Weighty Matters
Monday, September 30, 2013

Do You Eat Nutella? You Might Want to Watch This.

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I came across this Nutella ad the other day. It speaks of breakfast " loving " Nutella and specifically calls out the " 94 Ha...
Saturday, September 28, 2013

Saturday Stories: School Lunch, Big Food and Dying with Dignity

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Image Source Channel 3 News in New Zealand with an eye opening video on the impact of poverty on school lunches  Michele Simon on how ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

A Contender for Dad of The Year

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He's been all over the news, and he's today's Funny Friday. He's also known as "BatDad". Have a great weekend!...
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Why Is Ontario Letting Coca-Cola Fund a Healthy Active Kids Conference?

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The what's in it for Coca-Cola is clear - it's health washing plain and simple, both in terms of being able to claim they're w...
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Hey Look, Here's My Book (Cover Reveal and Some Advance Praise)

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Just over five months from now The Diet Fix will finally hit the shelves. It's the book I've wanted to write since 2006, but for ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Guest Post: Ottawa Brings Back the Mile!

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Bringing Back The Mile By: Geordie McConnell, Founder and Head Coach, Ottawa Running Club and Ottawa Triathlon Club Two thousand yea...
Monday, September 23, 2013

Guest Post: Is Your Feeding Style Cramping Your Child's Eating?

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Original image source Today's guest post come from Jill Castle, co-author of Fearless Feeding: How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High ...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Saturday Stories: Facebook, Black Widows and Whole Foods

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Wait but Why on how not to do Facebook (a must read for those who use it regularly) Jackson Landers via the New York Times explains what ...
Friday, September 20, 2013

A Rare Funny Friday Double Shot - The Honest Chipotle Ad

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Wow. If you've seen the Chipotle ad with the scarecrow, you've got to do yourself a favour, stop what you're doing, and watch ...

True Facts About the Frog

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Ahhhh Ze Frank for Funny Friday for the win. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Parental No: School Track and Field Edition

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Because how better to celebrate your elementary school's fastest runners than by giving them an award of recognition and a gift card to ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Eating 201lbs of Barilla Plus Omega-3 Pasta Nets you the DHA of 2oz of Salmon

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Today's badvertising comes from Barilla Plus Omega-3 pasta. If you were duped by the health washed packaging of Barilla Plus pasta and...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Rant Alert! Today's Teens Live More Healthfully Than Those of 10 Years Ago?

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That's what the headlines would have you believe. In fact that's what a recently published journal article would have you beli...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Are Teens Who Lose Weight Really More Likely To Develop Eating Disorders?

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That's certainly what the recent news will have you believe, but what of the actual science that's been used to generate the headli...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Saturday Stories: Cancer, Food Allergies, Water and NuSi

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Steven Novella over on Science Based Medicine reassures us that everything causes cancer . Scott Gavura also on Science Based Medicine pro...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Because No One Can Resist Puppies and Kittens

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Today's Funny Friday is of the simple sort. But that doesn't mean it isn't funny. Here are puppies and kittens vs. mirrors. ...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Are You Giving Your Kids Filling Snacks?

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Another great little study by Brian Wansink and crew - this one looking at children's snacking, calorie consumption and satiety dependi...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Badvertising: Do Children Need Multivitamins and Will Flintstones "Support Immunity"?

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So to answer the first question regarding kids and whether or not they need or benefit from taking a daily multivitamin I turned to the medi...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A Magic Label Reading Hack For Choosing Higher Quality Carbohydrates

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Ok, so it's not magic - it's better - it's evidence based! With a team of some of the who's who in nutritional epidemiol...
Monday, September 09, 2013

Guest Post: Stellar Review (by my Wife) for Power Hungry Energy Bar Cookbook

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[Full disclosure: Was provided with a free copy from the publisher] Last year at this time, I had about six dozen protein enriched muffi...
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