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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 13 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2016. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Friday, 16 December 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Diets: Monitoring

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor the potential effect of novel dietary regimes on those adopting them.

Answer

Public Health England monitors the diet and nutritional status of the United Kingdom population through the National Diet and Nutrition Survey to identify new or changing dietary issues and support its public–facing advice on how to achieve a healthy balanced diet, as set out in the Eatwell Guide.

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition can also assess the effect of a particular dietary regime on the health of those adopting it if this was considered important and if there was sufficient scientific evidence to form the basis of an evidence review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57469
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Diets Monitoring
Link
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