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Postdoctoral fellow Fei Men and Prof. Valerie Tarasuk at the University of Toronto's Department of Nutritional Sciences and colleagues used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. It collects health information on half a million Canadian adults. Continue reading

The number of vegans, vegetarians and “flexitarians” — people consciously eating less meat — is on the rise in Canada, now totalling around 6.5 million people, a group roughly the same size as the population of the Greater Toronto Area. Continue reading

A recent study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics backs that up. It found that nearly 61 per cent of infants (6-11 months) and 98 per cent of toddlers (12-23 months) consumed added sugars as part of an average daily diet. Continue reading

n 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a mandatory policy that the manufacturers of packaged foods and beverages must post on the product label the added sugar contained in the product. Continue reading

The guide is simple, visual and flexible. It includes positive messages such as “Eat well.  Live well.  Eat a variety of healthy foods each day. Continue reading

Instead of eating food from four groups, Canadians are now encouraged to follow three guidelines on: what to eat regularly, what to avoid, and the importance of cooking and preparing meals at home. Continue reading