Cardiovascular disease Archives - Manitoba Co-operator

Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland February 4, 2020

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of

“We believe that this information shows there are factors outside of a person’s control that influence the individual’s health, and these factors likely differ depending on where they live.” – Russell de Souza.

News, Other

Research tips rural health challenges

Availability of healthy and unhealthy products a factor

By Lorraine Stevenson January 10, 2019

Those who live in rural Canada may have a harder time keeping their New Year’s resolutions to eat better and live healthier lifestyles. There are factors beyond individual choices influencing your personal health, and these differ depending on where you live, according to a new study released by McMaster University in Hamilton. The researchers looked

Maybe flaxseed can help avoid these situations.

Did you know?, News, Other

Omega-3 supplements not so heart healthy?

But they might make the kids behave better

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 8, 2018

There’s good news and bad news from two recent university studies on the benefits of consuming omega-3 supplements. Omega-3 is a type of fatty acid found in oily fish such as salmon, or in plant sources such as flaxseed or canola oil. Its consumption has been widely recommended as a means of preventing heart disease. The bad

Manitoba Canola Growers Association president Chuck Fossay (r) presented Carla Taylor, of the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre with the Canola Award of Excellence at the CropConnect banquet in Winnipeg Feb. 15.

Local news, Oilseeds

Canola growers recognize health researcher

Dr. Carla Taylor has been researching the health effects of canola oil

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 28, 2017

A Winnipeg-based nutrition researcher is the latest recipient of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association Canola Award of Excellence. The University of Manitoba’s Carla Taylor has, along with Peter Zahradka and a team of trainees and staff, been researching the health benefits of canola oil for more than a decade. The award was presented last week

Crops, News

Canadian researcher touts benefits of barley

A Canadian research review has found barley can play a role in reducing harmful types of cholesterol 

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 27, 2016

A research review from a Canadian hospital says there’s a clear link between eating barley and reduced levels of two types of “bad cholesterol” that are associated with heart disease. The paper, written by researchers at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital, was published recently in The European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It included 14 studies on

Replacing butter with vegetable oils might not be as healthy as originally thought.

Did you know?, News

Did butter get a bad rap?

It’s not health food, but butter may be healthier than other options  like high-linoleic acid oils

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 25, 2016

Butter might be better. Since the 1960s, consumers have been told to swap butter and other saturated fats with “heart healthy” options like vegetable oils high in linoleic acid. Now a re-examination of previously unpublished data from the study that first made that claim is casting doubt. Researchers at the University of North Carolina School

To help prevent obesity, the dietary committee recommends shifting the focus from total fat intake to adoption of a healthier food-based dietary pattern.

Comment, Opinion

Dietary guidelines shouldn’t place limits on total fat intake

Limits have no basis in science and contribute to bad consumer choices

By Tufts University July 15, 2015

In a Viewpoint published June 24 in the Journal of the Medical Association (JAMA), researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and Boston Children’s Hospital call on the federal government to drop restrictions on total fat consumption in the forthcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Co-authors Dariush Mozaffarian, MD,

Did you know?

Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk

You don’t have to live in Greece — a Prairie version is available

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 12, 2015

Greeks might be in debt, but their hearts are in good shape, according to a study released at American College of Cardiology’s 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego. Ekavi Georgousopoulou and Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos of Harokopio University in Athens studied a group of more than 2,500 Greek adults, ages 18 to 89, who closely

News

Forget everything you ever heard about eating fat

Historic U.S. and U.K. dietary advice on fats ‘should not have been introduced’

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 24, 2015

National U.S. and British advice for citizens to cut fat consumption to reduce heart disease lacked any solid trial evidence to back it up, and “should not have been introduced,” concludes research in a journal published in conjunction with the British Medical Journal and the U.K. National Cardiovascular Society. Dietary guidelines issued in 1977 and

Recipe Swap

Half your plate for healthy eating

Recipe Swap: The Ultimate Veggie Pizza, and Corn and Kale Chowder

By Lorraine Stevenson January 23, 2015

A food diary is how you tell yourself how well or poorly you eat. I’ve kept one and, believe me, it’s an eye-opener. Too much of one thing and not enough of another, especially fruits and veggies. But I’m typical. Canadians are anything but vegetarian. The Food Guide says men should eat eight to 10

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle hit contract highs on tight supply

U.S. grains: Soybeans tumble on doubts over U.S.-China trade progress

Alberta harvest wrapping up: report

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