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1995 – The Core Food Groups
The Core Food Groups^1032 was the modelling document that underpinned the development of The Australian Guide
to Healthy Eating (see below). The purpose of The Core Food Groups was to discuss the basis for a core food
group system that reflected advances in nutrition knowledge and to complement existing nutrition references
at the time (e.g. Dietary guidelines for Australians, 1992). The need for a core food group system arose because
existing food selection guides in Australia at the time differed in the advice offered. The Core Food Groups
document was developed to provide an approach that was objective, scientifically rigorous and could be updated
as new evidence on nutrition became available. It provided advice on core food quantities consistent with national
nutrition recommendations and targets, creating a platform for the interpretation of food and nutrition research
into recommendations regarding food choices.
1998 – The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating^46 was a food guide for Australia that reflected the multicultural nature of the
population. Based on the modelling of The Core Food Groups, it was designed for all sectors of the food system
to use as a nutrition education and information tool.
1999 – Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians
The Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians^34 were based on the Dietary Guidelines for Australians (1992)^751 and
were designed to take account of the changes in nutritional needs that occur with ageing. The Guidelines were
aimed at healthy, independent Australians aged 65 and over, but additional advice was provided on how the
Guidelines applied to older Australians who receive assistance with meals or live in residential aged care facilities.
The Guidelines were also useful for health professionals who wished to develop suitable diets for older people in
a range of health circumstances.
1999 – Australian Food and Nutrient Database (AUSNUT)
The first AuSNuT (Australian Food and Nutrient Database) was an electronic file of nutrient data based on the
technical support file for the 1995 National Nutrition Survey. The AuSNuT series of databases are derived from
the NuTTAB series for the purpose of coding the food intake data collected in national nutrition surveys.^1036
A second edition, used to code the 2007 Australian Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey,^12 was
released in 2008.^1037 The third edition, developed to code the 2011–13 Australian Health Survey data, is planned
for release in 2013.
2000 – Nutrition in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: An information
paper
This information paper, endorsed by NHMRC, presented information about nutrition and nutrition-related disease
in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This information was specifically targeted to health professionals
working to improve the nutritional health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and provided a reference
material for practice and teaching.
2001 – Eat well Australia: An agenda for action in public health nutrition and the
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and
Action Plan
Eat well Australia: An agenda for action in public health^2 was designed to provide government and other sectors with
a strategic framework and an agenda for action on public health nutrition for the first decade of the 21st century.
This document provides the detailed Eat well Australia Agenda for Action, as outlined in the summary Eat well
Australia Strategic Framework document. Eat well Australia is a coherent national approach to the underlying causes
of the preventable burden of diet-related disease and early death, providing a set of interlinked initiatives for the
prevention and management of these diseases.