§ Miss LestorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the Health Education Authority's recommended daily calorie intake from food for(a) an adult, (b) a child 16 to 17 years, (c) a child 11 to 15 years, (d) a child six to 10 years, (e) a child three to five years and (f) a child up to two years.
§ Mr. DorrellThe Health Education Authority has not made any recommendations on daily calorie intakes. Advice on daily energy requirements is provided by the chief medical officer's independent Committee on the Medical Aspects of Food Policy—COMA. Current advice —for males and females in different age bands from those requested—is contained in the COMA report "Recommended Daily Amounts of Food Energy and Nutrients for Groups of People in the United Kingdom" published in 1979. Copies are available in the Library. COMA is nearing completion of a re-assessment of the evidence and publication of an updated report is expected later this year.