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Setting dietary guidance: the Canadian experience
Mary Bush1, Sharon Kirkpatrick
1Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON. Mary_Bush@hc-sc.gc.ca
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
|December 11, 2003
Summary
Canadian dietary guidance evolved from 1977 recommendations to Canada's Food Guide. This process involved scientific review and public communication to reduce chronic disease risk.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Historical context of Canadian dietary recommendations starting in 1977.
- Emergence of new scientific understanding linking dietary patterns to chronic diseases in the late 1980s.
Observation:
- Divergence in dietary advice from various health organizations due to evolving science.
- Health Canada's establishment of two advisory committees in 1987 to address updated dietary needs.
Findings:
- The Scientific Review Committee defined dietary patterns for nutrient adequacy and chronic disease risk reduction, leading to updated Nutrition Recommendations.
- The Communications and Implementation Committee translated scientific findings into public-facing advice, culminating in Canada's Guidelines to Healthy Eating and Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
- Development of Dietary Reference Intakes provided updated nutrient values and improved dietary planning tools.
Implications:
- Ensuring ongoing alignment of Canadian dietary guidance with the latest scientific evidence.
- Health Canada's continued leadership in defining and disseminating accurate nutritional information for the Canadian public.
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