NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Breastfeeding, Body Composition, Cardiovascular Disease
24 Jan 2017
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More than half of ontarians and canadians are consuming fewer than 5 servings of fruits and veggies. Provinces that eat the fewest: newfoundland, alberta, manitoba, nova scotia. In general, adults consume a diet that"s consistent with the amdrs. Amdrs are associated with the consumption of a nutritionally adequate diet and reduced risk of acquiring chronic diseases. Canadians have been consuming more calories per day over the past 30 years. Many factors that influence our health: daily smoking (18. 6%, no physical activity (47. 5%, high total cholesterol (40%, under 5 servings fruits/veggies per day (58. 8%, high school graduates (79. 7%, college/uni graduates (54. 2%, food insecurity (9. 2%) As age increases, the number of health conditions an individual has also increases. About 50% of the canadian population is inactive. Western canada is more active than central/eastern canadian. Immigrants are less active than those born in canada: at least 60min/day for children 5-17.
