Notes

1 Canadian Institute for Health Information (2008). Health Care in Canada 2008 (Ottawa, Ont.: CIHI, 2008). Pg 5. Retrieved from http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_1472_E&cw_topic=1472&cw_rel=AR_43_E

2 Ibid.

3 PHAC (2004). Trends in Prevalence of Obesity in Canada excluding Territories. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada. Heart and Stoke Foundation. (2004). Statistics. Retrieved March 20 of 2009, from http://www.heartandstroke.com/site/c.ikIQLcMWJtE/b.3483991/k.34A8/Statistics.htm

Canadian Cancer Society/National Cancer Institute of Canada (2008).Canadian Cancer Statistics 2008. Toronto, Canada. Health Canada. (2002). The Economic Burden of Illness 1998. Retrieved from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ebic-femc98/pdf/ebic1998.pdf

4 Canadian Coalition for the Public Health in the 21st Century.(2005, August). Chronic Disease – A public Health Issue. Public Health Fast Facts. Retrieved from http://www.cpha.ca/uploads/progs/_/ccph21/Facts_Chronic_e.pdf

5 Health Canada (2002). The Economic Burden of Illness 1998. Retrieved from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ebic-femc98/pdf/ebic1998.pdf

6 World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research. (2009). Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity: a Global Perspective. Washington DC: AICR.

7 Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan. (2009, February). Building a Heart Healthy Canada. Retrieved from http://www.chhs-scsc.ca/web/wp-content/uploads/60408strategyeng.pdf

8 UK Cross-Government Obesity Unit, Department of Health and Department of Children, Schools and Families (2008). Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross Government Strategy for England. Retrieved from www.dh.gov.uk/publications

9 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php. The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

10 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php. The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

11 Ibid.

12 Tyrchniewicz, E., McDonald, B. (2007, December). Finding Common Ground: Food for a Healthy Population and a Healthy Agri-food Sector. CAPI Food and Health Project.

13 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 30. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php.

14 Statistics Canada. Certified organic products, by province (2001 and 2006 Census of Agriculture) (Canada). Retrieved from http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/agrc04a-eng.htm

15 Ibid.

16 Ibid, pg 36.

17 Ibid, pg 34.

18 Ibid, pg 34.

19 ACNielsen. (2008, October 4). Canadian Consumer Shopping Behaviour Report. (PowerPoint Presentation).

20 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (n.d). Canada’s Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry: Pulse Industry. Retrieved from http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/supply/3317_e.pdf

21 Statistics Canada. Table 105-0449 - Fruit and vegetable consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories and selected health regions (June 2005 boundaries), every 2 years. Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

22 Ibid.

23 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 47. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.

24 Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat . (2007). Assessing, Selecting, and Implementing Instruments for Government Action. Retrieved from http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca.

25 Golan, E., Unnevehr, L. (2008). Food product composition, consumer health, and public policy: Introduction and overview of special section. Food Policy, 33:465-469.

26 COI Communications. (2008, July). Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century. UK Cabinet Office. Retrieved from: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/food_policy.aspx

27 Government of Canada. (2007). Canada’s Proposed Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan – Overview. Retrieved from http://www.healthycanadians.ca/alt_formats/pdf/01-P_440-ActionPlan_Pamphlet_eng_16.PDF

28 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008). Growing Forward: The New Agricultural Policy Framework. Retrieved from http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1200339470715&lang=eng

29 The WHO Global Strategy. Diet and physical activity: a public health. Retrieve from the World Health Organization: priority http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/en/

30 Public Health Agency of Canada. (2005). The Integrated Pan-Canadian Healthy Living Strategy. Retrieved from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat/pdf/hls_e.pdf

31 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (1998). Canada’s Action Plan for Food Security. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/fsec-seca/pdf/action_e.pdf

32 Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion. Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004). Retrieved from Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/index-eng.php

33 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank.(2009). Global Economic Prospects 2009: Commodities at the Crossroads, Pg 56. Retrieved from http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/GEPEXT/EXTGEP2009/0,,contentMDK:22002695~pagePK:64167689~piPK:64167673~theSitePK:5530498,00.html

34 Ibid.

35 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2006). The State of Food Insecurity in the world 2006, Pg. 8. Retrieved from FAO Corporate Document Repository: http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0750e/a0750e00.HTM

36 Ibid.

37 Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide. Health Canada. Retrieved March 20,2009, from: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php

38 Statistics Canada. Table 105-0449 - Fruit and vegetable consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories and selected health regions (June 2005 boundaries), every 2 years. Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

39 Canadian Children’s Food & Beverage Advertising Initiative. (2007, April). Retrieved from Advertising Standards Canada: http://www.adstandards.com/en/childrensinitiative/default.htm

40 Cantox Health Sciences International. (2007, December 18). Critical Review of Health Canada’s Standards of Evidence for Evaluating Foods with Health Claims and Analysis of Requirements for Pre-market Evaluation of Functional Foods and Related Health Claims in the Canadian Market. Retrieved from Nutri-Net: http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx

41 Statistics Canada. Table 105-0449 - Fruit and vegetable consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories and selected health regions (June 2005 boundaries), every 2 years. Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

42 Schoonover, H., Muller, M. (2006, November). Food without Thought: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Pg 6. Retrieved from http://www.iatp.org/iatp/publications.cfm?accountID=421&refID=80627

43 Dall, T.M., Astwood, J. et al. (2009). Health Benefits and Medical Cost Savings Attributable to Calorie, Sodium and Saturated Fat Reductions in the American Diet. Accepted for publication.

44 MarS Landing. (2008, November). The Satellite Special Edition, Pg 3;

45 Scott Wolfe Management Inc.(2002): http://www.scottwolfe.ca/

46 George Morris Centre.(2008, March 31). Opportunities for the Canadian Agri-Food Industries in Functional Foods and Natural Health Products. Nutri-Net Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Retrieved from http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx

47 Cantox Health Sciences International. (2007, December 18). Critical Review of Health Canada’s Standards of Evidence for Evaluating Foods with Health Claims and Analysis of Requirements for Pre-market Evaluation of Functional Foods and Related Health Claims in the Canadian Market. Retrieved from Nutri-Net: http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx.

Smith, B., Harrison, G., Rutherford, S. (2007,October).Comprehensive Overview of Federal Statutes and Regulations Applicable to Pre-Market Evaluation of Foods and Food-Related Health Claims. Retrieved from Nutri- Net: http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx

48 Sparling, D. and P. Laughland (2006). The Two Faces of Farming. http://www.iafpi.ca

49 Statistics Canada (2006). Proportion of farms by receipts class by farm type.

50 Prahalad, C.K. (2008). Presentation at the Global Convergence Building Workshop Commissioned by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Montreal.

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