Scottish Government

REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON MONITORING SCOTTISH DIETARY TARGETS

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Contents

Foreword
Executive Summary
List of Abbreviations Used
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
1.2 The Working Group on Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
2. Background
2.1 The Scottish Dietary Targets
2.2 What Actually Needs to be Measured?
2.3 Future Scottish Dietary Targets
2.4 Appropriate Health Outcomes that will Demonstrate the
Effectiveness of Achieving the SDAP Targets
3. Key Methodological Issues
3.1 Timescale
3.2 Sampling
3.3 Survey Response Rates
3.4 Diet Survey Methodology
4. Surveys Taking Place in Scotland that Include Dietary Methodology
4.1 Review of Existing Surveys
4.2 The National Diet and Nutrition Survey
4.3 The Low Income Diet and Nutrition Survey
4.4 National Food Survey / Expenditure and Food Survey
4.5 The Scottish Health Survey
4.6 Local Health and Lifestyle Surveys
4.7 Market Research
4.8 Other Surveys
5. Surveys Outwith Scotland that Include Dietary Methodology
5.1 The Health Survey for England Survey for Lifestyles, Attitude and Nutrition (Republic of Ireland)
5.3 Monitoring Public Health Nutrition in Europe: Nutritional Indicators and Determinants of Health Status
6. Conclusions and Key Recommendations for Monitoring Progress Towards the Scottish Dietary Targets
6.1 Monitoring Progress Towards the Scottish Dietary Targets in 2005
6.2 Monitoring Progress Towards the Scottish Dietary Targets Beyond 2005
6.3 Future Monitoring Targets
References
Appendix 1: Working Group on Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets I
Appendix 2: Other Interested Parties
Appendix 3: Monitoring the Scottish Diet Action Plan Targets - Review of National Surveys and Scottish Research Studies
Appendix 4: Sources of Data on Health Outcomes
Appendix 5: Briefing Paper on Dietary Assessment Methods

List of Tables

Table 1: Summary of How Progress Towards Scottish Dietary Targets Might be Monitored in 2005 and Beyond
Table 2: The Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of NDNS for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 4: Advantages and Disadvantages of LIDNS for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 5: Advantages and Disadvantages of EFS for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 6: Advantages and Disadvantages of SHS for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 7: Advantages and Disadvantages of Local Health and Lifestyle Surveys for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 8: Advantages and Disadvantages of TNS Panels for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets
Table 9: Advantages and Disadvantages of HEPS for Monitoring Scottish Dietary Targets