
Nutrition Fact Sheet – Traditional Foods
This fact sheet outlines the impacts of the shift from a traditional diet, consisting of a wide variety of highly nutritious foods harvested and gathered from the land and water, to a nontraditional diet based on commercially processed and packaged foods that are low in nutritional value.
Resource Information
Date
January 1, 2013
Author
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Type
Evidence Summary
Setting
Community-at-large
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Healthy Eating
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional, National
Tags
chronic disease prevention, food access, healthy eating, indigenous, local food, nutrition guidelines, obesity, processed foods