The Manitoba Nutrition Survey is being carried out through a partnership between The University of Manitoba, Manitoba Health and Health Canada.  It is one of a series of provincial surveys that will contribute to a national picture of what Canadians are eating.  The last time this sort of information was collected was in 1972, so it has been a long time since we have had a clear picture of dietary habits and trends.

Survey results will be used by health authorities and other groups to assist in the development of nutrition strategies, health services and community programs.  The Manitoba survey will also contribute to the building of a national nutrition database to improve the monitoring of the safety and healthfulness of our national food supply.

In the Fall and Spring of 1998-99 over 1500 randomly selected individuals in twenty communities throughout Manitoba took part in in-depth interviews.  Information was gathered on daily food intakes, usual eating patterns and knowledge, beliefs and attitudes regarding food and health.

This large amount of complex data is currently being analyzed; it is expected that results will be available in 2004.

Contacts

For more information about the Manitoba Nutrition Survey please contact Paul Fieldhouse, Policy Analyst, Manitoba Health.