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Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating
View Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating or link to the pdf version to print a copy for easy reference.
An Update on Nutrition Survey in Isolated Northern Communities
Read a report that presents revised results of nutrition surveys of Inuit and First Nations women of childbearing age in 1992 and 1993.
Antioxidant Vitamin Research
Find out how, by eating foods containing natural antioxidants, to protect yourself from diseases that research shows are linked to oxidative stress, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders, cataracts and arthritis.
Caffeine - It's Your Health
Understand the potential health effects of caffeine as well as Health Canada’s recommendations for daily caffeine intake.
Canadian Nutrient File
Learn about the nutrient content of the foods and beverages you consume. Find values for nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, protein, energy, fat and many more.
Change in Nutrition and Food Security in Two Inuit Communities, 1992 to 1997
Access the results of surveys of Inuit women of childbearing age in Pond Inlet and Repulse Bay, conducted to determine possible changes in nutrition and food security due to refinements to the Food Mail Program.
Children and Healthy Eating
Refer to these nutrition guidelines for children to ensure healthy eating through key periods of growth, from infancy to adolescence.
Codex Alimentarius in Canada
Access information on the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was established to develop international food standards to protect consumer health and to facilitate fair trading practices in foods.
Dietary Reference Intakes
Find information on The Dietary Reference Intakes, a comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations that can be used for assessing and planning diets.
Dietary Trace Elements and Cardiovascular Diseases
Read about the research that helps to better understand the roles of dietary trace element imbalances in the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Eating Disorders
Find information on different types of eating disorders, which involve a serious disturbance in eating behaviour and great concern over body size and shape.
Energy Metabolism
Learn about energy metabolism and the issue of an increasing percentage of obese persons in Canada.
Fibre Research
Find information about fibre, a complex and varied macronutrient, and discover the research being done on such topics as the effect of fibre in the digestive tract.
Folic Acid
Find out why it is important to take folic acid, one of the B vitamins, to contribute to the healthy growth of your unborn baby.
Food and Nutrition
Access information on numerous nutrition topics, including healthy eating, assessing weight, advisories, prenatal nutrition and food recalls.
Food and Nutrition - Reports, Facts and Trends
Link to a variety of data sources that provide insights into nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and eating behaviours of Canadians.
Food for Thought
Discover several ways to reduce fat intake with this list of tips for healthy eating.
Food-induced Autoimmune Diabetes: Characterization of Agents and Mechanisms
Learn about type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreatic islets.
Fortified Foods
Link to information on food fortification and find out how it is regulated in Canada.
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Learn about nutraceuticals and functional foods, which are food components that provide demonstrated physiological benefits or reduce the risk of chronic disease, above and beyond their basic nutritional functions.
Genetically Modified Foods
Access information on novel foods, also known as genetically modified foods, including the definition, the Government of Canada action plan and answers to frequently asked questions.
Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
Link to the Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes, which supports research to enhance health and address problems in relation to diet, digestion, excretion and metabolism.
Inventory of Food Safety and Nutrition Projects
Use this inventory to review current food safety research undertaken by scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Minerals and Trace Element Research
Learn about minerals, which are unique nutrients because they are extremely active metabolically and can be both intracellular oxidants as well as antioxidants.
Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods
Link to a pdf version or order a copy of a guide that outlines the nutritional content of common foods.
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Read about the importance of healthy eating, which contributes to an overall sense of well being and helps people to look, feel and perform better.
Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy – National Guidelines for the Childbearing Years
Refer to this guide to find information on healthy eating practices during childbearing years, and specifically during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Link to information about nutrition , including Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating and the Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults.
Protein Research
Discover what research is being done on protein, an essential component of diet that is required to synthesize nitrogen-containing compounds.
Research on Fats, Oils and Other Lipids
Read about the role of dietary fats and oils in human nutrition, one of the most important areas of concern and investigation in the field of nutritional science due to implications in the etiology of cardiovascular vascular disease.
Specialty Crops Rich in Bioactives with Health Benefits
Read an overview of a report about alternatives to modern medicine, pharmaceuticals and the healthcare system.
Water Soluable Vitamin Research
Find information on water soluble vitamin research, including their levels and availability in foods, their interactions with other dietary components and their roles in health and disease.