Although a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables is considered a cornerstone of good health,
\nCanadians are still consuming less than the 7-10 servings per day recommended in Canada\u2019s
\nFood Guide. The studies featured this month illustrate how health behaviours in Canada are
\neffected by various interventions and policies. In fact, shopping frequency, awareness of
\nCanada\u2019s Food Guide, and school based interventions are all methods we use to assess how
\noverall consumption is impacted by external variables.
\nIn Minaker\u2019s \u201cFood shopping is associated with dietary outcomes in Ontario\u201d she finds that
\nfood store selection and BMI are correlated, and synthesized that their findings have potential
\nfor relevant food intervention programs. Adding to this study, Drapeau examines how school
\ninterventions have the potential to directly increase fruit and vegetable consumption among
\nchildren. Fernandez and Provencher\u2019s article examines one of Health Canada\u2019s developed
\ninitiatives, Eat Well Campaign: Food Skills (EWC) which promotes family meal planning and
\npreparation. It examines the collaboration between partners from the food retail and health
\nsectors, industry and media and how they worked to leverage resources and expertise and
\nextend the reach and effectiveness of the EWC.
\nTo this end, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA and the Canadian Public
\nHealth Association) are calling on the federal government to establish a Government
\nof Canada policy statement supporting the goal of increasing the fruit and vegetable
\nconsumption of Canadians by 20% by 2020. In fact, Canada is the only G7 country without
\nsome form of national fruit and vegetable nutrition policy. This goes beyond Canada\u2019s Food
\nGuide and into programs like CPMA\u2019s Half Your Plate by providing Canadians with specific
\nresources to promote consumption at both the national and local level. The research in
\nthis month\u2019s newsletter is supporting evidence to move this policy forward, and strengthens
\nthe argument of the importance of using intervention and other policy tools to increase
\nconsumption across the population.<\/p>\n","auteur":[{"ID":70556,"post_author":"22","post_date":"2020-04-22 14:51:12","post_date_gmt":"2020-04-22 12:51:12","post_content":"","post_title":"Christie Walker","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"christie-walker","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-04-22 14:51:12","post_modified_gmt":"2020-04-22 12:51:12","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/?post_type=auteur_revue&p=70556","menu_order":0,"post_type":"auteur_revue","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]},"elements_rattaches":false},"yoast_head":"\n