Our Public Health Nutrition Strategy formally sets out our revised approach to addressing our statutory objective to improving the diet of the population in Scotland.
Read our Public Health Nutrition Strategy (April 2023).
We provide advice in relation to diet and nutrition, specifically on how we can help people in Scotland have healthier diets. So that we can provide robust evidence based guidance, we undertake research into a variety of topics relating to diet and nutrition.
Our Situation Report on the Scottish diet presents a collation of evidence around diet and diet-related health in Scotland. The report draws together evidence from FSS publications, and other credible publications to make the case for improving the diet in Scotland.
Our latest update to the Situation Report highlights the ongoing challenges to improve the Scottish diet, with particular focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Scotland’s food environment and consumer behaviours. It shows that there continues to be a lack of progress towards the Scottish dietary goals, and that some unfavourable dietary behaviours have intensified, including increased snacking behaviours, purchase of discretionary foods and the considerable growth in takeaways.
This report builds upon our existing evidence on food and drink purchase and consumption patterns. Future monitoring is required to determine the wider impacts on overall food and drink purchasing patterns since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Most recent situation report
Previous reports
In this section
Dietary intake
Monitoring progress towards achieving the Scottish Dietary Goals by looking at dietary intakes.
The out of home environment
Research undertaken to understand the availability, behaviour and attitudes to food eaten outside the home.
Consumer attitudes towards food
To improve the Scottish diet, it’s important we understand the attitudes of consumers when it comes to food.
Evidence reviews and modelling
We have commissioned a number of evidence reviews, dietary modelling exercises and briefing papers, building on our role as the primary source of evidence on diet and nutrition in Scotland.
Developing consumer advice
Our advice on healthy eating is underpinned by robust evidence on diet and nutrition.
Position statements and consultation responses
Our responses to Scottish Government, UK Government and other announcements relating to diet and nutrition
Healthy eating
Teacher's reference notes on healthy eating.
Nutrition
Our advice covers everything from getting the right amount of healthy food and cutting down on fat, salt and sugar to hydration and staying active.
