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Nutrition Recommendations for Canadians

1. The Canadian diet should provide energy consistent with the maintenance of body weight within the recommended range.
2. The Canadian diet should include essential nutrients in amounts recommended in this report.
3. The Canadian diet should include no more than 30% of energy as fat.
4. The Canadian diet should provide 55% of energy as carbohydrate from a variety of sources.
5. The sodium content of the Canadian diet should be reduced.
6. The Canadian diet should include no more than 5% of total energy as alcohol, or two drinks daily, whichever is less.
7. The Canadian diet should contain no more caffeine than the equivalent of 4 cups of coffee per day.
8. Community water supplies containing less than 1 mg/litre should be fluoridated to that level.

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