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Counting the Calories: Examining the Relationship Between Beverage Consumption and the Canadian Diet The Conference Board of Canada, 60 pages, August 9, 2018 Report by Michael Grant

Counting the Calories: Examining the Relationship Between Beverage Consumption and the Canadian Diet

The Conference Board of Canada, 60 pages, August 9, 2018
Report by Michael Grant

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The Canadian Beverage Association’s Balance Calories Initiative (CBI) aims to reduce the calories that Canadians obtain from liquid refreshment beverages (LRBs). Most LRB calories are in the form of sugar. This report uses Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition cycles to explore how the contribution of LRBs to Canadians’ diets is changing over time. Document Highlights The Conference Board of Canada is tracking the progress of the Canadian Beverage Association’s (CBA) Balance Calories Initiative (BCI). The initiative endeavours to reduce the number of calories that Canadians ingest from liquid refreshment beverages (LRBs) over the 2015 to 2025 time period. As most LRB calories are in the form of sugar, the initiative effectively targets a reduction in sugar consumption. This report uses Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition (CCHS–Nutrition) survey cycles for 2004 and 2015 to explore how LRBs’ contribution to Canadians’ diets are changing over time. The report’s introduction is followed by a review of the top-line dietary trends revealed by the CCHS–Nutrition survey data. Next is an analysis of the diets of overweight and obese Canadians with a particular focus on LRB’s role within these diets. The report also considers the implications of population aging for overall dietary trends and LRB consumption, and presents regional/provincial differences in LRB consumption. The report concludes with implications for the BCI. Table of Contents Counting the Calories: Examining the Relationship Between Beverage Consumption and the Canadian Diet Executive Summary Introduction The Top-Line Numbers Beverages and Weight Age and Gender Provincial Differences in LRB Consumption Conclusion and Key Findings Appendix A—Bibliography

The Canadian Beverage Association’s Balance Calories Initiative (CBI) aims to reduce the calories that Canadians obtain from liquid refreshment beverages (LRBs). Most LRB calories are in the form of sugar. This report uses Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition cycles to explore how the contribution of LRBs to Canadians’ diets is changing over time.

Document Highlights

The Conference Board of Canada is tracking the progress of the Canadian Beverage Association’s (CBA) Balance Calories Initiative (BCI). The initiative endeavours to reduce the number of calories that Canadians ingest from liquid refreshment beverages (LRBs) over the 2015 to 2025 time period. As most LRB calories are in the form of sugar, the initiative effectively targets a reduction in sugar consumption.

This report uses Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition (CCHS–Nutrition) survey cycles for 2004 and 2015 to explore how LRBs’ contribution to Canadians’ diets are changing over time. The report’s introduction is followed by a review of the top-line dietary trends revealed by the CCHS–Nutrition survey data. Next is an analysis of the diets of overweight and obese Canadians with a particular focus on LRB’s role within these diets. The report also considers the implications of population aging for overall dietary trends and LRB consumption, and presents regional/provincial differences in LRB consumption. The report concludes with implications for the BCI.

Counting the Calories: Examining the Relationship Between Beverage Consumption and the Canadian Diet