Weighty Matters
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...
Friday, February 24, 2017

This Hour Has 22 Minutes Meets Governor Mike Huckabee

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National Canadian treasure Rick Mercer interviews Governor Mike Huckabee who congratulates Canada on what-now for today's Funny Friday? ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Industry Self-Regulation of Marketing to Kids is Worthless - McDonald's Edition

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So maybe you've heard of The Canadian Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative Commitment (CAI) - it's the voluntary pro...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Running More Doesn't Burn Any Extra Overall Calories (In Mice)

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In terms of the constrained energy expenditure model of physical activity (whereby beyond a certain increase in activity, total daily calori...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Saturday Stories: 3 Terrific Doctors' Tales

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Gabor Maté for CBC News on addiction . That Lady Doctor on That Lady Doctor and what she does for $37.05 . Michael Lewis in Nautilus wit...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Standing Desk Truths From The Family Guy

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Laughed out loud while watching this week's Funny Friday. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Sudbury Hospital Says Eat Blizzard Cupcakes To Support Cardiac Programs

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From the Annals of Junk Food Fundraising I bring you this gem from Sudbury's Health Sciences North Foundation. Buy a half dozen Dairy Qu...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Remember This The Next Time You Hear Soda Consumption's Going Down

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Last week saw the release of yet another important initiative from Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation - this one on sugary drinks . ...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Saturday Stories: Lunch Lady, Unfounded, and Trump's Lies

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Image Source: www.thedailybeast.com Jane Black in The Huffington Post on " The Revenge of the Lunch Lady " Robyn Doolittle in...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Singapore's Answer to Added Sugar - Sugar Defending Darts?!

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If today's Funny Friday is to be believe, Singapore is really taking the fight against added sugars seriously! And as an aside, though...
Wednesday, February 08, 2017

You Likely Won't Outrun Your Fork - African Edition

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Thanks to RD and PhD candidate Nanci Guest for sending this new study my way. The study, Accelerometer-measured physical activity is not ...
Monday, February 06, 2017

Study Finding It Isn't Concludes Eating Grapes Beneficial to Alzheimer's Care

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I'm a gadget guy, and I regularly read a tech blog called New Atlas. Their coverage is wide-ranging, and it isn't just gadgets they ...
Saturday, February 04, 2017

Saturday Stories: Just One This Week

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Because I think it's such an important read, this week I'm only posting a single story. Here's David Frum, with this week'...
Friday, February 03, 2017

Meet Trae Crowder - A Heroic Self-Proclaimed Liberal Redneck

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Honestly, if you haven't already seen today's Funny Friday video, it's a must watch. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Canada's Heart And Stroke Foundation's Latest Food Industry Body Slam

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The Kids Are Not Alright - that's the blunt title of Canada's Heart and Stroke Foundation's (HSF) 2017 Report on the Health of ...
Monday, January 30, 2017

Knee Replacement Surgeries Should Not Be Precluded By Obesity

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CC BY 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17923328 At least that's what the results of this new study would suggest. T...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Saturday Stories: Holocaust Remembrance Day, 1984, and Beginnings

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Hugo Rifkind for The Holocaust Educational Trust Blog with a powerful piece, especially considering what's going on in the world, on why...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Was Press Secretary Spicer A German Open Air Bus Tour Guide?

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I can't tell for sure, but it sure sounds a lot like him. Thanks to Dr. Dylan MacKay for sharing today's gem of a Funny Friday H...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

First Mood. Then Weight. #BellLetsTalk

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People often come to me wanting to lose weight or improve their lifestyle, but their moods are anything but well. Sometimes, when I ask th...
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