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Abstract

Additionally, Canada’s dietary guidelines recommend that foods containing mostly unsaturated fatty acids replace foods that contain mostly SFA, irrespective of the food source [6]. Since SFA is a nutrient of public health interest, it is important to quantify SFA intake in Canada and identify the predominant food sources of SFA within the new CFG 2019 categories in the Canadian diet, which are currently unknown. [...]the objectives of this study were to quantify the SFA intakes of Canadian adults, determine the sources of SFA consumed by Canadian adults, and identify how these vary according to various sociodemographic characteristics and body weight status. [...]data suggest that the association between SFA consumption and CVD risk may vary according to the dietary source of SFA [4,5]. [...]it is important from a public health perspective to identify the sources of SFA consumed at a population level to best inform future public health initiatives on healthy eating. Unsurprisingly, almost half of SFA consumed by Canadians in 2015 came from foods that are not recommended and/or not included in the CFG. [...]even if the main sources of total SFA intake are protein foods, future health policies should focus primarily on reducing the population’s intake of processed foods and/or foods not included in the CFG, as they are an important source of SFA.

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Title
Consumption and Sources of Saturated Fatty Acids According to the 2019 Canada Food Guide: Data from the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey
Author
Harrison, Stéphanie  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Brassard, Didier  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lemieux, Simone  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lamarche, Benoît  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
First page
1964
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Sep 2019
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20726643
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2315412221
Copyright
© 2019. This work is licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.