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Dietitian provides healthy school lunch ideas
Date: August 20, 2019
Source: WHSV
Registered dietitian Holly Van Poots provides some suggestions for healthy breakfasts and lunches during the school year.
Ideology can skew our views on the healthiness of food
Date: August 20, 2019
Source: Pacific Standard
New research finds that marketing messages that are inconsistent with our values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy.
New Weight Watchers app for kids could cause ‘body dissatisfaction,’ expert says
Date: August 20, 2019
Source: Global News
Dr. Valerie Taylor, head of psychiatry at the University of Calgary, argues that this type of product can do more harm than good.
Increased ‘health claims’ on children’s food belies products’ poor nutritional quality, study reveals
Date: August 20, 2019
Source: Food Navigator
The percentage of children’s products making front-of-pack nutritional and ‘better-for-you’ claims has increased significantly in the past decade, as has the use of ‘fun appeals,’ but the nutritional quality has not, according to a recent study.
Why the CICO diet isn’t a healthy way to lose weight, according to dietitians
Date: August 19, 2019
Source: Prevention
The idea behind the CICO diet is that you can eat whatever you want, but you have to make sure that the number of calories you eat is less than the number of calories you burn.
Why European restaurants are much more vigilant about food allergies
Date: August 19, 2019
Source: NPR
It’s unusual – but not unique – for a London restaurant to turn away diners who have food allergies. But almost every type of restaurant there asks patrons about allergies.
Like all diets, Nordic diet must be a lifestyle
Date: August 19, 2019
Source: The Goshen News
The Nordic diet is similar in some ways to the Mediterranean diet but relies on canola oil instead of olive oil and includes more whole grains.
Poor diet quality tied to frailty in older adults
Date: August 19, 2019
Source: Voice of America
A recent study suggests that a poor-quality diet may increase the chances of weakness in older people.
B.C. embracing plant-based diets more than any other province
Date: August 16, 2019
Source: CBC News
Survey shows 25% of B.C. residents have tried a vegetarian diet compared to 18% in rest of country.
Jamie Oliver ‘revolutionised’ school lunches… so why are they still so unhealthy?
Date: August 16, 2019
Source: Independent
Researchers from the Jamie Oliver Foundation were alarmed to find many schools are still serving high-fat and sugary foods at break and lunch.