Health Canada

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    Food and Nutrition Surveillance in Canada: An Environmental Scan

    A healthy diet, nutritional well-being, and a safe nutritious food supply are essential contributors to a healthy productive population. The result is lower health care and social costs, and better quality of life for all Canadians.
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    Food and Nutrition - The full list

    Series of topical and brief publications produced by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada for the public, media and special interest groups.
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    Food and nutrition

    Safe food and good nutrition are important to Canadians. Maintaining the safety of Canada's food supply is a shared responsibility among government, industry and consumers. Eating a nutritious and balanced diet is one of the best ways to protect and promote good health.
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    Infant Feeding

    Breastfeeding is the normal and unequalled method of feeding infants. Health Canada promotes breastfeeding - exclusively for the first six months, and sustained for up to two years or longer with appropriate complementary feeding - for the nutrition, immunologic protection, growth, and...
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    Nutrition Policy Reports

    Lead page to Health Canada reports, discussion papers and articles related to research on nutritional health
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    Health Canada
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    Nutrition and Healthy Eating

    Food nourishes the body and gives us energy to get through each day. Healthy eating is fundamental to good health and is a key element in healthy human development, from the prenatal and early childhood years to later life stages.
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    Health Canada
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    Nutrition for healthy term infants: Recommendations from birth to six months

    Breastfeeding - exclusively for the first six months, and sustained for up to two years or longer with appropriate complementary feeding - is important for the nutrition, immunologic protection, growth, and development of infants and toddlers.
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    Health Canada
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    Nutrition Labelling

    Learn to make healthier food choices by using nutrition labelling information.
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    Health Canada
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    Nutrition claims

    There are two types of nutrition claims on foods: nutrient content claims and health claims. These claims must also follow certain rules from Health Canada to make sure that they are consistent and not misleading.
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    Health Canada
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    Nutrition Labelling Online Course

    Today's food environment can make it challenging for Canadians to make healthier food choices, but using labels can help. To improve understanding of food labels, Health Canada's Food Directorate has launched the Nutrition Labelling Online Course.
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    Health Canada
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