Percentage of Adults with a Usual Intake of Linolenic Acid above the Adequate Intake (AI) in Canada

(Definition of Indicator) (Definition of Adequate Intake)

Please Note: The CCHS 2.2 does not include data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory or Nunavut. However, the target population covered by the survey represents approximately 98% of the population of the 10 provinces and is thus considered a national survey.

Percentage of adults age 19 and over with a usual intake of Linolenic acid above the AI (both males and females)

Province	Estimate
Newfoundland & Labrador	67.7
Prince Edward Island	80.3
Nova Scotia	69.9
New Brunswick	72.5
Quebec	86.0
Ontario	71.2
Manitoba	73.8
Saskatchewan	80.3
Alberta	76.2
British Columbia	78.0
All of Canada	75.4

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For help interpreting these data, please see the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2.2, Nutrition (2004): A Guide to Accessing and Interpreting the Data.

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