Canada Health Food Guide

Canada's new food authority, "Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide" is now available at the County of Lambton Community Health Services Department.

The revised food guide, from Health Canada, contains information on the amount and the types of food recommended for age and gender plus clear guidelines on portion sizes. The guide, to help healthy Canadians two years of age and older meet nutritional needs, is based on the most current nutritional science to promote healthy growth and development, and to reduce the risk of chronic disease such as obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and osteoporosis. "The new Guide gives more direction on selecting the best choices within each food group," says Susan Harris, Registered Dietitian with Community Health Services. "We encourage everyone to continue enjoying a "rainbow of colours" of foods."The Guide addresses key nutrients and recommendations including:• Vitamin D supplements for adults over the age of 50 years.• Multi-vitamin supplement with folic acid for all women who could become pregnant, who are pregnant or who are breastfeeding.• Eat at least two servings of fish (i.e.

Getting New Food Guide as Easy as Going to Store

In an effort to help the residents of Middlesex-London better plan nutritious meals and eat healthy foods, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is making it easy to get a copy of Canada's new food guide. The Heath Unit has obtained 60,000 copies of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide, and is making the booklets available at supermarkets across the county and the city.

Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide is also available for download on Health Canada's website or by calling 1-800-O-Canada.

Canada's new food guide a step in a new direction

Health Canada recently released the latest version of "Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide" in an effort to help guide Canadians to eating and feeling healthier.
Health Canada is aiming to promote better overall healthy living for Canadians including a healthy diet, exercise and disease prevention. Access to the guide has been made much more efficient by having an online component enabling the user to personalize their food guide.
Health Minister Tony Clement launched the new guide at the Real Canadian Superstore in Orleans, Ontario and was happy with the adjustments that were made.
"One important new feature of this Food Guide is that it now offers Canadians information on the amount and types of food recommended for their age and gender."
Chief Public Health Officer Dr.

WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS New food guide ought to get you talking ...

Canada's Food Guide has been updated. "So what?" you might be thinking, "my patients aren't interested in changing their lifestyles." Physicians have a tough time talking about diet with their patients. Not only is it a delicate topic to bring up (everybody's sensitive about their weight), most clinicians simply don't have the time to get the message about healthy eating across to their patients. "There's good evidence that people whose physician talks to them about nutrition do better," says Dr Diane Finegood, a scientific director of nutrition at the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). So while the new version of the 65-year-old food guide isn't going to set the world on fire, its simple, common sense advice is as good a place as any to get a conversation started about healthy food choices.

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