Canadian Pediatric Weight Management Registry
Helpful Resources
This page is full of links to websites with additional information on healthy lifestyle tips and choices.
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Canada’s Food Guide is a great resource for basic guidelines on eating a healthy balanced diet
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This Health Canada Website also includes tips on reading nutrition labels and other healthy eating suggestions
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php
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ParticipACTION is a website designed to help educate people on the benefits of physical activity and provide tips on how to get started or increase daily activity levels
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On this website, you can also find Canada's physical activity report card for youth and children in Canada
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This Public Health Agency of Canada website is a great source of recommendations on physical activity for various age groups. It includes many ideas for physical activity, from casual games to chores or organized sports
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/hl-mvs/pa-ap/04paap-eng.php
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This webpage contains a wide range of helpful advice for parents of children living with diabetes. Topics include information on life with diabetes, healthy eating, physical activity, diabetes and school, and other topics.
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This page offers a large amount of information in leading healthy lifestyles. Topics include healthy eating and recipes, physical activity, healthy weight, healthy communities, and other current issues.
http://www.heartandstroke.on.ca/site/c.pvI3IeNWJwE/b.3581701/k.93CF/Healthy_Living.htm
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The #1 most visited webpage for physician-reviewed health advice for kids, teens, and their parents. Pages are specifically tailored to parent and youth readers, and they include topics covering a variety of issues within and beyond healthy eating and physical activity.
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Visit this website for upcoming events, fundraisers and resources on obesity in Canada.
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It provides information on the framework of obesity health care, including the '5As' of Obesity Management and guiding principles for managing obesity.