Nutrition

Sweets for breakfast? Chocolate-flavoured cereals for children are crowding store shelves. But are they nutritious? Parents wake up: They’re no better than candy, warn nutrition experts.   By Karen Turner The Ottawa Citizen July 27, 2012 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Sweets+breakfast/7001883/story.html Dr. Yoni Freedhoff warns that ch...

Timothy Caulfield Special to the Star Published on Monday July 23, 2012 - thestar.com Olympic-sized sport myths http://www.thestar.com/healthzone/news%20&%20features/article/1230468--olympic-sized-sport-myths Olympic-sized sport myths thestar.com sports and stretching There isn’t much definitive evidence that stretching is a good way ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/to-beat-obesity-the-answer-flows-free-from-the-tap/article4250327/?cmpid=rss1 ANDRÉ PICARD The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Jun. 12 2012 To beat obesity, the answer flows free from the tap The Globe and Mail |June 12, 2012 The human body is a pretty complex machine but it has s...

Forbes links to Dr. Freedhoff's Weighty Matters blog: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/06/12/the-scan-cokes-cognitive-dissonance-a-climate-map-a-failed-freezer/ June 12, 2012 The Scan by Matthew Herper     Science and medicine links from around the Web: The Weighty Matters blog asks if comments by Coca-Cola’s chief scient...

http://www.livestrong.com/blog/the-5-most-dangerous-food-myths/ The 5 Most Dangerous Food Myths Adam Bornstein Livestrong.com April 3, 2012 When you’re in the health business, you tend to hear a lot of confusing and damaging messages. Some come from influential people: Doctors, researchers, and TV experts. But the most important information is...

http://www.leaderpost.com/health/Hard+swallow+advice+getting+your+kids+better/6373026/story.html Hard-to-swallow advice on getting your kids to eat better Misty Harris, Postmedia News March 28, 2012   Brussels sprouts, a nation turns its noses up to you. Such is the scenario at dinner tables across the country, with a report finding today’...

http://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2012/03/putting-rice-diabetes-findings-perspective Putting rice-diabetes findings into perspective by Susan Perry March 20, 2012 minnpost.com   CC/Flickr/babbagecabbage Is white rice as unhealthful as recent studies lead one to believe? Hmmm. … What to do about rice? In recent months we’ve bee...

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2012/03/eat-red-meat-and-die-really Eat Red Meat And Die? Really? March 14, 2012 by Carey Goldberg commonhealth.wbur.org   “Ho hum, more evidence that red meat is bad for you,” was my reaction when I saw the new study out of Harvard showing a link between red meat consumption and earlier death. But so...

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/what-you-should-know-about-artificial-sweeteners/article550705/?service=mobile What you should know about artificial sweeteners by Carky Weeks The Globe and Mail March 4, 2012   Aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, stevia: From yogurt to diet pop, artificial sweeteners and sugar sub...

http://www.globaltvbc.com/health/teasing+out+the+role+of+fructose+in+weight+gain+moderation+is+key+doctor+says/6442585112/story.html   Teasing out the role of fructose in weight gain: moderation is key, doctor says   Anne-Marie Tobin   Monday, February 20, 2012  Global BC - globaltvbc.com TORONTO - Fructose is sometimes seen as a ...