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Use of Canada's Food Guide Before and After Revisions in 2019: A Between-Country Comparison
Juliette Cauchon1, Rachel B Acton2, Virginie Drolet-Labelle1
1Centre de recherche Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada; École de nutrition, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation (FSAA), Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada.
Objective:
To examine changes in food guide (FG) use among adults in Canada and 3 comparison countries (Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US)) before and after the January 2019 update of Canada's Food Guide.
Design:
Repeat cross-sectional online surveys.
Participants:
Adults (N = 68,129) from the International Food Policy Study (2018-2021).
Variables Measured:
Self-reported passive (having looked at FGs in the past year) and active FG use (having ever used FGs).
Analysis:
Differences in passive and active FG use were examined over time between countries using weighted adjusted logistic regression.
Results:
In Canada, the odds of passive FG use increased immediately after the January 2019 update to Canada's Food Guide, from 2018 to 2019 (P < 0.001), then decreased from 2019 to 2020 (P < 0.001) and from 2020 to 2021 (P = 0.004), with no change in active FG use. In comparator countries, FG use remained stable, except between 2020 and 2021, when the odds of passive and active FG use increased in the UK and decreased in the US (P < 0.001 for all comparisons).
Conclusions And Implications:
Although passive FG use increased following the 2019 release of Canada's Food Guide, this increase was not sustained and did not translate into increased active FG use, suggesting that ongoing dissemination is needed to support broader adoption.
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