National Nutrition Committee Update DES Leadership Forum May 2003

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National Nutrition Committee UpdateDES
Leadership ForumMay 2003

• Eleeta Armit RD CDE
• DES Liaison to NNC
• earmit_at_youville.ca

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Committee Members

• Dr. Catherine Field(Chair)
• Kristin Anderson(DC)
• Rejeanne Gougeon(CSS)
• Christiane So(DQ)
• Eleeta Armit(DES)
• Sharon Zeiler(CDA)

• Vanessa Nardelli
• Kathy Harrigan
• Beverley Harris
• Cathy Pearson
• Evelyne Pytka(LOA)
• Vay Chen Deziel(CDA)

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Activities of Note

• Letter to Health Canada on fortification of foods
• Cookbooks- Canadas Everyday Diabetes Choice
  Recipes by Kathy Younker
• 3 sub-committees -Labelling
• -Implementation
• -GHEG
• Position Papers-Sugar Alcohol-published Dec,2002
• -Glycemic
  Index,Sweeteners (draft)
• - education tool
  (fact sheet) is planned

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Guidelines

• Participated in the writing of Clinical Practice
  Guidelines Nutrition Chapter reviewed draft.
• Nutrition integrated into relevant sections.
  Discussion Oct,2003 at conference launch Dec,2003
• Proposed revision of 1999 Nutrition Guidelines
• joint project with DC and DQ chaired by
  Kristin Anderson (MB) - new title
• Evidence Based Best Practices for the
  Nutritional Management of Diabetes Mellitus

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Canadian Diabetes Strategy

• New web page with resources for consumer
  professionals
• Easy access through www.diabetes.ca
• The link is under nutrition.
  (http//www.diabetes.ca/Section_About/hesy.asp)

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CDA Professional Conference

• Pre-conference Workshop- community-based
  nutrition by Heather Komar Cindy Sass
• Nutrition Symposium- GHEG, HESY,
• fructose debate- Its role, safety and
  efficacy.
• Carbohydrate Counting launch of new tool
  workshop will be repeated as is expected to be
  popular

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GHEG- Subcommittee members

• Eleeta Armit
• Barbara Allan
• Kathryn Arcudi
• Anne Garrett
• Kathy Harrigan
• Wendy Levin
• Vanessa Nardelli
• Sharon Zeiler(CDA)

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GHEG- process

• Monthly meetings by teleconference
• Consultant hired for business plan
• Timeline- 2004 after CPG (over 2 budget years)
• Recommendations approved by NNC CDA Senior
  Management
• Evaluate new ADA DQ resources
• Communication Plan CDA stakeholders
• Evaluation

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GHEG- Recommendations

• 15 grams available carb
• First choice others
• GI, heart healthy more variety/cultural
• Ease of use
• Harmonize with others
• CFG, DQ, USA etc
• Working groups planned for each food group

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GHEG- Recommendations cont

• Evaluate resource- traditional format vs new
  technology
• GHEG Food Choice Value Symbols be removed for
  now with rationale
• CFIA- new process 3-5yrs time to set criteria for
  using CDA symbol
• Nutrition message consistent with current
  guidelines
• NEW- evaluate rounding rules of the nutrient
  database (Aug/03)

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HESY Update

• May 2003 launch
• www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca
• French resources are available
• Tool kit Virtual grocery store
• Media contact
• Grocery Cart Makeovers
• Evaluation
• Contact Susan Roberts-
• susanr_at_cbr-aimhigh.com

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Volunteers are always needed

• Contact Sharon Zeiler at National Office
• zeiler_at_diabetes.ca