Nutrient profile (NP) models, tools used to rate or evaluate the nutritional quality of foods, are
increasingly used by government bodies worldwide to underpin nutrition-related policies. An …

This study describes food consumption patterns in Canada according to the types of food
processing using the Nova classification and investigates the association between …

Background The term “nutrient profile”(NP) has been associated with several concepts
arising from the need to regulate the choice of food products, and to allow consumers to …

This study examined differences in food and beverage intake estimated from nationally
representative surveys of Canadians in 2004 and 2015 collected through the Canadian …

Methods: For this scoping review, detailed search strategies were used to identify relevant
peer-reviewed and grey literature published between October 2016 and November 2021 …

Chronic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and metabolic syndrome, as well
as obesity, amount to a public health crisis in Canada, other high-income countries, and now …

Background: Analyzing the effects of dietary patterns is an important approach for examining
the complex role of nutrition in the etiology of obesity and chronic diseases. Objectives: The …

The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a diet quality index shown to be associated with reduced
chronic disease risk. Older versions of the HEI have been adapted for Canadian …

Background Food marketing can influence children's dietary behaviors. In Canada, Quebec
banned commercial advertising to children under the age of 13 y in 1980, whereas …

Background The release of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), Nutrition 2015
provides a unique opportunity since CCHS 2004 to investigate food choices of Canadian …