Nutrition Policy

Health Check Program [Dr. Freedhoff Responds]Canadian Medical Association Journal 178(9):1188.(2008)Yoni Freedhoff, MDMedical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute, Ottawa, Ont. [Dr. Freedhoff responds:] The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Health Check program was recently examined in a news piece in CMAJ.1 Although it is true that the nutrient cri...

Frying Up Hospital Cafeteria FoodCanadian Medical Association Journal 179(3):213.(2008)Yoni Freedhoff, MD* and Rob Stevenson, MD *Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute, Ottawa, Ont.;  Cardiologist, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB Would you like fries with that angioplasty?" Sadly, this is not as far fetched as you might imagine. A...

Soft Drink Ads Don't Target Children Coca-Cola InsistsThe Ottawa Citizen - October 30th, 2008Pop maker defends marketing tactics in face of criticism Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News ServicePublished: Thursday, October 30, 2008Coca-Cola Canada is defending a print advertising campaign that states the company does not target soft drink ads at children, saying its...

Vetting Journal Advertisements Canadian Medical Association Journal 179(9):931. (2008) Yoni Freedhoff, MD Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute, Ottawa, Ont. On page 1632 of the June 17, 2008, issue of CMAJ there is a full-page Coca-Cola advertisement. The copy reads, "Can't remember the last Coca-Cola ad targeted at children? There's a reason." ...

Canadian Medical Association Journal 178(4):386.(2008)Amanda TruscottOttawa, Ont. They seem at first a saving grace for parents of picky eaters: a source of calcium, made with whole wheat, low in saturated and trans fats; iGor muffins look and taste like chocolate Twinkies. On the front of the package, a cartoon gorilla grins at children wandering the groce...

Sick to Death of Hospital FoodThe Ottawa Citizen - May 27th, 2008The Ottawa Citizen Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Page: B4 Section: City Source: The Ottawa Citizen Add one more item to the long list of modern health hazards to avoid: hospital cafeterias in Ottawa. Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity expert, has been surreptitiously evaluating the food at Ottawa's healt...

MD exposes hospitals' deep-fried diets; Obesity expert's sleuthing shows few choices but junk-foodThe Ottawa Citizen - May 23rd, 2008 The Ottawa Citizen Friday, May 23, 2008 Page: A1 / FRONT Section: News Byline: Don Butler Source: The Ottawa Citizen Armed with a flip video camera the size of a cellphone and plenty of chutzpah, an Ottawa doctor has be...

CBC Marketplace and Dr. Freedhoff on the Health Check program.CBC Marketplace - January 23rd, 2008Watch the entire episode Hyping Health  http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/marketplace/hyping_health.wmv

Doctor slams Health Check logo program; Says Heart, Stroke Foundation putting stamp of approval on foods high in sodium, sugarThe Ottawa Citizen - January 19th, 2008  The Ottawa Citizen Saturday, January 19, 2008 Page: A3 Section: News Byline: Joanne Laucius Source: The Ottawa Citizen An Ottawa obesity expert has taken on the Heart and Stroke Foundatio...

Mixed Reviews for Canada's New Food GuideCanadian Medical Association Journal 176(6):752.(2007)Margot AndresenOttawa Federal health minister Tony Clement believes it's state-of-the-art and some praise the newly updated Canada Food Guide as sound nutritional advice, but critics aren't convinced that recent revisions to the 65-year-old document will do enough...