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The New Coke! Now with added vitamins and minerals
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff outlines in an article written in this month’s CMAJ how Health Canada is pushing a policy that will allow fortification of foods with vitamins and minerals without any evidence that it will improve public health. Moreover, there is a real risk of overconsumption of said additions to our food supply that can…
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I need a Big Mac before my Olympic time trial
Ottawa Citizen journalist Dan Gardner castigates, and rightly so, how Olympic athletes sell out to corporations for oodles of cash without any consideration for the potential harm to public health outcomes. His column can be read here.
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Salt intake awareness campaign begins
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 20, 2009 Source: Give your head a shake
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Sunday House Call #289, November 8, 2009
Interview with Dr. Richard Béliveau It seems as a society we are sleepwalking towards a myriad of preventable diseases. I say this because after reading another of Dr. Richard Béliveau’s masterful books on how our lifestyle, eating habits, and food choices are intricately linked with our physical, emotional and spiritual health, the evidence is compelling.…
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Eating Well, Living Well by Dr. Richard Beliveau
It seems as a society we are sleepwalking towards a myriad of preventable diseases. I say this because after reading another of Dr. Richard Béliveau’s masterful books on how our lifestyle, eating habits, and food choices are intricately linked with our physical, emotional and spiritual health, the evidence is compelling. In his new book, Eating…
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The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
Original broadcast date: July 12, 2009 We like to believe that we are a rational species. If, the assumption goes, we are presented with information that is cogent, specific and valid, we will respond by incorporating these ideas for the betterment of our lives. What we decide to eat and drink is a world onto…
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The perceived healthiness of food: If it's healthy you can eat more!
Original broadcast date: May 3, 2009 Food psychologists have a field day with the way advertisers promote their products and the subsequent response from consumers as illustrated in the popular book Mindless Eating by Dr. Brian Wansink of Cornell University. Weight loss requires a net reduction in calories; a negative balance. Food producers have tapped…
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BADvertising: Misleading food marketing claims
Original broadcast date: April 19, 2009 Walk down any grocery store aisle that stock processed foods and drinks and you will see labelling that uses nutritional science to promote the health benefits of the manufacturer’s product. The trouble is that the claims can be misleading and dance on the edge of the facts what I…