Modelling optimal diets for quality and cost: examples from Inuit and First Nations communities in Canada

• Published in: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• Main Authors: Willows, Noreen, Johnson-Down, Louise, Kenny, Tiff-Annie, Chan, Hing Man, Batal, Malek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2019
• Subjects: First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2018-0624; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/apnm-2018-0624; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/apnm-2018-0624

This review summarizes aspects of the 2017 Canadian Nutrition Society symposium, “Modelling diets for quality and cost: examples from Inuit and First Nations in Canada”. Indigenous peoples in Canada experience a high prevalence of nutrition-related chronic disease because of the poor quality and hig...