Health committee  I guess the question is, to what extent is poverty linked to diabetes? We do see that there are a disproportionate number of people with diabetes who are in a lower socio-economic category. That could be for many reasons, and access to healthy food could be one of them. Knowledge

Health committee  Thank you for mentioning glycemic index. Diabetes Canada has been a supporter and proponent of the glycemic index for a number of years. The reason for that is when people consume a diet with a lower glycemic index.... For those of you who may not be aware, glycemic index measu

Health committee  I'm sorry, Sonia. Could you repeat the last part of your question?

Health committee  At the risk of sounding redundant or repetitive, I think it's going to take a multipronged approach. My understanding is that the largest consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages are teenage youth, and the major purchaser of sugar-sweetened beverages to bring them in the home is th

Health committee  Diabetes Canada is very committed to getting the message out around how to manage and prevent diabetes. We publish the “Clinical Practice Guidelines” for health care providers to help them help their patients who are trying either to prevent or to manage their diabetes. With res

Health committee  Similar to my colleague from Heart and Stroke, I think the multipronged approach is going to take more than just Canada's food guide being revised. It's going to take various policies, a lot of education, and as Dr. Lamarche mentioned, it's also going to be a policy that enables

Health committee  Yes, absolutely. Diabetes Canada has been asking and advocating for a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages for the last year plus. It's well known that we are definitely in favour of that, and we're not alone.

Health committee  I'll take that. Dr. Lamarche might want to add more later. As a dietitian, products like Ensure, Boost, and other similar products—Glucerna—have been pretty much reserved for people who are unable to eat whole foods. In the past, they were reserved for individuals who were just

Health committee  There are many overlapping recommendations between DASH, the Mediterranean, and some of the recommendations of the new Canada food guide. I will defer to our third speaker, who might know a little more with respect to the smaller nuances of the diets. But with respect to increa

Health committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about Canada's food guide, and respond to any questions that might assist you in your study. My name is Joanne Lewis. I am a registered dietitian and the director of nutrition and healthy eating for Diabetes Canada. Diabetes