calories – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Should alcohol labeling include calorie counts?

August 28, 2019

Health Headlines Commentary for August 28, 2019 Source:How many calories in a drink? Researchers say alcohol labels should spell it out
Wednesday House Call December 13, 2017: Sugar is the new soma for kids. Big sugar and junk food industry takes page from tobacco marketing playbook.

December 13, 2017

Wednesday House Call December 13, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Rob and I have a great debate about banning junk food advertising to children and Rob’s dislike for calorie-content displays on menus. Your calls about: Does broccoli contain cancer-fighting phytochemicals? Numbness in the…
"Low fat" foods contain same number of calories

September 21, 2015

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 21, 2015 Source: Most ‘low fat’ and ‘fat free’ foods sold in Canada are just as full of calories, study finds Reference: Are Foods with Fat-Related Claims Useful for Weight Management?
Calorie reduction promise from soda pop producers does not jive with "Magically when they turn 12, we'd suddenly attack them like a bunch of wolves" – Coke executive*

September 24, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 24, 2014 Source: Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper pledge to reduce calories with smaller sizes, diet drinks Reference:for title quote: * From Book, Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
Liquid calories do not reduce appetite and can contribute to weight gain in children

May 20, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 20, 2014 Source: Restrict fruit juice to a glass a day to avoid unsafe levels of sugar, U.K. experts warn, citing links to diabetes, obesity
Calorie content listings on Ontario fast-food restaurant menus is good public health policy

February 25, 2014

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February , 2014 Source: Calorie counts on menu boards are not enough: The Dish
The extent of how we underestimate fast food calories

May 28, 2013

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 28, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Consumers Largely Underestimating Calorie Content of Fast Food Reference: J. P. Block, S. K. Condon, K. Kleinman, J. Mullen, S. Linakis, S. Rifas-Shiman, M. W. Gillman. Consumers’ estimation of calorie content at fast food restaurants: cross sectional observational study. BMJ, 2013; 346
Sunday House Call, #403, June 24, 2012: Let them eat cake!

June 24, 2012

Sunday House Call, #403, June 24, 2012: Let them eat cake! Today: Top desserts that will top you out on the scale, twisted bowl, Big Food’s effect on health and food labels.
Diet choice secondary to caloric intake with respect to weight loss

January 31, 2012

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Calorie cutting, not the source, is what matters Reference: Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fat mass, lean mass, visceral adipose tissue, and hepatic fat: results from the POUNDS LOST trial