The Australian
Guide to Healthy Eating published by the Commonwealth
Department of Health and Ageing (2001) recommends daily intake
of foods based on 3 general principles; namely, (1) reducing the
dietary consumption of fat, with an emphasis on decreasing
saturated fat, (2) increasing the consumption of carbohydrates,
particularly those that are more slowly digested, and (3) increasing
the intake of vegetables and fruit.