LIFESCI 2N03- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 17 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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Canada"s food guide was developed using nutrition information. Only 1% can recall the number of servings recommended for each. Determining the number servings of food croups when eating mixed. Developed because most canadians don"t know serving size guidelines. Supported by phac, heart and stroke, canadian cancer society. Assumes that the cfg works - assumes that a women who needs 1800 calories a day is going to get those 1800 calories (middle aged women) Seems like too much for a middle aged women. The bread has a lot more calories than the nutrient file suggested. Times have changed, we have larger fruits, and there is a lot of change in food in general. Thinks there is a fudge factor of 15% (therefore the 1997 nutrient file estimates. 40% of the vegetables we consume as canadians are potatoes. Health canada pretends that the fried form of potatoes is baked potato. To combat this they warn to avoid fried potatoes.
