Assessing the nutritional quality of diets of Canadian children and adolescents using the 2014 Health Canada Surveillance Tool Tier System

Abstract Background Health Canada’s Surveillance Tool (HCST) Tier System was developed in 2014 with the aim of assessing the adherence of dietary intakes with Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide (EWCFG). HCST uses a Tier system to categorize all foods into one of four Tiers based on thresholds for...

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Main Authors: Mahsa Jessri, Stephanie K. Nishi, Mary R. L’Abbe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3038-5