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Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults: A Background Paper

Date of publication: October 2003

ISBN 0-478-25839-9 (Book)
ISBN 0-478-25840-2 (Internet)

HP 3712

Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults: A Background Paper is the Ministry of Health’s evidence base for nutrition policy advice. This is a key document that underpins the Ministry’s nutrition advice and supports the implementation of strategies, such as the New Zealand Health Strategy and the Healthy Eating - Healthy Action strategy.

This document is an important tool for health professionals in New Zealand who provide nutrition advice as part of their daily work. The guidelines also form the basis of advice for health promotion and education services regarding nutrition and include recommendations for physical activity.

This document is one of a series of seven population-specific food and nutrition background papers. Each set of population-specific guidelines includes a technical background paper to support health professionals in the use of the guidelines and an accompanying health education pamphlet for the general public (code 6036).

This pamphlet will be updated in line with the background paper in the near future. Hard copies are available from your local health unit or provider network or electronically from the HealthEd website.

In December 2000 the Ministry of Health recommended to the Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee that the Food and Nutrition Guideline statements should be modified. The Committee agreed to the proposed changes. During a public consultation process for the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults: A background paper, comment was sought on the guideline statements.


Document availability

This publication is available in hard copy. To order a copy email moh@wickliffe.co.nz or call (04) 496 2277 quoting HP number 3712. Please let us know your name, your physical address and how many copies you would like.

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Media Release 12 November 2003 - Ministry publishes Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults

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