FSS is the only government body in Scotland which collects and publishes a robust national picture of trends in diet and nutrition through our monitoring of purchase and estimated consumer intake. Our team of expert registered public health nutritionists employs state of the art tools which digitalise the collection of data on the dietary intakes and purchases of consumers. This allows it to be analysed more effectively to report trends on the diet and health of the population.
Nutrition research
Find out about the research we do to support the improvement of the Scottish diet
Background
Public Health Nutrition Strategy
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.
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.
Situation Report on the Scottish diet
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.
Research nutrition reports
Find all our research reports looking at public health nutrition in Scotland.