EAT FOR HEALTH Australian Dietary Guidelines

CONTENTS

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List of tables

Table 1.1: Evidence statements on ‘achieve and maintain a healthy weight’ 18

Table 1.2: 2010 Institute of Medicine recommendations for total and rate of weight gain
during pregnancy, by pre-pregnancy BMI 25

Table 1.3: Weight gain during pregnancy: recommendations for Asian women, by pre-pregnancy BMI 25

Table 1.4: Summary of practical considerations for Guideline 1 29

Table 2.1: Evidence statements for consuming ‘a wide variety of nutritious foods’ 33

Table 2.2: Evidence statements for consuming ‘plenty of vegetables’ 37

Table 2.3: Evidence statements for consuming ‘plenty of legumes/beans’ 38

Table 2.4: Evidence statements for consuming ‘fruit’ 39

Table 2.5: Minimum recommended number of serves of vegetables, legumes/beans and fruit per day 42

Table 2.6: Standard serve size equivalents for vegetables, legumes/beans and fruit 43

Table 2.7: Evidence statements for consuming ‘grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or
high cereal fibre varieties’ 45

Table 2.8: Minimum recommended number of serves of grain (cereal) foods per day, mostly wholegrain
and/or high cereal fibre varieties 47

Table 2.9: Standard serve size equivalents for grain (cereal) mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal
fibre varieties 47

Table 2.10: Evidence statements for consuming ‘lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and
seeds, and legumes/beans’ 49

Table 2.11: Minimum recommended number of serves of lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts
and seeds, and legumes/beans per day 53

Table 2.12: Standard serve size equivalents for lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds,
and legumes/beans 53

Table 2.13: Evidence statements for consuming ‘milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives, mostly
reduced fat’ 56

Table 2.14: Minimum recommended number of serves of milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives
per day, mostly reduced fat 59

Table 2.15: Standard serve size equivalents for milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives, mostly
reduced fat 59

Table 2.16: Evidence statements for ‘drink plenty of water’ 61

Table 2.17: Considerations in advising people from specific groups to consume a wide variety of foods 64

Table 3.1: Evidence statements for ‘limit intake of foods high in saturated fat’ 69

Table 3.2: Recommended allowance for number of serves of unsaturated spreads and oils per day 72

Table 3.3: Standard serve size equivalents of unsaturated spreads and oils 72

Table 3.4: Evidence statements for ‘limit intake of foods and drinks containing added salt’ 74

Table 3.5: Evidence statements for ‘limit intake of foods and drinks containing added sugars’ 77

Table 3.6: Evidence statements for ‘limit intake of alcohol’ 81

Table 3.7: Considerations in advising people from specific groups to limit intake of foods containing
saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol 85

Table 4.1: Evidence statements for ‘encouraging, supporting and promoting breastfeeding’ 89

Table 4.2: Factors associated with duration of exclusive breastfeeding 91

Table 4.3: Considerations in encouraging, supporting and promoting breastfeeding 96

Table 5.1: Considerations in providing advice on food safety to people from specific groups 100

Table A1: Mean daily intakes (g/day) of various food groups, people aged 19 years and over,
by SEIFA quintile 103