Health Canada contemplates providing food industry with 'discretionary' authority to fortify junk foods.

摘要

Fortified junk food, from potato chips to energy bars to fruit-flavoured drinks, may soon be appearing on grocery store shelves across Canada.But it's still junk food, warn dietitians and other health professionals, who fear that a Health Canada proposal to allow vitamin and mineral (iron, calcium, etc.) additives in high-calorie food with little nutritional value will increase its consumption by a populace already prone to obesity and diabetes.