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Offers links to sites promoting healthy lifestyles through proper diet and nutrition and includes information on Canada’s Food Guide, food safety, and healthy eating habits.
Links to Canada's Food Guide, published by Health Canada.
Source: Health Canada
The Nutrition Resource Centre (NRC) presents the Cultural Adaptations of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. The adaptations are available for use with the Chinese, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Urdu, and Vietnamese-speaking communities. These guides feature culturally specific foods and full colour illustrations. Each adaptation has been produced in three languages, the language of the cultural group (e.g., Chinese), English and French.
Source: Ontario Public Health Association
This food guide encourages healthy eating and features the traditional foods of the North. It has been produced in two other languages as well, Inuinnaqtun (http://www.gov.nu.ca/hsssite/FG_inuinnaqtun.pdf) and Inuktitut (http://www.gov.nu.ca/hsssite/FG_Inuktitut.pdf).
Source: Government of Nunavut - Health and Social Services
Food Guide for people living in the Northwest Territories - PDF format requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader
Source: Government of Northwest Territories - Department of Health and Social Services
Vegetarianism is an increasingly popular lifestyle, practised by many, especially young women. This document considers some of the important health considerations involved in choosing a vegetarian diet.
Source: Government of Manitoba - Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Carbohydrate is the primary fuel for working muscle whether that’s during a long distance run or during a series of high-power repetitions in weight lifting.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
All athletes, independent of age, need to consume adequate dietary energy to balance energy expenditure (for daily activity and for training efforts), to maintain body weight and health, and to maximize the training effects (to ensure they have enough energy for subsequent training sessions). If energy requirements are not met, loss of muscle and bone mass, increased risk of fatigue, injury and illness, and menstrual dysfunction in young women will occur.
Source: HealthyOntario.com
This Health Centre contains information to help people of all ages get the nutrition they need
Source: Canadian Health Network
A serving size is a suggested portion for a food. Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating recommends that a range of servings from a variety of food groups be eaten each day.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Imagine packed lunches that are healthy, delicious and easy to make - that even your kids will eat! Take the Canadian Health Network's (CHN) online Healthy Lunches To Go Tour. The tour includes a healthy lunch checklist, nutrition information, how to read food labels, tips, and links to resources from the Dietitians of Canada, the CHN's expert source of information on healthy eating.
Source: Canadian Health Network
Virtual shopping tour through our on-line grocery store. You can take the tour either in French or English. Here you will learn how you can use the nutrition information on the label of packaged foods to make healthy choices for you and your family. You'll find that there's a lots of healthy eating "in store" for you!
Source: Dietitians of Canada and Canadian Diabetes Association
An exciting project to help consumers make healthy food choices through better use of the nutrition information on the label of packaged foods.
Source: Dietitians of Canada and Canadian Diabetes Association
Be active, Eat well, Be yourself
Source: Ontario Public Health Association
A program for parents and child care workers designed to promote the development of healthy eating and activity patterns during the preschool years.
Source: Dietitians of Canada
Information on what a dietitians does and where to find one in your area.
Source: Dietitians of Canada
The sport supplement section of this website is intended to provide the reader with objective information on this important topic.
Source: Department of National Defence
Want Top Performance? Go for Top Fuel! Test your knowledge and try this interactive activity.
Source: Department of National Defence
If you are serious about getting the most out of your workouts, it is vital that you regularly supply your body with nutritious food. Healthy eatingpacks a powerful punch, providing your body with the nutrients and energy to deliver maximum performance. It provides that winning edge!
Source: Department of National Defence
How much do you know about Recovery Food?
Source: Department of National Defence
This product appears to have a promising future. It possesses a wide range of beneficial health properties.
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Caffeine in its natural and added forms is found in a growing list of products including coffee, tea, cola beverages, new "energy" drinks, chocolate and even some medicines. The increasing presence of caffeine in our lives raises the question of how much is too much for the average consumer.
Source: Health Canada
Excessive drinking of "energy drinks" or mixing them with alcohol can have serious health effects.
Source: Health Canada
While vitamin E from dietary sources is needed to maintain good health, people often take vitamin E supplements in the belief that they may prevent disease.
Source: Health Canada
Introduction to genetically modified foods and other novel foods: approved products, frequently asked questions, guidelines, policies and regulations.
Source: Health Canada
Information on Health Canada's genetically modified food health protection programs and resources
Source: Health Canada
Virtual Community is a projet from Dietitians of Canada for the French community. Information available in French only.
Source: Dietitians of Canada
Defines 'Dietary Reference Intakes' and provides background information on the purpose, the process, the Board responsible for overseeing the process, and the role of Canada in the project. Lists the reports that are already available and outlines the reports being planned.
Source: Health Canada
The Office of Nutrition policy and Promotion serves as the focal point for nutrition within Health Canada. Links to Canada's Food Guide, published by Health Canada.
Source: Health Canada
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
Information related to this topic.
Source: Canada Health Portal
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