Friday, March 31, 2017

Meanwhile in Canadian Politics....

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To be fair, today's Funny Friday video is from November 2016, but in light of the terrifying daily news cycle emanating from the States ...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Guest Post: Introducing Froogie, the Fruit and Veggie Eating App for Kids

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While many people spend their time bashing "screens" as our children's undoing, others, like my friend Dr. Sara Kirk and colle...
Monday, March 27, 2017

The Nannies In Philadelphia Will No Longer Sell You 2L Bottles of Soda

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Yup, you read that right - if you live in Philadelphia and you want to buy a 2L bottle of soda, soon you'll be forced to buy two 1L bott...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

Saturday Stories: Opioids, Integrative Dietetics, and DNA Horoscopes

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Travis Rieder in The Washington Posts explains how doctors got him hooked on opioids, and then didn't help him come off them . Kevin K...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Rare Footage of the GOP's AHCA Planning and Prep

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And yes, today is Funny Friday. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Junior Kindergarteners and The Unnecessary Crutch of Junk Food

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Sent to me by a reader and I wanted to share. It's part of a school newsletter for her kid's Junior Kindergarten class. Here's...
Monday, March 20, 2017

California Public Libraries Giving In-N-Out Burgers to 4 Year Olds

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I've written about child literacy and junk food before with the young reader marketing partnerships and cause-washing of McDonald's,...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Saturday Stories: Feminism, Old Queens, and Lactic Acid

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Mayim Bialik, in Grok Nation, explains why yes she (and anyone) can be a feminist and simultaneously believe that the Jewish people have a r...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Just a Spectacular Supermarket Commercial Championing Produce Over Products

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Thanks to one of my Facebook readers for sharing this incredible supermarket video that's serving as today's Funny Friday. Have a ...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

A New Heart and Stroke Funded Report Calls For a "Sugary Drink" Tax

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Not a soda tax. And not a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Instead Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation's (HSF) latest funded report ma...
Monday, March 13, 2017

New Research: Unless You Have Celiac Disease, It's Probably Not the Gluten

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No one's saying that people's symptoms aren't real, but there's little doubt that more folks believe they have gluten sensit...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Saturday Stories: Woolly Mammoths, Amish Forgiveness, Fetishised Virtue

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By Flying Puffin - CC BY-SA 2.0 Ross Andersen in The Atlantic on how the resurrection of woolly mammoths might help in the fight against...
Friday, March 10, 2017

Real Italian Grandmothers Try The Olive Garden For The First Time

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Today's Funny Friday is a treat. The Olive Garden? Not so much. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, March 08, 2017

London Health Science Centre Says Eat Chicken Wings For Cancer

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Today's installment of what seems like a never ending parade of questionable partnerships between hospitals and junk food is the eat chi...
Monday, March 06, 2017

My Oldest Daughter Fixes Fronts of Packages - A Pictorial

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For her science fair project, my oldest daughter looked at the impact of front of packages on consumer perceptions of health. As part of her...
Saturday, March 04, 2017

Saturday Stories: Normalized Racism, Syphillis, and a Canadian Political Train Wreck

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Jamie Ford, in his own blog, highlights the normalized and tolerated racism he faced giving a talk in a Texan high school . Sushma Subrama...
Friday, March 03, 2017

Who Knew Guinea Pigs Loved Pumpkin Spice?

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I sure didn't, but today's Funny Friday convinced me they do. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Should We Be Treating Type 2 Diabetes with Surgery?

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Photo By Mr Hyde   I'm resurrecting this piece, for the second time now, consequent to last week's online first publication in th...
Monday, February 27, 2017

The Coca-Cola Company Supports Stricter Sugar Guidelines Than Health Canada

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By Romain Behar Last week Coca-Cola announced that they supported the World Health Organization's recommendation to limit added su...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Saturday Stories: Facts, Evidence, and Drugs

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Elizabeth Kolbert in The New Yorker on why facts don't change our minds . David Epstein and Propublica in The Atlantic on when evidenc...