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Abstract:The Australian food and nutrition system can be seen as composed of four subsystems: production; processing and distribution; consumption; and nutrition. The production subsystem has a large number of producers and is largely export‐oriented. Processing is domestically focused, with a low level of innovation and a relatively high concentration of ownership. Export activity in this subsystem involves mostly low value‐added products. Ownership of food stores is highly concentrated and their influence on innovation in food processing is increasing. The food service industry has many outlets and is growing rapidly. Most food consumption and decisions about it are made in the context of households. Nutrition is now known to be a causal factor in a wide range of chronic degenerative diseases. Improved nutrition, an important avenue for improving the health of Australians, requires coordinated activities across a number of sectors and would be facilitated by a national food and nutrition policy. An understanding of the food and nutrition system will facilitate formulation and analysis of such a pol

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00345.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:Local food and nutrition policies (small‐scale efforts to create food systems that respond to nutritional needs) are becoming more and more fashionable as a way of improving public health in Australia. Opportunities for local food and nutrition policies include urban planning, institutional catering, the private sector and local government. These policies are only feasible in organisational environments that are ready to receive them, although their chances of improving the population's food supply can be maximised by copying some aspects of successful policy programs of the pas

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00346.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:Nutritional surveillance means to watch over nutrition in order to make decisions and take actions to improve nutrition in populations. The information obtained through the surveillance system can be used in at least four areas–policy analysis, planning, program management and research. However, in Australia the information currently available is less than adequate for many key questions in these areas. The present state of infrequent and irregular data collection and analysis handicaps our efforts to understand the nutrition situation and to implement effective strategies to improve the nutritional health of Australian

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00347.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:There is a high incidence of nutrition‐related diseases amongst Aborigines living in remote areas. An outline of the corporate food and nutrition policy of the Arnhemland Progress Association is given to demonstrate the potential for positive strategies in remote area stores. The Association is a retailer owned by Aboriginal groups and operates 11 remote community stores. Factors such as price, Aboriginal buying habits, seasonality, consumer demand and most importantly remote area stock management affect the supply of and demand for food items. Further, government policy on sales tax and private sector capital city pricing policies influence retailing in remote areas. The experience of the Arnhemland Progress Association illustrates the extent to which factors affecting supply of and demand for food lie outside the health sector and points to the need for an intersectoral policy on food and nutritio

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00348.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:Dietary data were obtained during a community‐based study of risk factors for heart disease in 1983. Results were compared for men and women in broadly defined socioeconomic groups based on occupation and education. People in higher status occupation groups and with more education, and women more than men, had food consumption patterns more consistent with current health promotion messages. For example, they reported eating more wholemeal or brown bread and more fresh fruit and vegetables, drinking more skim or low‐fat milk, eating fewer eggs and having less sugar in hot drinks or on cereals. There was some evidence, however, of an interplay of influences of cost and health awareness. For example, retired men were less likely than employed men to eat butter, cream, fresh fruit and vegetables, while men in the upper socioeconomic groups reported relatively higher consumption of butter and cream. The results emphasise the need for a range of strategies aimed at specific subgroups in order to improve national dietary patterns in Austra

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00349.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:New Zealand food shoppers' nutrition and food concerns and attitudes to cholesterol screening were assessed during four consecutive surveys. Over 1000 shoppers were interviewed during each survey, as part of the evaluation of the Heart Food Festival in 1988‐89. Over two thirds of the respondents reported that they usually read the ingredients label on food products. Over a third were concerned about the presence of additives in foods (36 per cent), along with fat (27 per cent), salt (18 per cent), sugar (14 per cent) and fibre (5 per cent). Over half indicated that reductions in fat intake would make their diets healthier. One in five reported they were aware of the New Zealand nutrition guidelines. Only one third of respondents could correctly identify the bottom row of the healthy food pyramid. Almost one in eight respondents knew their cholesterol levels and a further two thirds wished to know them. Few differences were observed between the responses of early and late school leavers. In contrast, pronounced differences were associated with gender and the respondents' age groups. The results suggest that awareness of links between nutrition and heart disease is widespread. Educational and empowerment strategies are required to translate such awareness into dietary chang

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00350.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract:In August 1989 we surveyed a household sample of 500 adults from 84 randomly selected census collector districts in metropolitan and rural New South Wales about their support for ‘alcohol control policies’ that aim to reduce the prevalence of alcohol‐related problems by lowering population alcohol consumption. There was very little support for policies which increased the price or reduced the availability of alcohol. There was moderate support for controls on alcohol advertising, and substantial opposition to policies that would reduce the price of alcohol or increase its availability. Approval for alcohol control policies was more likely to be expressed by women and by persons whose self‐reported alcohol consumption was low. If these findings from New South Wales are representative of Australian attitudes then proponents of alcohol control policies face a major task in persuading the public to suppo

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00351.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00352.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00353.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1035-7319    

DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.1991.tb00354.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY