Guidelines Dietary - Eat For Health

• people living in rental households 987• younger people than older people 987• women than men (in some surveys but not others). 985,986Issues of food security in the face of rising food costs are of concern in Australia. 317 For example, nationalConsumer Price Index data for the March 2011 quarter indicates that the cost of food had increased by 2.9% andthat, primarily due to effects of flooding in Queensland and Victoria and Cyclone Yasi in Queensland, the costof fruit increased by 14.5% and the cost of vegetables increased by 16.2%. 989There is an urgent need to nationally monitor and sustainably address the factors affecting the price of nutritiousfoods, particularly for vulnerable groups who suffer a disproportionate burden of poor health. 317Social distribution of intake of foods and nutrientsThe 1995 National Nutrition Survey 36 showed few systematic differences in food and nutrient intake acrossquintiles of social disadvantage, as defined by SEIFA based on the 1991 census. Table A1 shows the intake ofvarious food groups across SEIFA quintiles from the Survey.Table A1: Mean daily intakes (g/day) of various food groups, people aged 19 years and over, by SEIFA quintileGrams per dayFood groupFirst quintile(most disadvantaged)SecondquintileThirdquintileFourthquintileFifth quintile(least disadvantaged)Cereal and cereal products 196 222 203 217 232Cereal-based products and dishes 113 115 130 135 136Fruit products and dishes 126 147 141 143 156Vegetable products and dishes 264 258 260 262 251Legumes and pulses 9.8 7.9 10.8 9.5 10.7Milk products and dishes 281 284 285 292 301Meat, poultry, game 149 163 164 155 158Fish and seafood 22 24.5 26.3 25.8 28.8Egg products and dishes 16 15 16 13 19Snack foods 3.2 3.0 4.2 3.3 3.9Sugar products and dishes 20 21 20 18 17Confectionery 7.8 9.2 8.3 9.3 9.1Seeds and nuts 3.6 4.1 5.2 4.0 4.8Fats and oils 12 13 13 12 11Soup 53 62 55 48 57Savoury sauces and condiments 30 30 28 30 29Non-alcoholic beverages 2001 2005 1978 2007 1938Alcoholic beverages 239 254 273 270 234The key findings were as follows: 990• Consumption of fruit and fruit products was lower (10–20%) in the most disadvantaged group compared withthe other four groups, but vegetable and legume consumption showed no consistent trend across the groups.This may be difficult to interpret as potato chips were included within this category.AppendicesNational Health and Medical Research Council103