Question: Based on your knowledge of nutrients, should Health Canada’s marketing restrictions focus on sodium (salt), sugars, and saturated fat?
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Consultation Report: Restricting Marketing of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Children in Canada, page 12, June 20 to August 14, 2017. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canadian attitudes to restricting kids ads containing selected ingredients 2017
The graph presents the number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, thought marketing restrictions should focus on selected unhealthy ingredients, whereas *** Canadians (nine percent) said that they were not sure whether restrictions on marketing to children should be focused on sodium, sugar and fat.
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Health Canada. (April 26, 2016). Number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, sugars and saturated fat as of August 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/
Health Canada. "Number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, sugars and saturated fat as of August 2017." Chart. April 26, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/
Health Canada. (2016). Number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, sugars and saturated fat as of August 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/
Health Canada. "Number of Consumers in Canada Who Believe Restrictions on Marketing to Children Should Focus on Salt, Sugars and Saturated Fat as of August 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Apr 2016, /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/
Health Canada, Number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, sugars and saturated fat as of August 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Number of consumers in Canada who believe restrictions on marketing to children should focus on salt, sugars and saturated fat as of August 2017 [Graph], Health Canada, April 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/862159/canada-perspectives-on-restricting-unhealthy-ads-to-kids/
