The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this

By David Masters, Adjunct Professor in Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia
David Lemon, Research Group Leader: Environmental Informatics, CSIRO
Dianne Mayberry, Principal Research Scientist, Agriculture, CSIRO
Sonja Dominik, Research Scientist, Animal Breeding and Genetics, CSIRO

You might know Australia’s dietary guidelines from the famous infographics showing the types and quantities of foods we should eat to have a healthy diet.

Last updated 12 years ago, the National Health and Medical Research Council is now revising them to consider not only how food affects our health but also how sustainable our foods are. At least

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