Eating habits and nutrient intake of Aboriginal adults aged 19-50, living off-reserve in Ontario and the western provinces

Canada. Health Canada. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "Overall, results show a high prevlance of overweight and obesity for the Aboriginal population, and eating habits that do not meet Canada's food guide to health eating (1992) recommendations. One important finding to note is that a hig proportion of foods are consumed from the "Other foods" category, and these foods are generally high in energy, fat, salt and/or sugar"--p. 5.

Record details

ISBN: 9781100200293 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (13 p.) : ill. (some col.), digital file.
Publisher: Ottowa, Ontario : Health Canada, 2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	Cover title. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 6-7).
Formatted Contents Note:	Key findings -- Introduction -- Prevalance of overweight and obesity -- Following Canada's Food guide to healthy eating (1992) -- Consumption of soft drinks -- Consumption of "sandwiches" -- Assessment of usual intakes -- What do these results mean for promoting healthy eating among Aboriginal people?
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.