title: Nutrition in health promotion programs: a Canadian perspective.
abstract: Experience has been gained in Canada through 40 years of nutrition intervention programs at national, provincial and community levels. Nutrition has recently been identified as a priority in a strengthened national health promotion program. Four strategies for promoting good nutrition are identified. For two issues, diet and chronic disease and the nutritional needs of children and youth, recent experiences at the national level are described.
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002170:Canada; D004032:Diet; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D012931:Social Environment