life stages
Adopting a life-stage approach enables food and health initiatives to be targeted at priority population groups with similar nutritional needs.
Some life-stage groups have specific nutritional needs.
In this section you will find information relating to various life stages: Early Years, Children and Young People, Adults in Later Life and General Population, along with a helpful list of resources.
Resources relating to Life Stages
- Survey of sugar intake among children in Scotland (2008)
Findings from this FSAS survey indicate that children in Scotland are eating too much sugar. The sur... - Early Years Framework
A transformational framework to improve the life chances of Scotland's children and tackle inequalit... - Caffeine advice for pregnant women
- ISD Scotland's Information and Statistics on Child Health
Breastfeeding statistics by NHS Boards, council area and Community Health Partnerships. - Summary Guideline Report
A summary of guidelines produced by Consumer Focus Scotland (formerly the Scottish Consumer Council)... - Guidelines Commercial Sponsorship in the Public Sector
These guidelines have been produced by Consumer Focus Scotland (formerly the Scottish Consumer Counc... - Changes in food and drink advertising and promotion to children
A report outlining the changes in the nature and balance of food and drink advertising and promotion... - Healthy Eating in Schools: A Guide to Implementing the Nutritional Requirements for Food and...
Guidance for the Implementation of the Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotl... - How groups working with parents and children are evaluating their food and health work
The latest publication from Community Food and Health (Scotland) is a report highlighting the first... - Health promotion guidance for local authorities and schools
This guidance supports local authorities and schools, and managers of grant-aided schools, in workin... - Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care
This new NHS Health Scotland resource is aimed at primary care professionals, including GPs, practic... - The Aftershock of Deindustrialisation (2008)
This report compares the health of Scotland, the West of Scotland and a number of European post-indu... - Child Healthy Weight Programmes Development Guidance (2008)
This publication is to support the delivery of HEAT Target (H3). This HEAT target for NHS Scotland i... - Breakfast Clubs...More of a Head Start
A step-by-step guide to the challenge of setting up and running breakfast clubs in Scotland. - MEND Programme
The MEND - Mind, Exercise, Nutrition..Do It! Programme has been developed by leading experts in the... - The Good Life
This resource from the Food Standards Agency provides practical advice to help people aged over 50 i... - Salt - is your food full of it. Babies and Children
Information about the salt recommendations for babies and children - Childhood obesity statistics
ISD provides statistical data on childhood obesity. - Factsheet on childhood obesity
The ASO obesity resources and information centre provides factsheets such as this one on childhood o... - The management of obesity in children and young people (2006)
A guidance booklet for health professionals which outlines the diagnosis, treatment and impact of ov... - Food vision - initiatives with children and young people
This provides examples of initiatives which encourage children and young people to adopt a more heal... - Healthy Snacks at Kids Clubs
This is a case study of a Kids Club which runs in 9 locations in Ayrshire. Guidance on how the club... - Statement on research project (T07040) investigating the effect of mixtures of certain food colours
This statement from COT explains the government funded research project which was published as a pap... - The Food Dudes
The Food Dudes programme provides resources to schools to promote the consumption of fruit and veget... - It doesn't happen here. The reality of childhood poverty in Scotland
This report is part of a campaign to raise the issue of childhood poverty. It provides statistics an... - Active Kids Get Cooking
Active Kids get cooking is a joint initiative supported by Sainsburys, The Design and Technology As... - Salt and children
The website of the Action Group, CASH, provides specfic information and links to research on the eff... - Healthy eating information from Scottish Food and Drink
Information and reports on healthy eating and children. - Eat Well - be Well, Ages and Stages - lunchboxes
Guidance for parents on the provision of foods for healthy lunchboxes. - Eat Well - be Well, Ages and Stages
The Food Standards Agency website for consumers which provides information on diet for children of a... - School meal provision in England and other Western countries: a review
This report comissioned by the Health Education Trust review school meal provision in England, Scotl... - Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2006
A report on the health behaviours of more tha 23,000 teenagers in Scotland focusing on alcohol consu... - The Scottish Health Survey 2003
This report provides evidence of the fruit and vegetable consumption and eating habits of children i... - Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) forum
A forum of 41 countries participating in a long term study of the health promoting behaviour of scho... - Evaluation of Sustain Grab 5! school fruit and vegetable project
An evaluation of the work carried out in schools using the Grab 5! resource pack. The research evalu... - Sustain Grab 5
Grab 5 is a resouce pack for schools to encourage the consumption of more fruit and vegetables. - School Nutrition Action Group
School Nutrition Action Groups are alliances of stakeholders in schools who seek to promote good foo... - Your child's wellbeing - healthy eating
This website is intended to support parents of school aged children, providing advice on healthy eat... - Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Bill
This Bill was passed in April 200. It places statutory nutrition requirements for the provision of f... - Delivering a Healthy Future (2007)
Delivering a Healthy Future sets out a structured programme of actions, drawn primarily from existin... - Breastfeeding in Groups Trial
The Breastfeeding in groups trial carried out field work from 2005 and is starting to report. - Bottle feeding
A leaflet for parents which clearly illustrates how to safely and hygienically prepare milk for babi... - HIV and infant feeding: Guidance from the UK CMO's Expert Advisory Group on AIDS
A policy guidance document which provides advice for health professionals who are dealing with HIV p... - Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes in developed countries
This large research report from the USA provides evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding just with... - Evidence of the long-term effects of breastfeeding
This WHO commissioned review on the long term impact of breastfeeding found that subjects who were b... - A systematic review of maternal obesity and breastfeeding intention, initiation and duration
This review article found that obese women tend to breastfeed for a shorter period than normal weigh... - Babyfriendly.org.uk
The Baby Friendly Initiative is an international programme of the WHO and UNICEF. Contains informati... - Health Education Population Survey (HEPS) Update from 2005 survey
A report on health related knowledge in Scotland, which included brief mention of attitudes toward b... - Breastfeeding and returning to work
A leaflet for employers and employees outlining legal obligations, benefits to the workplace and emp... - Breastfeeding initiation and duration: An introduction to the review of the literature between 1990
A review article from the multi disciplinary and multi agency 'Breastfeeding Expert Group'. - Good practice and innovation in breastfeeding
A practical, evidence based resource on breastfeeding intended for midwives, health visitors and oth... - Television advertising of food and drink products to children (2007)
This is the result of the consultation carried out by OFCOM into the advertising of food and drink t... - Delivered Meals in the Community (2006) - briefing paper
Information on sustainability in respect of delivered meals - Healthy Food Provision and Promotion in Primary School: What impact is it having? (2007)
This briefing paper highlights the key points from the research of healthy food provision in Glasgow... - Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of healthy eating habits and physical activity levels...
Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of healthy eating habits and physical activity levels amon... - British Dietetic Association
The British Dietetic Association, established in 1936, is the professional association for dietitian... - Food and Behaviour Research (FAB Research)
FAB Research is a charity based in Scotland that is dedicated to researching and disseminating infor... - Population Health Information (general)
Population health information (general). - Food and Drink Advertising and Promotion Forum Meeting and Updates
The Department of Health's meeting minutes and updates from the Food and Drink Advertising and Promo... - Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU)
CAHRU is a specialist unit at the University of Edinburgh that focuses on child and adolescent healt... - Health Scotland's Early Years related programme of work
Find out more about the Early Years-related programme of work being taken forward by Health Scotland... - Nutritional guidance for early years: food choice for children aged one-to-five years
The guidance is for providers of childcare for children aged one-to-five years who provide food (inc... - Ready, Steady Baby
Aimed at anyone who is pregnant, or who wants to know more about pregnancy, labour or childcare. Cov... - Is your child a fussy eater?
This leaflet contains general tips and practical advice on encouraging children to eat well. - Breakfast service provision for school-aged children: a mapping exercise
Breakfast service provision for school-aged children: a mapping exercise (2002) - Fun First Foods: An easy guide to introducing solid foods
This booklet gives information on the different stages of weaning with tips, advice and recipes.
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