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Recession is affecting eating habits

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

This research carried out in 2008 across the UK for the Food Standards Agency investigates into what influences people’s eating habits and studies people’s food purchasing and consumption patterns.

What is this? survey data research
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 13/08/2009

How Asda is selling the healthy eating message

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter interviews David Paterson, Asda's Scottish Affairs Manager about Asda's work around healthy eating, improving the nation's diet and what impact the retailers can achieve.

What is this? interview
What is it about? healthy eating food outlets food manufacturing industry supermarkets
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 01/06/2009

Eating for health: meeting the challenge

Last Updated: 08/10/2009

Co-ordinated action, improved communication and leadership for Scottish Food and Health policy from the Scottish Executive.

What is this? policy
What is it about? health and wellbeing healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: SDAP
When was this published? 01/06/2004

Food, eating, health and fatness: The perceptions and experiences of young teenagers from disadvantaged families

Last Updated: 29/12/2009

This Scottish qualitative study investigates young peoples' attitudes and experiences of healthy eating and healthy weight.

What is this? research
What is it about? healthy weight young people healthy eating socio-economic groups
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/02/2005

Eating for Health: A Diet Action Plan for Scotland (1996)

Last Updated: 07/10/2009

More commonly known as the Scottish Diet Action Plan, or SDAP, this sets out the various recommendations targeted towards nine keys areas such as producers, manufacturers, retailers, caterers, the NHS, local authorities and consumers can take on a voluntary basis to improve the Scottish diet.

What is this? action plan
What is it about? healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: SDAP

How the healthyliving programme is changing eating habits

Last Updated: 01/10/2009

An update on the Scottish Grocers’ Federation healthyliving programme as well as interviews with the Programme Coordinator - Ross Kerr and John Drummond, chief executive of Scottish Grocers Federation.

What is this? projects
What is it about? neighbourhood shops retailers fruit vegetables health and wellbeing
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: SGF healthyliving programme

Why tightening belts means healthier eating

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

In this article from the FHA newsletter, Mark Thomson, Client Insight Director of TNS describes the shopping trends and consumer behaviour of Scottish consumers in 2009 using the latest TNS usage data to February 2009.

What is this? research
What is it about? food
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 14/08/2009

Healthy Eating in Schools: A Guide to Implementing the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Last Updated: 03/09/2009

A guide to implementing the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008.

What is this? policy and implementation
What is it about? school meals health improvement children schools
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/09/2008

Healthyliving award plus

Last Updated: 07/10/2009

The healthyliving award plus is a higher level of award, which rewards catering establishments that demonstrate an even greater commitment to supporting healthier eating.

What is this? projects
What is it about? healthy eating food outside the home food outlets
Where is it relevant? Scotland
Tagged with: healthyliving award
When was this published? 11/05/2009

Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity (2008-2011)

Last Updated: 03/09/2009

An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity in Scotland.

What is this? policy and implementation
What is it about? obesity healthy eating physical activity inequalities
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 23/06/2008

Food Standards Agency's Strategy for 2010 to 2015

Last Updated: 30/12/2009

Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) strategy focuses on ensuring that consumers will be eating safer food and will be choosing healthier and more balanced meals by 2015.

What is this? report
What is it about? food safety and hygiene healthy eating health and wellbeing
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 07/12/2009

Cancer Research UK

Last Updated: 22/09/2009

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. Their comprehensive website includes public and professional information about healthy eating.

What is this? organisation
What is it about? health and wellbeing cancer healthy eating
Where is it relevant? UK
When was this published? 22/09/2009

Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of healthy eating habits and physical activity levels among adolescents

Last Updated: 17/08/2009

This case study report from ten countries focuses on health behaviours of school children.

What is this? case study
What is it about? children young people socio-economic groups health promotion health inequalities obesity activity levels diet
Where is it relevant? Europe
When was this published? 10/03/2006

Oil’s well that ends well for Mark

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

In this article of the FHA newsletter, we interview Mark Bush of Summer Harvest the winner of the Healthy Eating category of Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2009.

What is this? news and communications
What is it about? rapeseed oil saturated fat healthy eating
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/07/2009

The eatwell week (S14048)

Last Updated: 17/02/2010

The FSA eatwell plate aims to make healthy eating easier to understand by showing the types and proportions of foods needed for a healthy and well-balanced diet.

What is this? projects
What is it about? balanced diet
Where is it relevant? UK

Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

Last Updated: 18/08/2009

There are 16 individual categories for these awards including the healthy eating category which the Food & Health Alliance has sponsored since 2008.

What is it about? food manufacturing industry health and wellbeing reformulation
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 18/08/2009

Take Life On

Last Updated: 04/08/2009

This Scottish Government communications campaign aims to get people leading healthier lifestyles by following simple, achievable steps. It focuses on healthy eating, physical activity and alcohol moderation.

What is this? information for the public
What is it about? healthy weight active living alcoholic drinks balanced diet
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2008

Nick Nairn’s healthy recipe for prize bread rolls

Last Updated: 27/08/2009

The Food & Health Alliance (FHA) interviewed Morton Rolls Ltd, the winner of the healthy eating category of the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2008 for the Nick Nairn Choice Rolls range. The FHA is the sponsor of this category.

What is this? news article
What is it about? salt healthy eating bread bakery
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 01/06/2008

Local food is a big hit at music event

Last Updated: 17/08/2009

Rock festivals don’t tend to be associated in most people’s minds with good food, let alone healthy eating. But in their own small way local food producers the Argyll and Bute Agricultural Forum (ABAF) are hoping to change all that.

What is this? news and communications
What is it about? healthy eating local food young people
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 17/08/2009

Nothing to Scoff about

Last Updated: 28/08/2009

This article from the FHA newsletter explains the work of the Scottish Colloquium on Food and Feeding (SCOFF). This Scottish based group brings together people to discuss and debate all the different aspects of food, diet and eating from a sociological perspective.

What is this? group
What is it about? food food culture
Where is it relevant? Scotland
When was this published? 17/08/2009