Foodswitch: State of the Fast Food Supply May 2020 Foodswitch: State of the Fast Food Supply May 2020
FoodSwitch: State of the Fast Food Supply May 2020 FoodSwitch: State of the Fast Food Supply May 2020 CONTENTS BACKGROUND 3 PURPOSE 4 APPROACH 4 RESULTS – 2019 STATE OF THE FAST FOOD SUPPLY 7 RESULTS – CHANGES FROM 2016-2019 14 INTERPRETATION 17 STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS 19 RECOMMENDATIONS 20 CONCLUSIONS 20 REFERENCES 21 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES 22 AUTHORS 27 2 The George Institute for Global Health BACKGROUND Unhealthy diets are a leading contributor to poor health in Australia and globally. Unprecedented levels of availability and aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods are key drivers of obesity and diet-related conditions including high blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, dental caries and some cancers. Australia has some of the highest obesity rates in the world: nearly two-thirds of Australian adults and one in four children are overweight or obese.1 Poor diet is estimated to account for at least 25,000 Australian deaths each year.2 The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide sensible advice on how to promote health and well-being by recommending that Australians eat a wide variety of nutritious foods from five groups that include fruit, vegetables, grain foods, lean proteins and dairy. They also recommend drinking plenty of water.3 Unfortunately, fewer than one in 10 Australians consumes a diet in line with these recommendations.4 Key problems with the Australian diet include inadequate consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds and fibre, and excess consumption of unhealthy, often highly-processed, foods.
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