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Healthy Food Choices: Good Reasons to Recommend Foods of Animal Origin
Many Canadians could benefit from a greater awareness of the important nutritional contributions of foods from each of the 4 food groups in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Current dietary recommendations emphasize the importance of whole grain products and vegetables and fruit. Nutrition surveys indicate that many Canadians also consume fewer than the minimum recommended servings of Milk Products and Meat & Alternatives. This research based update highlights the shortfalls in Canadian eating habits, nutrients of concern to Canadians, and benefits of foods of animal origin.
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