Table 4.
Proportion of food products that are not permitted to be marketed to children according to specific nutrient threshold(s) exceeded in the Health Canada model.
| Nutrient Threshold(s) | Option 1: “Low In” (n = 364) |
Option 2: “High In” (n = 267) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | (0%) | 19 | (7.1%) |
| Total Sugars | 141 | (38.7%) | 149 | (55.8%) |
| Sodium | 27 | (7.4%) | 36 | (13.5%) |
| Saturated Fat and Total Sugars | 43 | (11.8%) | 37 | (13.9%) |
| Saturated Fat and Sodium | 16 | (4.4%) | 20 | (7.5%) |
| Total Sugars and Sodium | 82 | (22.5%) | 6 | (2.2%) |
| Saturated Fat and Total Sugars and Sodium | 55 | (15.1%) | 0 | (0%) |