Are we witnessing another amazing race – the pursuit to see which fast food outlet can add the fattiest, highest sodium and calorie item to their menu. I say amazing because what is happening simply boggles the mind. Are these companies bringing these items to the marketplace simply for their shock value and publicity? While […]
It’s mid-March and Dietitians of Canada’s National Nutrition Month continues. This year’s theme, Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy is essentially a plan on grocery shopping. After all, it is the first step in preparing enlightened eats at home. But with life in the fast lane- for example, long work hours or juggling various […]
Last week I reported that Health Canada was MIA. I had asked specific questions of them as they would not give me a general comment about my op-ed. It called them out for their using 30 year old information as the Daily Values (DV) found on food packages and as part of a current educational […]
What did the folks at Health Canada think of my op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen: Take food labels with a grain of salt? It’s a question I wanted answers to. After all, my reasons for writing it were twofold: firstly to let Canadians know about the sham that is called the Daily Value and secondly, […]
If you’re looking for smart food choices, do not read the Percentage Daily Value (% DV) on food labels. It’s a recipe for confusion. The % DV is supposed to tell you how much of a certain nutrient you need in a day. The problem is that the figures Health Canada is using bear no […]
There’s no doubt about it: Canadians consume too much sodium. But it’s not because of anyone having a heavy hand with the salt shaker- in spite of what Conservative MPs would have you believe. In providing reasons why they won’t support Bill C-460 – Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act, they state that they don’t […]
It’s a new dawn in the link between your genes and what you put on your plate. Do you get frustrated reading about nutrition research? Have you noticed that when a new study touting the benefit of a certain food is published, soon after another one, which has the opposite conclusion, makes the headlines? For […]
Why does the government impose laws when it comes to big money but not health? Have you written to your Member of Parliament to support NDP MP Libby Davies’ Private Member’s Bill- Bill C-460- The Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act? I have and finally heard from my M.P., John Carmichael. It took a […]
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