Professor of Dietetics at the Department of Nursing and Allied Health of the Swinburne University of Technology. A/Prof Louie has a strong track record in nutritional epidemiology and is best known for his research on the association between carbohydrate nutrition (specifically glycemic index and added sugar consumption) and health outcomes.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a new guideline on the use of non-sugar sweeteners intended to help inform the development of public health policies and programs.
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