Adapted from Statistics Canada, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children in Canada, page 99, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Share of Canadian students that were trying to lose weight from 2002-2014, by gender
This statistic presents the percentage of students in Canada who self-reported they they were actively trying to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014, by gender. According to the data, in 2014, * percent of boys and ** percent of girls were trying to lose weight.
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Health Canada. (February 24, 2015). Percentage of Canadian students who reported that they were doing something to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian students who reported that they were doing something to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by gender." Chart. February 24, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/
Health Canada. (2015). Percentage of Canadian students who reported that they were doing something to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/
Health Canada. "Percentage of Canadian Students Who Reported That They Were Doing Something to Lose Weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Feb 2015, /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/
Health Canada, Percentage of Canadian students who reported that they were doing something to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of Canadian students who reported that they were doing something to lose weight in 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014, by gender [Graph], Health Canada, February 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/788774/canadian-students-trying-to-lose-weight-by-year-and-gender/
