Weighty Matters
Saturday, August 01, 2015

Saturday Stories: Conflicts of Interest, A Very Troubled Teen, and George Deek.

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Friend and RD Andy Bellatti in Beyond Chron discusses conflicts of interest and nutrition . Karen K. Ho in Toronto Life with the riveting ...
Friday, July 31, 2015

What Do Dogs Do When Their Owners Leave Them Home Alone?

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If today's Funny Friday video has any say, they do whatever it is they're not supposed to. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, July 30, 2015

The Chair of Nutritional Sciences at UofT Says Canada's Food Guide Sucks

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And boy does it ever. I've been railing on about how bad it is for nearly a decade now, and just a few weeks ago, Dr. Mary L'Abbe , ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Weight Is the Wrong Measure for Physical Activity Interventions

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The other day I was reading about point-of-action queues and their impact on stair climbing behaviour and I came across this study, ‘Take th...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Unless You're in an ER, if You Hear the Word "Detox", Run

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Simple rule - if someone is trying to promote, defend, or encourage the use of a product they claim will remove toxins from your body, unles...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Disgraceful Fundraising

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As far as junk food fundraising goes, I don't think there are any health charities worse than the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation....
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Saturday Stories: Mirna Valerio, Genohype, and Oliver Sacks

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"9.13.09OliverSacksByLuigiNovi" by Luigi Novi. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons" John Branton in Runner...
Friday, July 24, 2015

"Stop Pushing Gross Fruits and Vegetables on Your Kids"

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Funny or Die and Nick Offerman take on American school lunches in today's Funny Friday. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, July 23, 2015

3 Years of Telling People to Exercise More Doesn't Make Them Exercise More (at Least Not in Japan)

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I've asked before whether or not anyone is aware of any public health intervention that has led to a sustained and objectively measurabl...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Dairy Queen Is Not A Partner in Health. Period.

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There's no disputing the fact that Dairy Queen Blizzards are a rite of summer for many, nor am I even remotely suggesting that you shoul...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

St. Michael's Hospital Foundation Tells Patients Honey and Maple Syrup Are Healthy

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St. Michael's Hospital Foundation, in the summer issue of their patient magazine Urban Angel, have an article on sugar and ways to cut d...
Monday, July 20, 2015

New Obesity Study From the Annals of Idiotic Goalposts

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If I looked at 279,000 men and women for a decade and studied whether or not they qualified for the Boston Marathon, but I didn't actual...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Saturday Stories: Soda Taxes, Earthquakes, GMO Must Read, and Protein

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Lizzie Wade in Wired covers the success to date of Mexico's newly established soda tax . In case you somehow missed this piece by Kath...
Friday, July 17, 2015

I May Just Take Up Meditation!

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This awesome meditation video (assuming you're good with cursing) is today's Funny Friday video . Have a great weekend!
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Celebrity Pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears Gives His Endorsement to Diluted Sugar Water

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Dr. Jim Sears is the co-host of The Doctors. He's a licensed paediatrician. And given that he's quoted in Mott's press release a...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Yellowknife Police Handing Out McDonald's Happy Meals to Kids

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Similar to the Ontario police campaign that rewards kids' good deeds with Mac's Milk's version of a large Slurpee , Yellowknife ...
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Dairy Farmers Did Not Break Law by Stating Milk Products Prevent Colon Cancer

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Received an email on Friday from the Dairy Farmers of Canada's Executive Director Caroline Emond. In it she expressed her concern that...
Monday, July 13, 2015

We Definitely Have a Nanny State - The Food Industry is Our Nanny

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It would seem that Cineplex is pulling a Bloomberg in that last week Cineplex announced that as a means to make more money and to reduce th...
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Saturday Stories: Cancer, Cancer, and False Balance

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Image from Skeptical Raptor's blog Graham Richardson in The Australian recounts part of his experiences with his cancer and chemother...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Babies React To UofT's Defence of Its Anti-Vaccination Course

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In case you hadn't heard , the University of Toronto (my alma mater), as recently as last year, offered students a course taught by a ho...
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