Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The answers to the honourable member's questions are as follows:

(1) The last National Food and Nutrition Policy was published in 1992.

(2) The National Preventive Health Strategy is currently under development and nutrition and physical activity is a key focus.

Additionally, supporting Australians to eat a healthy diet to prevent obesity is a proposed key focus of the National Obesity Strategy, currently under development.

(3) The Australian Dietary Guidelines are developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and were last reviewed and updated in 2013. The Australian Dietary Guidelines were published under the Department of Health's Eat for Health program on 18 February 2013.

(4) The Australian Government is currently considering a review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines within the context of the development of the National Preventive Health Strategy.

(5) The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a resource under the Eat for Health banner and was last updated and released in 2013 with the 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines.

(6) The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a pictorial resource based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines to assist Australians in consuming a healthy diet. As the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is informed by the Australian Dietary Guidelines, it will be reviewed following any revisions to the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

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