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153. Scottish Government (2021). Diet and healthy weight: out of home action plan. Available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/diet-and-healthy-weight-out-of-home-action-plan/

154. See: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-dietary-goals-march-2016/

155. See: https://www.eatwellyourway.scot/

156. See: https://www.healthylivingprogramme.co.uk/

157. See: https://www.parentclub.scot/topics/food-eating

158. See https://www.fdfscotland.org.uk/fdf/what-we-do/diet-and-health/reformulation-and-portion-size/reformulation-support-for-scotland/

159. Data for 2022 are based on interviewer-administered measurements only for children. For adults in 2022, both self-reported and interviewer administered height & weight measurements were combined. Self-reported height and weight measurements were adjusted according to formulae developed by Public Health England for use on the Active Lives survey from Health Survey for England data. The formulae have the effect of increasing self-reported weight and decreasing self-reported height, particularly among older adults. In 2021, the telephone format of the survey meant that all adult and child measurements were self-reported. The measurements for adults were adjusted as described above. No equivalent adjustment factors were available for children and hence the analysis for children in 2021 was based on self-reported measures. Therefore, caution should be taken when comparing data with the 2021 and 2022 surveys.

160. World Health Organisation (2021). Noncommunicable diseases. See: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/noncommunicable-diseases

161. World Health Organisation (2022). Global status report on physical activity 2022 [Online]. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240059153

162. UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines (2019). Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/physical-activity-guidelines-uk-chief-medical-officers-report

163. UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines, 2019: Physical activity for children and young people (5-18 years), Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1054282/physical-activity-for-children-and-young-people-5-to-18-years.pdf

164. Scottish Government: Active Scotland Outcomes Framework. Available at: https://scotland.shinyapps.io/sg-active-scotland-outcomes-framework-indicators/

165. See: https://www.gov.scot/publications/active-scotland-delivery-plan/

166. While the guidelines differ for those aged 16 to 18 years old, for the purposes of SHeS, the activity of these participants is included in the ‘all adult’ calculations.

167. These comprise at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or an equivalent combination of the two per week

168. Carrying out at least ten minutes of exercise causing the muscles to feel some tension, shake or feel warm on at least two days of the week.