Objective: To determine the association between the perception of practical advice and the educational messages of the food guides in students of a private university in Peru. Methodology: Cross-sectional study. The population corresponded to undergrads who are from the first to tenth semester of their degrees in a private university of Lima-Peru. The sample was 480 university students who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected in the period from october to november of the year 2019. A questionnaire was applied to collect the perception of university students about the messages of the dietary guidelines and the media where they would like to know information about educational messages. Results: 46.5% correspond to undergrads of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Messages 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 11 of the Peruvian GABAS showed an evident statistical association (p <0.05). The media with the highest proportion by which they would like to know educational messages about healthy eating were Television (28.5%), Instagram (27.7%) and Facebook (19.0%). Conclusion: Differentiated advertising should be designed and implemented on television, Instagram and Facebook on healthy eating to contribute to the improvement of the health and nutrition status of Peruvian university students. Arch Latinoam Nutr 2021; 71(1): 36-44. / Revisión por pares

This study aims to examine how the migration experience influences newcomer mothers’ young child feeding and care practices and their children’s overall health. The thesis comprises three separate manuscripts, each of which examines one of the three intermediate determinants of the nutritional status of young children (UNICEF 1990): access to healthcare, household food insecurity, and child feeding and care practices. The research was conducted in Toronto’s Jane-Finch neighbourhood, a suburban neighbourhood home to a high density of newcomers. Thirty-two participants (16 Sri Lankan Tamil and 16 Latin American) who had migrated to Canada within the past five years as refugee claimants or family sponsored immigrants participated in the study. Data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with women from low-income households who had a child between the ages of 1 and 5 years. Spanish and Tamil speaking interviewers interviewed each participant two or three times. Data was analyzed using a mid-level approach in which broad analytical themes are determined prior to analysis and specific themes were then generated based on participants’ perspectives and are grounded in the data. The first manuscript examines newcomer mothers’ experiences accessing physicians for their children and identifies the major gaps between mothers’ expectations and their actual experiences that lead to barriers in communication and overall patient dissatisfaction. The second manuscript demonstrates that mothers’ past experiences with food insecurity affect two aspects of the construct of food insecurity: its managed aspect and its temporal nature. This finding has implications for the measurement of food insecurity in newcomer populations. The third manuscript reveals that newcomer mothers are exposed to several parallel and often conflicting systems of knowledge concerning health and nutrition for their children, and that their utilization of Canada’s Food Guide is impeded by its failure to acknowledge alternate parallel knowledge systems. These findings can be applied to the development of social and health policy aimed at improving cultural competency in healthcare and nutrition education and at ameliorating the income constraints leading to household food insecurity.

abstract: In 2002, a scientifically derived food guide pyramid for vegetarians, the Modified Food Guide for Lacto-ovo-vegetarians and Vegans was published and well received. Now that 10 years have passed, new scientific literature regarding the bioavailability of the nutrients of key concern in vegetarian diets has been published, and the graphical format of the nation's food guide has evolved from a pyramid shape into a circular plate. The objective of this research was to examine the post-2002 literature regarding the bioavailability of key nutrients in vegetarian diets; to use this information to update the recommendations made in the 2002 Modified Food Guide Pyramid for Lacto-ovo-vegetarians and Vegans; and to adapt this revised food plan to the new USDA MyPlate format. This process involved reviewing the scientific literature to determine if the DRIs for the nutrients of key concern in vegetarian diets are adequate for the vegetarian population and using this information to develop new recommendations for vegetarians if necessary, analyzing the nutrient content of representative foods in different food groups, reconfiguring the food groups so that foods with like nutrient components were grouped together, determining the number of servings of each food group required to meet vegetarians' nutrient requirements at three caloric levels, and developing sample menus. A circular plate graphic, the Vegetarian Plate, was designed to illustrate the recommendations of this updated food guide. This updated, scientifically derived food guide provides a sound base for diet planning for lacto-ovo-vegetarians and vegans. Further research is needed to assess the Vegetarian Plate's adequacy for children, pregnant and lactating women, athletes, and individuals with medical conditions or chronic diseases. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Nutrition 2013

Contexte: Le Bénin est atteint par le double fardeau nutritionnel : dans le même pays, et parfois dans le même ménage, il y a des personnes malnutries et d’autres aux prises avec des maladies chroniques. Ces conditions, au moins pour partie, peuvent être prévenues si la population est sensibilisée à de bonnes habitudes alimentaires. Pour ce faire, les professionnels de la santé ont besoin d’outils comme un guide alimentaire (GA) pour faciliter l’apprentissage de bonnes pratiques alimentaires. Ce dernier nécessite plusieurs étapes à son élaboration, dont la définition des groupes alimentaires, la présentation visuelle et la quantification des portions d'aliments. Objectif : Ce travail a eu pour but de proposer et d’homologuer des portions quotidiennes d’aliments dans chaque groupe alimentaire pour différents groupes d’âge de Béninois. Méthode : Elle consiste à : 1) Caractériser la consommation alimentaire locale; 2) Optimiser le profil moyen de consommation alimentaire quotidienne à l’aide de la programmation linéaire (PL); 3) Traduire les résultats en termes de nombre et taille de portions d’aliments de chaque groupe à consommer quotidiennement; 4) Illustrer les recommandations au moyen d’exemples de menus journaliers; 5) Homologuer le prototype du GA avec des experts béninois. La PL a permis de déterminer les choix d’aliments et quantités optimales à recommander à partir des enquêtes transversales récentes et des recommandations nutritionnelles de l’OMS. Résultats : Les quantités et portions d'aliments recommandées à la consommation ont été déterminées. Les résultats ont été partagés avec les personnes-ressources en nutrition au Bénin. Le premier prototype du GA a été développé pour restitution subséquente aux autorités du Bénin. / Context: Benin is affected by a double burden of malnutrition: undernourishment and over-nutrition. In the same country and sometimes in the same household, undernourished individuals and individuals living with diseases related to over-nutrition can be found. This malnutrition burden can be prevented, at least in part, if the population is made aware of proper eating habits. To this end, local health professionals need educational tools like a food guide to teach proper dietary practices. The elaboration of a guide is a stepwise process: 1)Definition of food groups;2) Identification of a visual representation for the food guide and 3) Quantification of food serving size to recommend. Objective: To determine the daily number of servings per food group and serving sizes of foods to be recommended for different age and sex groups in Benin. Methods: 1) Characterization of local dietary patterns with data from two recent cross-sectional studies; 2) Optimisation of average local diet with linear programming (LP) and WHO recommended nutrient intakes; 3) Translation of the results of LP in terms of number and size of daily servings per food group; 4) Illustrating the recommendations with examples of daily menus; 5) Validation of the food guide prototype with local decision makers in nutrition. Results: The number and size of servings per food group to recommend was determined using LP. Results were shared with local experts in Benin. The first food guide prototype was developed for subsequent restitution to local authorities.

Contexte: Le Bénin est atteint par le double fardeau nutritionnel : dans le même pays, et parfois dans le même ménage, il y a des personnes malnutries et d’autres aux prises avec des maladies chroniques. Ces conditions, au moins pour partie, peuvent être prévenues si la population est sensibilisée à de bonnes habitudes alimentaires. Pour ce faire, les professionnels de la santé ont besoin d’outils comme un guide alimentaire (GA) pour faciliter l’apprentissage de bonnes pratiques alimentaires. Ce dernier nécessite plusieurs étapes à son élaboration, dont la définition des groupes alimentaires, la présentation visuelle et la quantification des portions d'aliments. Objectif : Ce travail a eu pour but de proposer et d’homologuer des portions quotidiennes d’aliments dans chaque groupe alimentaire pour différents groupes d’âge de Béninois. Méthode : Elle consiste à : 1) Caractériser la consommation alimentaire locale; 2) Optimiser le profil moyen de consommation alimentaire quotidienne à l’aide de la programmation linéaire (PL); 3) Traduire les résultats en termes de nombre et taille de portions d’aliments de chaque groupe à consommer quotidiennement; 4) Illustrer les recommandations au moyen d’exemples de menus journaliers; 5) Homologuer le prototype du GA avec des experts béninois. La PL a permis de déterminer les choix d’aliments et quantités optimales à recommander à partir des enquêtes transversales récentes et des recommandations nutritionnelles de l’OMS. Résultats : Les quantités et portions d'aliments recommandées à la consommation ont été déterminées. Les résultats ont été partagés avec les personnes-ressources en nutrition au Bénin. Le premier prototype du GA a été développé pour restitution subséquente aux autorités du Bénin. / Context: Benin is affected by a double burden of malnutrition: undernourishment and over-nutrition. In the same country and sometimes in the same household, undernourished individuals and individuals living with diseases related to over-nutrition can be found. This malnutrition burden can be prevented, at least in part, if the population is made aware of proper eating habits. To this end, local health professionals need educational tools like a food guide to teach proper dietary practices. The elaboration of a guide is a stepwise process: 1)Definition of food groups;2) Identification of a visual representation for the food guide and 3) Quantification of food serving size to recommend. Objective: To determine the daily number of servings per food group and serving sizes of foods to be recommended for different age and sex groups in Benin. Methods: 1) Characterization of local dietary patterns with data from two recent cross-sectional studies; 2) Optimisation of average local diet with linear programming (LP) and WHO recommended nutrient intakes; 3) Translation of the results of LP in terms of number and size of daily servings per food group; 4) Illustrating the recommendations with examples of daily menus; 5) Validation of the food guide prototype with local decision makers in nutrition. Results: The number and size of servings per food group to recommend was determined using LP. Results were shared with local experts in Benin. The first food guide prototype was developed for subsequent restitution to local authorities.

Introdução: A disseminação das recomendações de guias alimentares é vista globalmente como primordial na agenda de promoção da alimentação adequada e saudável, destacando-se a capacitação dos seus facilitadores. Objetivo: Desenvolver e validar tecnologias de apoio à implementação do Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira na Atenção Básica em Saúde (ABS). Metodologia: Foram produzidos três manuscritos sobre desenvolvimento e validação de instrumentos de aferição. Artigo 1 - GAB1 (escala de mensuração do conhecimento de profissionais de saúde da ABS sobre o Guia Alimentar) foi desenvolvida e validada em seis etapas: desenvolvimento dos itens, validação de conteúdo com painel de juízes, validação aparente com potenciais usuários da escala, reavaliação online, aplicação online com profissionais de saúde da ABS de todas as macrorregiões brasileiras e análise fatorial confirmatória para validação de constructo. Artigo 2 - GAB2 (escala de mensuração da autoeficácia e eficácia coletiva de profissionais de saúde da ABS para aplicar o Guia Alimentar) passou pelas mesmas etapas metodológicas do artigo 1. Artigo 3 - GAB3 (escala de avaliação da abordagem do Guia Alimentar por profissionais de saúde da ABS em intervenções educativas) foi desenvolvida, validada e testada em cinco etapas: desenvolvimento dos itens; validação de conteúdo com painel de juízes; validação aparente com potenciais usuários da escala; reavaliação online; teste e reteste para análise da concordância e confiabilidade intra e interobservadores com especialistas aplicando GAB3 na avaliação de 4 vídeos produzidos para o estudo. Resultados: Artigo 1 - GAB1 foi desenvolvida com 25 itens, passando para 22 itens após validação de conteúdo e aparente. Na reavaliação, 21 itens foram considerados claros e representativos do Guia Alimentar e 1 foi excluído. Essa versão da escala foi aplicada pela internet com 209 profissionais de saúde da ABS. Foram excluídos 5 itens na análise fatorial confirmatória, sendo 4 por células bivariadas vazias e 1 por baixa discriminação. O modelo final com 16 itens compondo 1 dimensão retornou bons índices de ajuste. O pico de informação da escala esteve abaixo da média. Artigo 2 - GAB2 foi desenvolvida inicialmente com 22 itens, chegando a 24 itens divididos igualmente em 2 seções (autoeficácia e eficácia coletiva) após validação de conteúdo e aparente. Todos os itens foram considerados claros e representativos do Guia Alimentar na reavaliação. O modelo multidimensional da GAB3 apresentou excelentes índices de adequação na análise fatorial confirmatória e a versão final obteve pico de informação na média. Artigo 3 - GAB3 teve seus itens reduzidos de 72 para 25 na validação de conteúdo. Na validação aparente passou para 17 itens, acompanhando manual de preenchimento revisado posteriormente por especialistas. Todos os itens foram considerados claros e representativos do Guia Alimentar na reavaliação e ajustes de conteúdo no manual foram realizados nessa etapa. Trinta especialistas no Guia Alimentar empregaram GAB3 assistindo aos vídeos no teste e 28 no reteste. Todos os vídeos obtiveram kappas combinados >0,4. No teste-reteste, 1 avaliador teve concordância consigo mesmo <0,4 e para confiabilidade, 2 avaliadores apresentaram kappa <0,4. Conclusões: Foram produzidas escalas e vídeos como tecnologias de apoio à implementação do Guia Alimentar na ABS. / Introduction: The dissemination of dietary guidelines is globally seen as crucial for the healthy eating promotion policies, especially those targeting the training of facilitators. Objective: To develop and validate technologies to support the implementation of the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines (BDG) in Primary Health Care (PHC). Methodology: Three manuscripts about development and validation of measurement tools were written. Manuscript 1 - GAB1 (scale for measuring the knowledge of PHC professionals about the BDG) was developed and validated in six steps: items\' development, content validation with panel of experts, face validation with potential users, online reevaluation by health professionals and experts, online application with PHC professionals working all over Brazil\'s macro-regions, confirmatory factor analysis to investigate construct validity. Manuscript 2 - GAB2 (scale for measuring the self-efficacy and collective efficacy of PHC professionals to apply the BDG) were submitted to the same procedures described in manuscript 1. Manuscript 3 - GAB3 (scale for evaluating the implementation of the BDG in PHC educational interventions) was developed, validated and tested in five steps: items\' development; content validation with panel of experts; face validation with potential users; online reevaluation; test-retest to analyze intra and interobserver agreement and reliability with experts applying GAB3 while watching 4 videos produced for this study. Results: Manuscript 1 - GAB1 was initially developed with 25 items and it was reduced to 22 items after content and face validation. GAB1\'s items were considered clear and representative of the BDG, with exception of 1 item that was excluded when the scale was reevaluated. This version of the scale was applied to 209 PHC professionals through a website. In the confirmatory factor analysis, GAB1\'s initial model constituted by 21 items had 5 items excluded: 4 returned bivariate empty cells and 1 with lowest discrimination value. All the fit indices returned a well-fitted model constituted by 16 items loaded onto 1 dimension, with peak of information centered below the mean. Manuscript 2 - GAB2 was initially developed with 22 items and it reached 24 items equally divided in part A (self-efficacy) and B (collective efficacy) after content and face validation. All GAB2\'s items were considered clear and representative of the BDG when reevaluated. GAB2 showed to have excellent fit indices, with peak of information centered around the mean. Manuscript 3 - GAB3\'s items were reduced from 72 to 25 after content validation. The scale reached 17 items in the face validation accompanied by a completion manual, reviewed by specialists. All the 17 items were considered clear and representative of the BDG when reevaluated and adjustments in the manual\'s content were made. Thirty raters applied GAB3 to watch the videos for test and 28 for the retest. All videos obtained combined kappa values>0.4. In the test-retest, only one rater had an agreement <0.4 and for reliability, only two raters had kappa values <0.4. Conclusions: Scales and videos were produced as technologies to support the implementation of the BDG in PHC.

Introdução - A segunda edição do Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira ganhou proeminência no cenário nacional e internacional por apresentar algumas de suas recomendações baseadas na classificação NOVA de alimentos bem como no ato de comer e na comensalidade. Objetivo - Compreender o que pensam e fazem adultos brasileiros sobre a recomendação comer com regularidade e atenção, em ambientes apropriados e em companhia e conhecer o que pensam acerca da classificação NOVA. Métodos - Nesse estudo transversal e de natureza qualitativa selecionamos professores, técnicos administrativos e estudantes (n=24) da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, no Brasil. Conduzimos uma entrevista semiestruturada e duas atividades de classificação de alimentos também guiadas por entrevista; na primeira, por meio de técnica de pile sort, os participantes classificaram livremente, em grupos, um conjunto de 24 figuras de alimentos e bebidas (com exemplos dos quatro grupos da NOVA), na segunda, foi proposto que classificassem os mesmos alimentos de acordo com os nomes dos grupos da NOVA, dados a eles em um cartão de papel. Analisamos as entrevistas por análise de conteúdo; os dados da primeira atividade de classificação por escalonamento multidimensional seguidos de análise hierárquica de cluster; e os dados da segunda por escalonamento multidimensional. Resultados - Os participantes apresentaram em média 30 (±9,4) anos de idade. Alguns participantes entendem comer com regularidade como ter horário; e comer com atenção como sem distração, comer devagar e prestar atenção aos sinais do corpo. Outros entendem regularidade como equilíbrio e quantidade adequada; e atenção como observar as características dos alimentos e a quantidade dos alimentos. Em relação ao local apropriado para comer, a maioria o entende como à mesa, lugar agradável, sem interferências e lugar limpo. Em relação à pergunta sobre comer em companhia, o tema bom foi o mais recorrente, mas os temas prefiro sozinho(a) e indiferente também emergiram na análise. A análise da atividade de classificação livre resultou em seis agrupamentos, dos quais dois relacionaram-se a temas contrastantes como comida e bobagens, refeições e alimentos prontos, alimentos saudáveis e alimentos não saudáveis, consumo alimentar e restrição alimentar. A classificação NOVA de alimentos é compreendida pelos participantes em termos de processamento, produção e químicos. Os alimentos do grupo in natura ou minimamente processados e do grupo ultraprocessados foram compreendidos pela maioria dos participantes como pertencentes a tais grupos; já os alimentos do grupo de ingredientes culinários e do grupo de alimentos processados estiveram entre as suas dúvidas em relação à classificação NOVA. Conclusões - Os pensamentos dos participantes sobre o ato de comer e a comensalidade estão refletidos em algumas de suas práticas e vão ao encontro das recomendações do Guia; as suas compreensões acerca da classificação NOVA vão ao encontro do que essa quer comunicar. Esse é o primeiro passo para que o Guia logre êxito em suas recomendações. Esses resultados podem ser usados por pesquisadores brasileiros no sentido de otimizar a comunicação entre as recomendações do Guia e a comunidade-alvo a que se destinam; e por pesquisadores de outros países para aprimorar as recomendações de seus guias alimentares. / Introduction - The second edition of the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population gained prominence in the national and international media by presenting some of its recommendations based on the NOVA food classification as well as on the act of eating and commensality. Objective - Understand what Brazilian adults think and do about the recommendation eating regularly and carefully, in appropriate environments and in company and know what they think about the classification NOVA. Methods - In this crosssectional qualitative research we selected a sample of teachers, administrative technicians and students (n = 24) from the Federal University of Grande Dourados, Brazil. We conducted a semi-structured interview and two food classification activities also guided by interview. In the first activity, using the pile sort method, the participants were asked to freely classify 24 pictures of food (sourced from examples of the four food groups specified in the NOVA) into food groups meaningful to them; in the second, it was proposed that they classify the same foods according to the names of the groups of the NOVA, given to them on a paper card. We analyzed the interviews by content analysis; the data of the first classification activity by multidimensional scaling followed by cluster hierarchical analysis; and the data of second classification activity by multidimensional scaling. Results - Participants in this study had an average age of 30 years (± 9.4 years). Some participants understand eating regularly as time to eat; and eating carefully as without distraction, eat slowly and pay attention to body signals. Others understand eating regularly as balance and proper quantity; and eating carefully as to observe the characteristics of food and the quantity of food. Most participants understand the appropriate enviroments to eat as eat at the table, enjoyable place, without interference and clean place. Regarding eating in company, the theme good was the most recurring, but the themes I prefer alone and indifferent also emerged in the analysis. The analysis of the free classification activity resulted in six clusters, of which two related to contrasting themes, such as real food and junk foods, meals and ready-made foods, healthy foods and unhealthy foods, consumed foods and restricted foods. The NOVA is understood by the participants in terms of processing, production and chemicals. The foods of the groups in natura or minimally processed and ultraprocessed were understood by the majority of participants as belonging to such groups; already the foods of the groups of culinary ingredients and processed foods were among their doubts regarding the classification NOVA. Conclusions - The participants\' thoughts about \"eating and commensality\" are reflected in some of their practices and conform, with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines; their understandings of the NOVA classification are in line with what it wants to communicate. These are the first steps for the Dietary Guideline to succeed with its recommendations. These results can be used by Brazilian researchers in order to optimize the communication between the recommendations of the Guide and the target community for which they are intended; and researchers from other countries to improve the recommendations of their food guides.

Au Canada, l’étude des comportements de l’industrie bioalimentaire et de leurs répercussions sur la santé des populations qu’elle dessert est un domaine très peu exploré. Or, des études démontrent que certains acteurs du secteur privé mènent des activités d’influence sur le développement des politiques publiques qui peuvent en compromettre la nature et leur mise en œuvre. La présente étude, qui s’appuie sur le processus de révision du Guide alimentaire canadien (GAC), vise à : 1) identifier les activités politiques corporatives (APC) menées par l’industrie bioalimentaire dans le processus de révision du Guide alimentaire canadien entre 2016 et 2019; et 2) analyser le discours et la position des acteurs de l’industrie par rapport aux recommandations de Santé Canada. L’échantillon se compose de onze acteurs de l’industrie bioalimentaire qui ont déposé un mémoire au Comité permanent de la santé dans le cadre de la révision du GAC. La collecte de données, qui s’est échelonnée sur six mois (octobre 2018 à mars 2019), a permis de répertorier les APC utilisées par l’échantillon sur une période de 39 mois, soit du début de l’automne 2016 jusqu’au printemps 2019. Le matériel analysé inclut les mémoires qu’ils ont déposés ainsi que leurs sites Internet respectifs. Afin de définir les APC et de les classer en fonction de leurs stratégies, de leurs pratiques et des mécanismes qu’ils emploient, nous nous sommes basés sur un cadre conceptuel du réseau INFORMAS. Nous avons par la suite repéré des éléments caractéristiques de citations, dans les APC et les discours, qui indiquent la présence de positionnement en fonctions des trois principes directeurs : une variété d’aliments et de boissons nutritifs est le fondement de la saine alimentation; les aliments et boissons transformés ou préparés riches en sodium, sucre ou lipides saturés nuisent à une saine alimentation; des connaissances et compétences sont nécessaires pour naviguer dans un environnement alimentaire complexe et favoriser une saine alimentation. Au total, 366 APC ont été identifiées en relation avec le GAC. Nous avons principalement répertorié les stratégies de gestion de l’information (n=197) et les stratégies discursives (n=108). Les données recueillies suggèrent que l’industrie bioalimentaire utilise des APC pour influencer l’élaboration de la politique du nouveau GAC. Les acteurs industriels ont exprimé une opposition aux nouvelles lignes directrices en matière d’alimentation. Les points de vue de chacun d’entre eux sur les problèmes et sur les solutions portées sur les trois principes directeurs divergent. Les intérêts économiques propres à chaque acteur forgent la vision promue par l’industrie bioalimentaire. Cette vision peut difficilement s’harmoniser avec les différentes dimensions des nouvelles lignes directrices ou avec les données probantes les plus récentes qui les appuient. Il est impératif de mieux documenter les APC qui sont susceptibles de nuire à l’adoption de mesures législatives et de limiter la capacité des gouvernements à développer des politiques nutritionnelles efficaces. / In Canada, the study of the agri-food industry’s behavior and its associated repercussions on the health of the populations it serves remains relatively unexplored. However, previous studies have shown that private sector stakeholders employ diverse strategies to influence the development of public policy. These strategies may compromise the nature and implementation of food and nutrition policies. The objectives of this research, based on the revision process of Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) aim to: (1) identify the corporate political activity (CPA) undertaken by the agri-food industry during the revision process of Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) from 2016 to 2019, and (2) analyze the position and discourse of key industry actors concerning the recommendations proposed by Health Canada. The sample is composed of eleven agri-food industry stakeholders having submitted a memorandum to the Standing Committee on Health in relation to the revision of CFG. A six- month data collection period, from October 2018 to March 2019, allowed us to identify CPAs undertaken by the sample over a 39-month period, from early autumn 2016 until spring of 2019. Materials analyzed include memoranda submitted to Cabinet as well as stakeholders’ official websites. To define the CPAs and classify them according to their strategies, their practices and the mechanisms employed, we relied upon a conceptual framework from the INFORMAS network. We then identified, within the CPAs and discourses, elements of citations indicating positioning in terms of the three guiding principles: A variety of nutritious foods and beverages are the foundation for healthy eating; Processed or prepared foods and beverages high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat undermine healthy eating; Knowledge and skills are needed to navigate the complex food environment and support healthy eating. A total of 366 CPAs were identified in relation to CFG. The primary strategies reported are information management (n=197) and discursive strategies (n=108). The data collected suggest that the agri-food industry is using CPAs to influence the policy making of the new CFG. Industry stakeholders have expressed an opposition to the new food guidelines. Each stakeholders’ point of view on the problems and solutions concerning the three guiding principles differ. The economic interests respective to each stakeholder shape the vision promoted by the food industry. This vision may be difficult to harmonize with multiple dimensions of the new guidelines, as well as with the most recent evidence supporting them. It is imperative to better document and regulate the agri-food industry’s CPAs which could interfere with the adoption of legislative measures and limit governmental capacity to develop healthy food and nutrition policies.