Opinion: New Canada Food Guide: Why We Must Get It Right this Time

Soon Health Canada will unveil its new Canada Food Guide; the last version was released 10 years ago and the previous, 15 years earlier. The food we eat is a very important, if not the most important, factor affecting our health. The new guide will, therefore, have a profound, long-term impact on Canadians, so it is critical that we get it right this time.
Canadians might be surprised to learn that the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, recommended by Heath Canada for the last 50 years has never b