Prompted awareness and use of <i>Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide</i>: a population‐based study

Mathe, Nonsikelelo; Meer, Lisette van der; Agborsangaya, Calypse; Murray, Terra C.; Storey, Kate; Johnson, Jeffrey; Loitz, Christina C.; Johnson, Steven T.

doi:10.1111/jhn.12222

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“…Previous research has documented very low utilization of CFG in several groups across Canada, and non-Caucasian ethnic origin is a risk factor for low awareness of CFG (Jacobs Starkey, Johnson-Down, & Gray-Donald, 2001;Mathe et al, 2015). In our sample, most of the Tamil participants are no exception.…”

Section: Exposure To Canada's Food Guidementioning

confidence: 64%

Eating well with Canada's food guide? Authoritative knowledge about food and health among newcomer mothers

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Section: Exposure To Canada's Food Guidementioning

confidence: 64%

Eating well with Canada's food guide? Authoritative knowledge about food and health among newcomer mothers

2015

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“…This tool is intended for healthy Canadians and is readily available to the population, particularly in schools. Most Canadians (86·5 %) report having general awareness of CFG ( 15 ) . For the design of a questionnaire related to CFG recommendations, specific items were required.…”

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Development and validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for a Canadian population

Bradette-Laplante

Carbonneau

Provencher

et al. 2016

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a nutrition knowledge questionnaire in a $$" sample of French Canadians from the province of Quebec, taking into account dietary guidelines. $%"Design: A 38-item questionnaire was developed by the research team and evaluated for content validityby an expert panel, and then administered to respondents. Face validity and construct validity were $'" measured in a pretest. Exploratory factor analysis and covariance structure analysis were performed to $(" verify the structure of the questionnaire and identify problematic items. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were evaluated through a validation study. $*"Setting: Online survey %+"Subjects: Six nutrition and psychology experts, fifteen registered dietitians (RDs) and 180 lay people %!" participated in the study. %#"Results: Content validity evaluation resulted in the removal of two items and reformulation of one item. %$"Following face validity, one item was reformulated. Construct validity was found to be adequate, with %%"higher scores for RDs when compared non-RDs (21.5/24 (SD=2.1) vs 15.7/24 (SD=3.0), p<0.001). %&"Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the questionnaire contained only one factor. Covariance %'" structure analysis led to removal of 16 items. Internal consistency for the overall questionnaire was %(" adequate (Cronbach alpha coefficient = 0.73). Assessment of test-retest reliability resulted in %)" significant associations for the total knowledge score (r=0.59, p<0.001).

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“…This is similar to previous survey research which found that awareness of the 2019 CFG was high among Canadian adults (Charlebois et al, 2021). Awareness of the 2007 CFG has also shown to be high with over 80% of Canadian adults stating they have heard of the 2007 Food Guide (Slater & Mudryj, 2018).While awareness of the CFG is high, this awareness does not appear to translate into Canadians meeting the dietary recommendations promoted in the CFG (Mathe et al, 2015;Slater & Mudryj, 2018;Vanderlee et al, 2015). The current findings regarding parents' perceptions of CFG and challenges in meeting the CFG may help explain this gap.…”

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Perceptions of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide: a qualitative study with parents from Southwestern Ontario

Leme

Laila

Hou

et al. 2022

Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.

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In January 2019, Health Canada released a revised Canada’s Food Guide (CFG). This study aimed to understand the perceptions of the 2019 CFG among Canadian parents with children aged 2–12 years. From October 2019–January 2020, 8 focus groups with parents from Southwestern Ontario were conducted using a semi-structured interview script focused on understanding perceptions of the 2019 CFG. A hybrid thematic approach with inductive and deductive analyses was used. Forty parents (72.5% mothers, 77.5% white) with diverse levels of education and income participated. Most parents were aware of the 2019 CFG. Positive perceptions of the 2019 CFG were that the guide was visually appealing and less biased from the food industry compared with previous guides. Parents also reported that the focus on eating behaviours could support healthy eating among their families. Negative perceptions included insufficient information about plant-based proteins, removal of milk and alternatives food group, and lack of representation of various cultures in the guide. Challenges to following the CFG recommendations, including time constraints and limited knowledge regarding how to identify and prepare plant-based proteins, were discussed. Parent perceptions of the CFG can help inform public health policies and behavioural-change strategies designed to support adherence to the 2019 CFG recommendations. Novelty: Awareness of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) was high. Parents identified that the 2019 CFG was visually appealing and less biased from the food industry. Concerns about the recommendations of plant-based proteins, “exclusion” of dairies, and lack of cultural representation.

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Prompted awareness and use of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide: a population‐based study

Abstract: Sex, ethnicity and income were associated with general awareness of CFG. Future studies could explore the relationship between awareness and other health-related behaviours.

Cited by 14 publications

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Eating well with Canada's food guide? Authoritative knowledge about food and health among newcomer mothers

Eating well with Canada's food guide? Authoritative knowledge about food and health among newcomer mothers

Development and validation of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for a Canadian population

Perceptions of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide: a qualitative study with parents from Southwestern Ontario

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