Collaboration between the dietetic profession and the food industry in health education—a discussion paper

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The predicted trend towards increased use of nutrition and health information in food marketing in the 1990's is likely to promote consumer interest in nutrition. In order to capitalize on this trend, the author contends that the dietetic profession should increase the priority given to nutrition education campaigns aimed at improving the diets of consumers. In practice however, the resources available to dietitians to implement substantial nutrition education campaigns are likely to be minimal, unless innovative approaches are considered. The author puts forward two suggestions for consideration by dietitians. First, nutrition education campaigns should use nutrition and health information provided on food labels and in advertisements as major resources.Secondly, an effective way of resourcing nutrition education campaigns could be by collaboration between the dietetic profession and the food industry. This paper elaborates these proposals and examines implications for the British Dietetic Association (BDA).

This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit: