12. Background
• Rates of food insecurity:
• higher for Aboriginal Canadians
• Traditional food skills like gardening and food processing
• potential to improve food access
• building capacity in communities
• Food Sovereignty
• positive impact on the transfer of traditional food skills and knowledge.
• The Food Skills & Gardening Workshop
• bring First Nation community members together to share and learn very
practical food-based skills that have the potential to improve food security and
food sovereignty.
• Conferences:
• 2016 Prince Albert
• 2017 Saskatoon
• 2018 TBD
36. The Latest on Sugar
Still a villain?
Diet and prevention of
dental disease
CariesToo many sugary
drinks is linked to:
Obesity
Type 2 diabetes
Cavities
is the most prevalent infectious disease of
our nation’s children
37. Those who consume
the most sugar are twice as likely to die
from CVD (largely from heart attacks and
stroke)
That’s equivalent to
½ can of pop at meals (Bkft, L & D) raised
LDL and TGs
Not the common discussion
Sugar and CVD
38. Regular IntakeMarketing to Kids
Kids see over 25,000,000 food and
beverage ads on websites per
year
>90% are unhealthy
Consumer 27% of their calories
from sugar
Toddlers
Added sugars
Sugar in the Diet
Canadians consume ~110g (26
tsp) per day on average
40. Adult
WHO Recommendation
Total 25g/day max
= 6 tsp added sugar/day max
This is ~5% total energy
5% of energyAbout half for kids
Does not pertain
to natural sugars
Marketing100g total in Canada for labels
41. Sugar Shocker
How much added sugar?
3 tsp 0.3 tsp
Plain yogurt
0 tsp
Flavoured yogurt
2.5 tsp
43. Sugar Shocker
How much added sugar?
6.25 tsp 0 tsp 6.25 tsp 3.75 tsp
Black coffee, 12 ozCaramel macchiato, 12 oz Take out fruit muffin Cream filled donut
44. Types of fats
Balance
Just Sugar?
Eating PRO & veg before CHO lowers
post prandial blood glucose
Food order
Replace saturated with MUFAs rather
than refined CHOs
Balanced approach
Meals
Snacks
+ Drinks
Intake
Portion sizes
Types & amount of grains
45. Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy
Launched October 2016
BuildingInitiated 2016
Update resources according to current
best practices
With various timelines
(2019 for food guide, 5 years for labeling)
On past work
5 Initiatives
46. Nutrition Facts Table
Ingredient List
Dec 2021
3) Strengthen
Labeling and
Claims
2) Protect Vulnerable
Populations
Restrict marketing to
children
Revise the food guide
- Guiding principles
- Suit of products
1) Improve
Healthy Eating
5 Initiatives as of October 2016
Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy
Sodium and trans fat
reduction
12 month transition
period once regulation is
adopted
4) Improve Nutrition
Quality Standards
Nutrition North Canada
Nutrition education
5) Support Increased
Access to and
Availability of
Nutritious Foods
47. Declining globally
Increased V&F consumption
Childhood obesity
ECC
Food SkillsQuality
Food literacy, including cooking
skills, are needed to promote
home cooked meals
Numerous foods currently exist
with long shelf lives
Convenience
New Food Guide aims to help address
Food Environment
Credit: Jean-Claude Moubarac, PhD Professeuradjoint,
Départementde nutrition, Université de Montréal, Canada
http://www.foodispower.org/fast-food/
49. SSB Taxation
• CCHS says 10% tax to SSB could result in:
– $4.1 BILLION saved in health care costs
– $16.5 BILLION in tax revenue
• Various places to invest
– Health promotion, universal pre-K
• WHO recommends 20% tax on SSB
56. Let them try
Mess
SLP implications
Focus on iron
Fist foods
Solids at 6 months
Share Messaging
Infant Feeding
Manual dexterity
and intra-oral
development
58. Collaborate
Get involved in
your community
Be positive
Make a dental visit an enjoyable
experience, from a young age
See children
Establish dental
homes early
What Can a Dental Office Do?
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typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been
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since the 1500s, when an unknown printer
took a galley of type and scrambled it to
make a type specimen book.
Fluoride varnish
& dental sealants
Public policy
Be involved, lead by example
Introduce solids at 6 months
Focus on iron
Collaborate with other disciplines
Share consistent
messages
What Can a Dental Office Do?
