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Medical History

Nutrition Policy in Canada, 1870-1939

by (author) Aleck Samuel Ostry

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
History, Health Policy, Public Health, Post-Confederation (1867-), Nutrition
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774840248
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774813280
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774813273
    Publish Date
    Nov 2006
    List Price
    $95.00

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Nutrition Policy in Canada, 1870-1939 examines the beginnings and early evolution of nutrition policy developments, mainly at the federal level, from the late nineteenth century to the beginning of the Second World War. It outlines the development of a national system of food safety and surveillance, the federal government’s early policy focus on infant feeding, and the factors leading to the establishment of a national dietary standard.

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Contributor Notes

Aleck S. Ostry holds a Canada Research Chair and is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.