Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

FruitGenerally applies to the sweet, fleshy, edible portion of a plant that arises from the base of theflower and surrounds the seeds. Examples include pome fruit such as apples and pears, citrus fruitsuch as oranges and lemons, stone fruit such as apricots and plums, and berries.Fruit juice100% fruit juice, including pulp, is a good source of vitamins such as vitamin C and folate and alsoprovides fibre and carbohydrates, particularly natural sugars. Whole fruit is preferable to fruit juicehowever the occasional use of fruit juice may assist with nutrient intake when fresh, frozen ortinned fruit supply is sub-optimal. Fruit juice is energy-dense and if consumed in excess, it candisplace other nutritious foods from the diet and may lead to problems such as obesity.Frail elderlyFor the purposes of these Guidelines, the frail elderly are defined as older persons (usually overthe age of 75 years) with a physical or mental disability that may interfere with their ability toperform activities of daily living independently.Grain foodsSee cereals.InfantFor the purposes of these Guidelines, infants are defined as children under the age of 12 months.Iron deficiencyRefers to a condition of low body iron, which may manifest itself as low serum iron, low serumferritin, high serum iron–binding capacity, a reduced transferrin saturation index and/or high–freeerythrocyte protoporphyrin. It can cause fatigue, listlessness and pallor and may progress toanaemia. It can also have widespread non-haematological effects on behaviour, cognition andmotor development, physical work performance, and body temperature regulation. In Australia,iron deficiency appears to be a condition predominantly seen in young women.DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 196