Social Media and the Body: Exploring the Effects of Exposure on Body Image, Eating and Movement Behavior
February 2, 2022
Watch this 2-part research-based webinar and learn from two leading researchers in the area of social media and the human body. To learn more about this Nutrition Connections webinar and its speakers, click here.
COVID-19, Stress & Weight
February 2, 2022
View this webinar by Nutrition Connections to hear a interdisciplinary panel discussion on how COVID-19 has impacted our mental health, stress levels, eating habits, and body image. During this session, experts provide practical insight into how you can help support your clients, family members, and friends […]
What are the Implications of COVID-19 on the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program & Food Security Rates?
February 2, 2022
View this webinar recording hosted by Nutrition Connections to learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our agricultural sector, including seasonal agricultural workers, farmers, and the food supply. Hear from a panel of speakers who discuss the relationship between health and equity when it comes to […]
Eating in Ontario: What do we know?
February 2, 2022
Watch this webinar to hear about the findings of two 2021 reports warning of the long-term health risks, and the potential impacts on our healthcare system if steps are not taken to address unhealthy eating trends and strengthen food literacy in Ontario. In this presentation, nutrients […]
A New Tool to Assess Feeding in Childhood
February 2, 2022
Listen to this webinar to hear from world renowned speaker and authority on feeding and eating Ellyn Satter, of the Ellyn Satter Institute. During this webinar, Ellyn introduced her newly released validated tool which measures the Satter Division of Responsibility in Feeding (sDOR) for children 2-6 […]
Nudging Vegetables: Promising Research Results
February 2, 2022
This webinar explores how nudge-based approaches increase vegetable consumption among young adults in mass eating contexts. “Eat your vegetables” is a refrain many university students hear so often that they tune it out. But what if they were quietly nudged to choose better options while in […]
In-store interventions to encourage healthier purchasing: What we can learn from the supermarket industry
January 27, 2020
In this US-based webinar hosted on May 20, 2019, Dr. Allison Karpyn and Darya Minovi discussed how supermarkets use placement, promotion, and price to induce impulse purchases of unhealthy foods and how similar strategies can be used to nudge healthier purchasing. They address such questions as: […]
Healthy Food at Schools
August 22, 2016
This US-based webinar provides an overview of how policy, systems and environmental strategies can improve the food landscape in schools. In Ontario, schools must comply with PPM 150: school food and beverage policy.