Background and policy information
Food and health policy in Scotland in 2010 is driven by the the Scottish Government's Food & Drink Policy and the Healthy Eating, Healthy Living action plan. Find more information on food and health and how these policies are being implemented on the Food & Health Alliance website.
Food and health policy in Scotland
2009 National Food & Drink Policy
Recipe for Success - Scotland's National Food and Drink Policy highlights actions required for a healthy sustainable food supply in Scotland. Discover more about the Scottish Government's food and drink policy (external website).
2008 Healthy Eating Active Living
HEAL (Healthy Eating, Active Living) is a 3-year action plan (2008-2011) to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity in Scotland. Download the 2008-2011 Healthy Eating, Healthy Living action plan from the Scottish Government(external website)
2006 Review of Scottish Diet Action Plan
- July 2005: NHS Health Scotland began co-ordinating a review of the implementation of the Scottish Diet Action Plan (1996-2005). A review panel, chaired by Professor Tim Lang, took forward the review. Find out more about the process and access the final report (2006).
- The Scottish Diet report, as it became known, was followed in 1996 by Eating for Health: A Diet Action Plan for Scotland (external link) (Scottish Office, 1996) which set nutrient and food-based targets for achievement by 2005 and recommended a series of 71 actions to improve the diets and health of Scots. These targets were reiterated in Improving Health in Scotland: The Challenge (external link) (Scottish Executive, 2003).
In 2004 Eating for Health: Meeting the Challenge (external link), a strategic framework for action was published as a basis for developing further food and health policy and to guide national and local food and health action plans.
Reviewed 27 January 2010