Eating well with Canada's Food Guide (2007): development of the food intake pattern.
A food intake pattern specifying amounts and types of food was created for Canada's revised food guide, Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide (2007), using a two-step modeling process. In step one, food composites were manipulated to develop a food intake pattern. The second step used the step one food intake pattern to create 500 simulated diets for each of 16 age and gender groups. The resulting nutrient content distributions were evaluated relative to Dietary Reference Intake reference values. The modeling cycled between these two steps until a satisfactory pattern was achieved. The final pattern reflects modeling, a review of associations between foods and chronic disease, and input received during consultation.
Katamay
Stefa W
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Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Stefa_Katamay@hc-sc.gc.ca
Esslinger
Krista A
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Vigneault
Michel
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Johnston
Janice L
JL
Junkins
Beth A
BA
Robbins
Linda G
LG
Sirois
Isabelle V
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Jones-Mclean
Elaine M
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Kennedy
Anne F
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Bush
Mary A A
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Brulé
Danielle
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Martineau
Chantal
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D002170:Canada; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet / Q000639:trends*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements