About
We are conducting a national dietary survey of children and young people (aged 2-15 years) in Scotland on behalf of Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and in collaboration with Taylor McKenzie.
FSS are the public sector organisation responsible for helping people to eat more healthily and Taylor McKenzie are a market research company based in Glasgow.
The DISH Survey (Dietary Intake in Scotland’s Children)
We are asking children and young people aged 2-15 years, living in Scotland, what they eat and drink, in a national dietary survey. The University of Edinburgh is leading the survey, with around 17,000 children, on behalf of Food Standards Scotland (FSS). A market research company based in Glasgow called Taylor McKenzie is conducting the survey.
Those selected to take part will receive a letter in a purple envelope in the autumn of 2023 inviting them to participate. One child per household will be randomly selected to take part at the start of the questionnaire.
Parents/guardians of younger children will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire about their child and household and an online food diary of all the food and drinks their child had on the previous day. Children in secondary school may complete the food diary themselves. Parents/guardians (or children) will be asked to complete up to 4 food diaries in two weeks.
