Relative validity of a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall to evaluate adherence to Canadian dietary guidelines.

In Canada, dietary guidelines are issued by Health Canada. The latest revision was proposed in 2007 in Canada's Food Guide (CFG) [1]. Food patterns proposed in the CFG were first developed to achieve age and sex-specific targets. These recommendations are based on the evidence of the relationship between food intakes and chronic diseases [2]. Second, food patterns developed were analyzed and needed to yield fewer than 10% of diets not reaching the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) from the Institute of Medicine [3] (or the Adequate Intake (AI) for nutrients that did not have EAR).

Source: Nutrition - May 24, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jacynthe Lafreni ère, Catherine Laramée, Julie Robitaille, Benoît Lamarche, Simone Lemieux Source Type: research