HC Deb 20 November 1991 vol 199 cc223-4W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the objectives behind the publication of the Health Education Authority's "Enjoy Healthy Eating" booklet; and to whom it has been distributed.

Mr. Dorrell

The Health Education Authority's "Enjoy Healthy Eating" booklet is the first guide to be issued since the expert Committee of Medical Aspects of Food Policy report on dietary reference values published in July. It represents the start of the healthy eating education campaign, which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State promised in the summer. The information and advice it contains has the full backing of both the Department of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Further nutrition education resources for both professionals and the public are being developed. Two million booklets have been printed, for distribution to a variety of outlets through district health education units.