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Institution: Health Canada More Details
Organization: Population and Public Health Branch
Last Revised: 2008-07-22

Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Are you interested in learning more about nutrition and the benefits of healthy eating? The Nutrition site contains many useful resources that can answer your questions, including information on the following subjects:

  • the Vitality Program for healthy living
  • the Body Mass Index (BMI) for weight assessment
  • nutrition during pregnancy
  • nutrition for children between six and twelve years old
  • Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating food labels
This information is available on-line only. Certain publications are available in PDF format. (A Java compatible browser is required to be able to calculate your BMI.)

URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/hpfb-dgpsa/onpp -bppn/index_e.html

Contacts:
Nutrition and Healthy Eating Unit
Jeanne Mance Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1B4
Tel: (613) 957-8330