Infographic: Why Canadians need a front-of-package nutrition symbol

A diet HIGH in sugars, sodium and saturated fat is a MAJOR RISK FACTOR for obesity, heart disease and diabetes^{Footnote 1}

8 in 10 Canadians say nutrition is important when choosing foods, but…^{Footnote 2}

60% of the foods we buy are PROCESSED AND PACKAGED^{Footnote 3}

MANY of these foods are HIGH IN:
Sugars
Sodium
Saturated fat^{Footnote 4Footnote 5Footnote 6}

SUGARS

2/3 of packaged foods in the grocery store have SUGARS added to them^{Footnote 7}

SODIUM

3/4 of the SODIUM we eat comes from packaged and processed foods^{Footnote 8}

SATURATED FAT

1/3 of the FAT we eat comes from snacks and fast food^{Footnote 9}

A FRONT-OF-PACKAGE nutrition symbol WILL HELP YOU quickly and easily identify foods high in sugars, sodium or saturated fat.

Canada.ca/healthy-eating-strategy