Weighty Matters
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

All or Nothing Thinking Will Always (Eventually) Get you Nothing

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Is there an area of life that is more all or nothing than dieting and weight management? Truly everything else in our lives we'll ha...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Badvertising: Does Kellogg's Lead the World in Nutritional Bafflegab?

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"Nourish your radiance" "specially designed with essential nutrients" "manage your shape" "nourishm...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Saturday Stories: Terrorism vs. Guns, Sedentary Living, Real Food and Supplements

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A great piece from Michael Cohen in The Guardian discussing the differing American responses to terrorism and guns . A very easy to foll...
Friday, April 26, 2013

True Facts About the Sea Pig

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Today's Funny Friday video had me scratching my head as I'm certain I've met many people who I presumed breathed through their a...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Why I Oppose McDonald's and Coca-Cola's Sponsorship of the Canadian Obesity Network Summit

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Among this year's sponsors of the Canadian Obesity Network's Scientific Summit are Dairy Farmer's of Canada ($30,000), McDonald...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Children's Hospitals Selling Out for Peanuts in Misguided Slices For Smiles Eat Pizza Campaign

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Have you heard of Slices for Smiles? It's the Pizza Pizza partnership with children's hospitals and their Foundations that literal...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Parental "No" Files: Canadian Hockey Continues to Sell Access To Your Children

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Today's Parental " No " comes from mom and blog reader Shari Kneen whose 9 year old son received the coupon for Pizza Pizza fr...
Monday, April 22, 2013

Support Cooking Skills for Kids And Gain a Chance to Visit Jamie Oliver in England

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I'm a big fan of Jamie Oliver's, and in case you're not into the food or nutrition scene, Jamie's a ballsy British chef w...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

Saturday Stories: Good Deaths, Book Review, and Football Bans

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The New York Times with a photo essay on one man's good death . Science-Based Medicine's Harriet Hall reviewing a book on type ...
Friday, April 19, 2013

If You Need Something Uplifting To Watch - This Is It.

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It sure has been an ugly week. Rather than Funny Friday, this week's video is a testament to good people out there. I'm not goin...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Badvertising: Nestlé Calls Vitamin Spiked Nesquik Plus "Medicinal", Provides "Dose" for Kids

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Want more proof corporations don't give one hoot about your health? Look no further than Nestlé's Nesquik Plus. It's quite l...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Should We Be Banning the Marketing of Insane Meals?

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Thanks to blog reader Chris for sending along a photo and the nutritional breakdown for what Wendy's is calling the " Ultimate Ca...
Monday, April 15, 2013

The Chair of the AMA's Council on Science and Public Health Works for Coca-Cola?

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Sweet holy hell what a coup for Coca-Cola. Meet Dr. Sandra Fryhofer . According to her website she's a board certified doctor of inter...
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Saturday Stories: Secret Marijuana Study, Obese Airfare, Paleo Breakup & the Mantis Shrimp

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Perhaps the craziest story I've read this year - this one about a secret 1972 Canadian experiment studying the impact of 98 days of st...
Friday, April 12, 2013

I'm Absolutely Certain That Me Finding this Video Hilarious Means I'm a Moron

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But I did, I really really did. Today's Funny Friday video is an educational video of sorts on how animals eat their food. Have a gr...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Badvertising: Who Needs Spinach, Oatmeal and Blueberries When You Can Eat This Cookie?

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I think perhaps it's safe to say that WhoNu? are the world's most healthwashed cookie giving us a lesson in both badvertising and p...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Parental No: I Can't Believe What They're Feeding Kids in Illinois & What the Heck is "Treat Thursday"?

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Looking at elementary school menus like this one I wonder how it's possible there are any healthy kids out there. Honestly. If this is...
Tuesday, April 09, 2013

When Stupid Met Ice - Behold The Functional Popsicle

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They're Chapman's " Electrolyte Enhanced Sport Lollies " And the're gluten free to boot! Sigh.
Monday, April 08, 2013

Brecia College Nutrition Professors Move to Shut Down "Sweet" Offers of Admission

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Last Thursday saw a guest post from a student who had applied to the University of Western Ontario's Brescia College for a nutrition pr...
Saturday, April 06, 2013

Saturday Stories: Waxwings, Time Magazine Cures Cancer, Pandemics and ActivityStats

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A great essay from the New York Times on the fleeting nature of time in terms of waxwings and autism. Slate covers the wrongness of Time...
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