• Cuts in salt would reduce stroke, heart risks: study

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 26, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Cuts in salt would reduce stroke, heart risks: study

  • Sunday House Call #284, October 4, 2009

    An excellent illustration of how medical science and science in general continuously questions and evaluates accepted practices and ideas, is exemplified by a study on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) recently published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The results demonstrate that people have better chances to survive when more chest compressions are used. Dr.…

  • Don't pass the salt…please!

    Original broadcast date: October 4, 2009 As I have stated quite emphatically on recent editions of Sunday House Call, we consume too much salt and most of it is derived from food manufacturers and restaurants. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in Canada with three out of four people having a lifetime…

  • 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…

  • Lack of nutritional information for restuarant food and the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Health-Check program

    Dr. Yoni Freedhoff comments about issues dealing with obesity, salt content of food, his recent appearance on CBC’s Marketplace talking about the lack of nutritional information provided by restaurants, diet, and recent studies linking obesity and cancer. He will discuss the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart Check program, with which he takes issue with some…

  • Exceeding our recommended daily salt limits

    How much table salt do you consume each day? What are the short and long term health consequences of excessive salt intake? A study by Statistics Canada published this week in Health Reports has determined the majority of Canadian men and women exceed the upper recommended limit. Most Canadians consume far more salt in their…