Priority Area Nutrition Sub Division (where applicable) General nutrition Details Outcome Main findings Results Current Evidence Implementation Grading measures Wales Jepson J et al., Dietary Counselling patients in One moderate quality systematic This C. There is 2006 change: primary care can improve review of RCTs (1+, C) evaluated some evidence intervention reducing the dietary habits. More intensive the effectiveness of counselling in supporting the may be Counselling intake of total counselling, particularly that the primary care setting to promote use of this implemented patients in and saturated at higher risk patients, a healthy diet (Ammerman et al, intervention locally in fat, increasing may produce larger changes 2002). but it is not primary care some areas the intake of in behaviour. conclusive but does not Adults, older fruit and people vegetables, have a and increasing consistent Primary care the intake of national fibre. programme Jepson J et al., Dietary It was not possible to show One moderate quality systematic D. The This type of intervention may 2006 change: whether or not healthy eating review of mixed study types (1&2+, evidence is be implemented Continued reducing the interventions in pregnancy A) evaluated the effectiveness of inconsistent locally in some intake of total are effective. interventions to promote healthy and it is not areas but does Healthy and saturated eating in pregnant women and possible to not have a eating fat, increasing women of childbearing age (van 83 draw a consistent interventions the intake of Teijlingen et al, 1998) conclusion national in pregnancy fruit and programme or a vegetables, co-ordinated and increasing approach OR is the intake of implementation fibre.
Priority Area Nutrition Sub Division (where applicable) General nutrition Details Outcome measures Main findings Results Current Implementation Wales Evidence Grading Jepson J et al., 2006 Counselling patients in primary care Adults, older people Primary care Dietary change: reducing the intake of total and saturated fat, increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables, and increasing the intake of fibre. Counselling patients in primary care can improve dietary habits. More intensive counselling, particularly that at higher risk patients, may produce larger changes in behaviour. One moderate quality systematic review of RCTs (1+, C) evaluated the effectiveness of counselling in the primary care setting to promote a healthy diet (Ammerman et al, 2002). This intervention may be implemented locally in some areas but does not have a consistent national programme C. There is some evidence supporting the use of this intervention but it is not conclusive Jepson J et al., 2006 Continued Healthy eating interventions in pregnancy Dietary change: reducing the intake of total and saturated fat, increasing the intake of fruit and vegetables, and increasing the intake of fibre. It was not possible to show whether or not healthy eating interventions in pregnancy are effective. One moderate quality systematic review of mixed study types (1&2+, A) evaluated the effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy eating in pregnant women and women of childbearing age (van 83 Teijlingen et al, 1998) This type of intervention may be implemented locally in some areas but does not have a consistent national programme or a co-ordinated approach OR is implementation D. The evidence is inconsistent and it is not possible to draw a conclusion