APPENDICES
119The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (NATSINSAP)^1038 set out a
framework for action to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutritional health under seven priority areas:
• food supply in rural and remote communities
• food security and socioeconomic status
• family-focused nutrition promotion
• nutrition issues in urban areas
• the environment and household infrastructure
• the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition workforce
• national food and nutrition information systems.
An evaluation of the NATSINSAP was completed in 2010, and is expected to contribute to informing future
national policy development aimed at improving nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
2003 – Dietary Guidelines for Adults Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents
The Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults^36 and Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia^35
(incorporating the Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers), were based on the best available scientific
evidence and provided information for health professionals and the general population about healthy food
choices. The use of the guidelines was intended to encourage healthy eating and lifestyle to minimise the risk
of developing diet-related diseases in the Australian population.
The guidelines highlighted the groups of foods and lifestyle patterns that promote good nutrition and health.
As with all previous dietary guidelines, recommendations were presented as an integral whole and no specific
guideline was considered more important than any another.
2006 – Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand including
Recommended Dietary Intakes (NRV Document)
In 2002, the NHMRC was commissioned by DoHA in collaboration with the New Zealand Ministry of Health to
manage the revision process for the Recommended dietary intakes document. This resulted in the publication
of the NRV Document,^8 which identified a number of reference values that address nutrient needs and excess
intake for various age/sex groups.
2006 – NUTTAB Online
The first online release of nutrient data, with the 6th edition of NuTTAB released by FSANZ. The 7th edition of
NuTTAB was released in 2011.^1039 Most of the NuTTAB data is now Australian analytical data and covers more
than 2,500 foods available in Australia and up to 45 nutrients per food.
2011 – A review of the evidence to address targeted questions to inform the revision
of the Australian Dietary Guidelines (Evidence Report)
The primary aim of the Evidence Report^33 was to undertake a series of targeted systematic reviews of the
literature published since 2002 on the interrelationship between food, diet, health and disease for different
population subgroups. New and emerging evidence was prioritised in this review.
2011 – A modelling system to inform the revision of the Australian Guide to Healthy
Eating (Food Modelling System)
In 2009 and 2010, the nutrient recommendations from the 2006 Nutrient Reference Values document were
translated (informed by A review of the evidence to address targeted questions to inform the revision of the
Australian Dietary Guidelines) into recommended amounts and types of foods that constitute healthy dietary
patterns that prevent nutrient deficiency, reduce risk of chronic disease, and are culturally acceptable, socially
equitable and environmentally sustainable. This document updates The Core Food Groups (1995).
The Food Modelling System^9 also informed the development of these Guidelines, which is an update of the
previously separate reports: the Dietary Guidelines for Adults (2003), Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians
(1999) and Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents (2003).