The Canadian Nutrient File (CNF) is Health Canada's standard reference food composition database reporting the amount of nutrients in foods commonly consumed in Canada. Can search by food or nutrient and it is available in English and French.

  2023-06-06 – Game/Quiz/Interactive Tool

A listing of international and country specific nutrient analysis databases and software analysis programs for professionals and consumers.

      2023-06-27 – Other

A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding the Mediterranean diet.

  2022-12-08 – Summary of Recommendations and Evidence

Background information regarding sustainable diets and the environment.

  2021-09-29 – Background

Table 1, page 267 from a research paper entitled Dietary sorbitol and mannitol: food content and distinct absorption patterns between healthy individuals and patients with irritable bowel syndrome published in the Journal of Human Nutrition of Dietetics providing the content of sorbitol and mannitol in various food groups. Cost to access full artilce.

  2021-07-23 – Tables/Forms

Information from Diabetes Canada on their position on “Low Carbohydrate Diets for Adults with Diabetes”, and a summary of the evidence related to a low carbohydrate dietary pattern as it relates to diabetes.

  2021-11-10 – Position Paper/Policy Document

This French translated handout provides information on the Mediterranean Diet

  2024-02-27 – Handout

A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding kidney stones.

  2023-01-27 – Summary of Recommendations and Evidence

This handout provides information on the Mediterranean Diet.

  2024-02-27 – Handout

Three weeks of heart healthy, simple to prepare dinners in French from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. Based on the Mediterranean diet guidelines. A grocery list is provided for each week, along with a variety of recipe links.

  2022-01-24 – Handout