Diet & Exercise Advice

Question 1

What dietary factors affect diabetes risk?

Answer 1

Saturated fats

low fibre

Question 2

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Answer 2

Delete

Question 3

Delete

Answer 3

Delete

Question 4

Delete

Answer 4

Delete

Question 5

Government Dietary recommendations on fat?

Answer 5

Total fat reduce to 35% of food energy

Sat Fat reduce to 11% of food energy

Question 6

Government Dietary recommendations on carbohydrate?

Answer 6

Carbs should increase to >50% of food energy

Question 7

Government Dietary recommendations on free (added) sugars?

Answer 7

Reduce to <5% of total food energy (current target is 11%)

Question 8

Government Dietary recommendations on dietary fibre?

Answer 8

Increase to 30g per day

Question 9

Government Dietary recommendations on F&V?

Answer 9

5 portions (400g) a day

Question 10

Government Dietary recommendations on alcohol?

Answer 10

<5% of energy intake

Question 11

Government Dietary recommendations on salt?

Answer 11

Adults no more than 6g per day (2.4g of sodium).

Lower values for children of different ages