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CSIRO research reveals how many discretionary foods Australians are consuming.
Thatâs before we consider the effects of alcohol, which is our most popular discretionary food, accounting for 21 per cent of our total intake, followed by cakes and biscuits (19 per cent), sugar sweetened beverages (12 per cent) and savoury pies and pastries (9 per cent).
Discretionary foods make up about 40 per cent of our daily energy intake and, on average, Australian adults eat about twice the 0-3 serves recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines.
âThis category of foods is our number one diet issue, regardless of who we are,â said CSIRO research scientist, Dr Gilly Hendrie.
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Premium Content Low nutrient, high kilojoule food continues to be the top choice for Australians as new research has revealed people are indulging in twice as much junk food as what is recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The new findings from national science agency CSIRO were revealed in a recent analysis of its Healthy Diet Score survey. In a bid to help people improve their diets, the agency has launched a free Junk Food Analyser quiz, a tool Queensland mum Carly Reily said would have motivated her to change her diet sooner. The 41-year-old teacher from Yandina lost more than 22kg, which was 26 per cent of her body weight, since she began following the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet in June last year.