Nadia Flexner

TL;DR: In this article, a review of national salt reduction initiatives around the world in 2019, and to quantify countries' progress in achieving the salt reduction target, is presented, where a total of 96 national salt reductions initiatives were identified, representing a 28% increase in the number reported in 2014, about 90% of the initiatives were multifaceted in approach and 60% had a regulatory component.

TL;DR: Investigating the association between UPF consumption and free sugars intake in the Canadian population found that almost half of the population’s energy intake came from UPF, and most of these calories came from free sugars.

TL;DR: The authors compared the nutritional compositions of foods in the CCHS 2015 Food and Ingredient Details (FID) file (n = 2,785) to a large representative Canadian database of branded food and beverage products (Food Label Information Program, FLIP) collected in 2017.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the intake of nutrients of concern from foods that would display a front-of-pack (FOP) symbol and identified the top food categories contributing to intakes for each nutrient of concern.

TL;DR: In this article , the potential dietary impact of implementing a mandatory front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) among Canadian adults was estimated and the number of diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) deaths could be averted or delayed due to these estimated dietary changes.