Alignment of menu items offered in Canadian long-term care homes with Canada’s food guide and the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines
While about one-half of LTC menu items align with CFG and DCCP, opportunities remain to enhance their nutritional quality. Developing a translational tool based on nutrient profile models could simplify the application of food-based dietary guidelines, supporting more effective and aligned LTC menu planning.
Authors
- Mary R. L’Abbé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7688-7558)
- Jennifer J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8012-0691)
- Chris Middleton
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21803-7
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sanofi
- University of Toronto