Healthy Weight
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
Active Living at Work Public Health Agency of Canada Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/fitness/work/index.html The Active Living at Work Web site provides information on the benefits of being active in the workplace to both workers and businesses, and provides resources that workers and employers can use to start and encourage active living programs.
Canada's Food Guide Health Canada, Health Products and Food Branch, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion Web Address: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index_e.html Canada's Food Guide provides resources to help guide food selection and promote the nutritional health of Canadians. Resources include outlines of the food groups, the recommended range of daily servings, background information about the food guide, and other information about healthy eating.
Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living Health Canada Web Address: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide This site is designed to meet the federally mandated promotion of health and fitness among Canadians. It provides information and general guidelines to help individuals make wise choices about physical activity.
Organizations
Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition 3800 Steeles Avenue West Suite 301A Woodbridge, ON L4L 4G9 Phone: (905) 265-9124 Fax: (905) 265-9372 E-mail: info@ccfn.ca Web Address: www.ccfn.ca The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition was formed when the National Institute of Nutrition and the Canadian Food Information Council were combined in 2004. The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition is a national, non-profit organization created to advance the nutritional health and well-being of all Canadians.
Dietitians of Canada 480 University Avenue Suite 604 Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 Phone: (416) 596-0857 Fax: (416) 596-0603 Web Address: www.dietitians.ca The Dietitians of Canada Web site provides a wide range of food and nutrition information, including fact sheets on frequently asked food and diet questions, quizzes and other tools to assess your diet habits, and meal planning guides.
Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) 1 WIN Way Bethesda, MD 20892-3665 Phone: 1-877-946-4627 toll-free Fax: (202) 828-1028 E-mail: win@info.niddk.nih.gov Web Address: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. WIN supplies information on weight control, obesity, and nutritional disorders for the public and for health professionals.
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| Author: | Carrie Henley Christine Wendt, R.D., L.D. | Last Updated: June 1, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Heather Chambliss, PhD - Exercise Science/Weight Management | |
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