Chapter 06

The Politics of Government Dietary Advice

Canada�s Guidelines for Healthy Eating: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (USA): www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO Food Standards): www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp

Dietary Guidelines for Americans: www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/

Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults; Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/dietsyn.htm

Eat Well Australia: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nhpa/resources/nu_eatwell.htm

Ethnic/Cultural Food Guide Pyramids: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=3&tax_subject=256&topic_id=1348&level3_id=5732

Food Regulation in Australia: A Chronology: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/chron/2001-02/02chr01.htm

Food Guides by Country: www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/education_guidelines_country_en.stm

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)�Nutrition and Consumer Protection: http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/index_en.stm

Food Politics: www.foodpolitics.com/

Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (WHO) http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/en/

Glycaemic Index (GI): Overview by Australian Consumers� Association http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.aspx?id=104225&catId=100289&tid=100008&p=1

US Dietary Guidelines: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=256

Further reading

WHO 2003, Diet, Nutrition, and the Prevention of Chronic Disease: Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation (WHO Technical Report Series 916), WHO, Geneva, http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_916.pdf