Food labels
This label on a food product indicates it has been made with 100% whole grains.
What is whole grain?
This social media platform is known for its heavily filtered images, which can affect body image perceptions.
What is Tiktok or Instagram?
The energy balance between calories consumed and calories burned is known as this.
What is metabolism?
This essential vitamin helps maintain healthy skin and vision and is commonly found in citrus fruits.
What is vitamin C?
This label, found on the back of food packages, shows important details like calories, fat, and sugar content.
What is the Nutrition Facts label?
This term on a food package means the product contains less than 5 grams of sugar per serving.
What is low sugar?
This 1990s ad campaign famously featured supermodels and was criticized for promoting unrealistic body standards.
What is the Victoria's Secret Campaign?
This popular strategy for weight management involves reducing calorie intake through smaller portions and healthier foods.
What is portion control?
This mineral is crucial for bone health and can be found in dairy products, leafy greens, and fortified foods.
What is calcium?
This global health organization provides nutrition reports and guidelines to help people around the world eat better.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
This claim on a food product suggests it contains a substance that may support health, like calcium or antioxidants.
What is a health claim?
This psychological condition can be caused or exacerbated by media portrayal of the “ideal” body, leading to unhealthy body image.
What is body dismorphia?
A body mass index (BMI) of this number or higher is considered overweight.
What is 25?
This protein supplement, often made from whey or casein, is popular among athletes for muscle repair after exercise.
What is protein powder?
Canadian site that teaches you about what you should eat and in what amounts.
What is the Canadian Food Guide?
This "dietary" label suggests that the food has been tested and shown to be free of a certain allergen.
What is gluten free?
This term refers to the media's frequent use of photoshop and airbrushing to create unrealistic representations of bodies.
What is body editing?
The practice of tracking food intake, exercise, and sleep is one method for managing this.
What is mindful eating?
This fat-soluble vitamin is essential for immune function and is found in foods like liver, egg yolks, and fortified dairy products.
What is Vitamin D?
A health professional who has special training in diet and nutrition.
What is a dietitian?
This term on a food label means that the product has 50% less of a specific nutrient compared to a similar product.
What is reduced?
This influential magazine has been criticized for often showcasing unattainable body ideals, despite slowly making efforts to promote body diversity.
What is vogue?
This hormone, often referred to as the "satiety hormone," helps signal fullness and reduces hunger after eating.
What is Leptin?
A deficiency in this mineral can cause anemia, and it's commonly found in red meat, beans, and fortified cereals.
What is Iron?
This government agency makes sure food labels are clear and accurate, so you know what you’re eating.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?