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Australians alarmingly bad in CSIRO Healthy Diet test
The national eating habits of the nation have been given a dismal score of C by the CSRIO after finding Australians are eating three times the recommended limit of junk food.
Our diets were rated 61 out of 100 overall on the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score, which analyses people's eating habits against the Australian Dietary Guidelines. More than 40,000 people were surveyed by the CSIRO about their food intake.
The results show that Australians are eating too much junk food too often and also do not eat sufficient fruits, vegetables and dairy.
CSIRO research director for nutrition and health Manny Noakes told the Sydney Morning Herald the results were concerning.
“The scores were fairly unflattering,” she said. “If we were handing out report cards for diet quality, Australia would only get a C.”
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