Healthy Eating
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Health Canada is dedicated to helping Canadians maintain
and improve their health and understands that eating a nutritious
and balanced diet is one of the best ways to protect and promote
good health.
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The Health Products and Food Branch (HPFB) of Health
Canada is responsible for the regulation of health products and
food in Canada. Through its Office of Nutrition Policy and
Promotion (ONPP), HPFB provides Canadians with expert
advice on nutrition and promotes their nutritional health and
well-being by defining, promoting and implementing evidencebased
nutritional policies and standards. ONPP serves as a focal
point for nutrition in Health Canada and provides national
leadership in promoting and supporting healthy eating.
Setting national nutrition policies and standards
All of ONPP's policies and publications reflect the best and
latest medical, biological, social, economic and environmental
evidence available. The office also takes current standards and
practices adopted by other countries and international agencies,
such as the World Health Organization, into account when
developing policies for Canada. ONPP works to better
understand what Canadians eat and the key factors that influence
eating behaviour.
Working collaboratively
Nutritional issues cut across a range of other areas, and
decisions related to health, agriculture, education, social and
economic policy all have an impact on the nutrition and health of
Canadians. Recognizing this broad scope, ONPP works
collaboratively with its partners, including all levels of
government, public and private agencies as well as other
organizations across Canada and around the world to promote
and support healthy eating.
Benefits to Canadians
ONPP considers the needs, attitudes and behaviour of
Canadians, as well as current scientific knowledge, when
developing health policies for Canadians. This work results in
improved resources and better nutritional information for
Canadians. The most widely known ONPP publication is
Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Educators, health
professionals and other groups who communicate nutritional
information to a variety of audiences rely on ONPP's resources
and products.
Health Canada, through the work of ONPP, is recognized as a
trusted source of evidence-based information about nutrition. By
developing and distributing a broad range of information on
nutritional topics such as dietary guidance, nutrition labelling,
healthy weights and healthy pregnancy, ONPP helps Canadians
adopt healthy eating patterns that promote good health.
Health Canada
Health Products and Food Branch
250 Lanark Avenue
Graham Spry Building
Address Locator: 2005A
Ottawa ON K1A 0K9
Telephone: (613) 957-1806
Fax: (613) 954-3957
Email: hpfb-dgpsa@hc-sc.gc.ca
Website: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/hpfb
Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Tower A, Qualicum Towers
2936 Baseline Road, 3rd floor
Address Locator 3303D
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9
Phone: (613) 957-8329
Fax: (613) 941-2432
E-mail: healthy_eating@hc-sc.gc.ca
Websites: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/nutrition
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/onpp
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