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Lecture 2a 13 Jan 2014
Nutrition concerns including nutritional health and
food consumption trends in Canada
About The Canadian Council of Food and
Nutrition
Tracking Nutrition Trends (TNT) - 1989-2009- produced by The
Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN)
The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition (CCFN) is a national, nonprofit organization established in 2004 through the union of the mandates
of the National Institute of Nutrition and the Canadian Food Information
Council. The vision of CCFN is to be the multi-sectoral trusted voice for
science and evidence-based food and nutrition policy and information in
Canada.
To successfully achieve its vision, CCFN acts as a catalyst in advancing
the nutritional health and well-being of all Canadians by:
•Championing evidence-based solutions to key nutrition issues affecting
the nutritional health of Canadians;
•Advocating for evidence-based nutrition policy in Canada; and
•Promoting public understanding of food and nutrition issues.
About Tracking Nutrition Trends (TNT)
Surveys
The Tracking Nutrition Trends (TNT) survey series
was initiated in 1989 to investigate adult Canadians’
self-reported knowledge, attitudes and behaviour with
respect to food and nutrition issues. Each wave of the
series has built on the previous findings by tracking
trends and developing a benchmark on emerging
issues.
SPECIFIC TRENDS IN NUTRITION
(1989-2009)
-rise in internet use for nutrition information
-still little attention being paid to trans fats- do not
really understand trans fats
SPECIFICS TRENDS IN NUTRITION (19892009) continued
-little change in self-rated health, self-rated eating habits or self-rated
knowledge about nutrition (self-rating of excellent or very good for each
of health, eating habits and knowledge about nutrition are all still less
than 50 %)
-grasp of key nutrition facts (1989-2009) remains unchanged
-key nutrition facts are:
1) high fibre diet may help prevent colon cancer (about 80 %)
2) reducing fat in the diet can lower blood cholesterol (about 80 %)
3) some types of fibre help reduce blood cholesterol (about 75 %)
4) fewer could name all four food groups or at least one food group
5) all of above 4 plus understanding of glycemic index and omega 3's in
health showed a small drop (2006 to 2008)
-desire to maintain good health has dropped as has making
improvements to eating habits and the importance of good nutrition
SPECIFICS TRENDS IN NUTRITION (19892009) continued
-convenience of foods has become more important
over the years
-percentage of people always reading food labels has
remained fairly low and constant
-yet concern about dietary fat, cholesterol, fibre, salt,
sugar, vitamins, caffeine and fibre has increased
-a small percentage increase in persons are selecting
foods based on fat, cholesterol, fibre, salt, sugar,
saturated and trans fat.
2008 Our Health –Cape Breton District
Health Authority
http://www.cbdha.nshealth.ca/IC2/intranet/in
cludes/secure_file.cfm?ID=75&menuID=3
Fruits and Vegetables Consumption
Females were more likely than males
to consume the recommended daily servings
of fruit and vegetables.
2008 Our Health –Cape Breton District
Health Authority
http://www.cbdha.nshealth.ca/IC2/intranet/in
cludes/secure_file.cfm?ID=75&menuID=3
Diabetes Rates Cape Breton
Males
12%
Females
9%
BMI
Overweight
Obese
Canada
6%
5%
NS
8%
6%
Cape Breton Canada NS
61.3%
48.5% 55.2%
21.4%
16.0% 20.1%
AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE BAD NEWS ARE:
http://www.diabetes.ca/documents/getinvolved/FINAL_Econo
mic_Report.pdf
Interesting observation in Belgium- first year
university students with larger waist circumferences
have a greater chance of failure-Deliens et al (2013)
Nutrition Journal 12:162.
-yet another reason for young people to be concerned
about obesity (aside from type 2 diabetes, heart
disease, hypertension, stroke, end stage renal disease,
blindness, amputation, liver disease, depression, sleep
apnea, lack of workplace productivity, job insecurity,
poorer income, reduced benefits and pensions, and
loss of publically funded healthcare)
Contributing to Obesity are:
Five food felons
1) saturated fats
2) trans fats
3) added sugars
4) syrups
5) any grains that aren’t 100% whole
BOTTOM LINE
Not all Canadians are walking the
talk. They know what has to be done
but cannot bring consistently
themselves to do it. Canadians as a
population just do not get it.
Obesity continues to rise in Canada
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