Grape juice. Now I know some of you might be thinking but what about sugared soda or energy drinks or even alcoholic energy drinks? Sur...

Yet another example of why national Food Guides matter. Here's an advertisement from Becel for its Becel Buttery Taste Margarine whic...

Take your pick, but I think he's got to be one of those three. His name is Dr. Robert Huizenga and last week he presented a Biggest L...

And gelatos, desserts at multiple restaurants, cookies at coffee shops, pub based fish and chips, massive sugary smoothies, and Chinese t...

My friend and colleague Arya Sharma on the launch of the Canadian Obesity Network's 5As of Obesity Management . Marion Nestle explore...

I might not love Pepsi Co., but there's no denying this is one helluva entertaining ad. Today's Funny Friday stars NBA rookie of t...

Am I losing my mind? Maybe it's just my addled memory but I seem to recall public drinking fountains being everywhere when I was a...

Did you hear?  Ontario is planning on reducing childhood obesity by 20% in the next 5 years! I first heard that target when I was conta...

(Not that kind of bonk!) It's certainly happened to me. I've trained for months to run a triathlon or a plain road race, kicke...

Marion Nestle on the perils of genetically modified crops (hint, eating them won't hurt you, but planting them might). Snarky, weigh...

Did you happen to see the insane pizzas that Pizza Hut's making these days (like this one with the cheeseburger crust)? Well today...

Maybe it is possible. This one's in Tokyo and it was designed by the Tanita scale corporation. According to this tiny news item , ...

(I want to preface this post by explicitly stating it isn't about weight. Healthy living isn't determined by your weight and thi...

" Fast Franks ". Fast? Because cooking a hot dog and putting it in a bun is " slow "? But this Frankenfood spea...

They're selling it on the backs of the ridiculous notion perpetuated by the likes of Canada's Food Guide, MyPlate, and virtually ev...

Alan Cassels on how screening tests (for prostate cancer, breast cancer, etc.) over promise, under deliver and may cause more harm than g...

I can't help it. I have to post a second Funny Friday video - in honor of Mother's Day. Another must watch (with some cursing th...

Some Funny Friday videos are more must watch than others. Today's is high on the must watch list. Have a great weekend! (Email sub...

[Full disclosure - book sent to me by the author] I’m a newly minted Jeannie Marshall fan. I first learned about Jeannie when she sent m...

" It looks like home cooking. It tastes like home cooking. Because it's just like home cooking ." It's called "co...