DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines - Eat For Health

Practical considerations for health professionals, which identifies practical issues and health
impacts for subgroups within the population including at different life stages.
Dietary guidelines can be effective in directing attention to the types of food people should
consume, but there remains a need to focus on the amount of food consumed. Overconsumption,
even of nutritious foods, can lead to excessive energy intake compared to need and thereby an
increase in body weight.
1.8 The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
While the Australian Dietary Guidelines provide broad dietary advice, with the underpinning
evidence, the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a practical, pictorial guide to recommended types
and serves of foods to consume every day[10, 14]. It also includes information on standard serve
sizes for different food types.
The recommended foods and number of daily serves for different population groups have been
included in each of the Guideline chapters under ‘Practical Considerations’, and are also available at
www.eatforhealth.gov.au.
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