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

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,

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Eat better, live longer and reduce greenhouse gas

British study says ‘minor’ adjustments would include fewer animal products, especially red meat, fewer savoury snacks and more fruit, vegetables and cereals 

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 11, 2015

Eating a more healthy diet could extend the British lifespan, lower health-care costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The findings are based on two papers. The first, published in Climatic Change, estimates the greenhouse gas emissions associated with current U.K.

Crops, International news

Increasing food security and nutrition

More families are eating better food more often

By Laura Rance-Unger March 19, 2015

Who would have thought cooking could be so tasty — oh, and nutritious too? As we sat in the shade of a tree outside the Tiyanjane Co-op Society Ltd., members of the cooking subgroup explained through an interpreter how they once looked upon soybeans as a cash crop, not something they could eat. Now they

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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

Crops, Pulses

VIDEO: Putting more ‘superfood’ in the North American diet

By FBC Staff March 10, 2015

It’s hardly an exaggeration to call pulses a ‘superfood’ — they’re high in protein and other nutrients, they’ve been proven to reduce bad cholesterol and they provide free nitrogen for the farmers who grow them. But while they’re a staple in diets in the Middle East, consumption is low in North America. In this video,

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Star power advertising, but not for junk food

Entertainment and sports celebrities promote the ‘FNV’ brand

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2015

A U.S. organization that promotes healthy eating is taking a page from the playbook of its junk food competitors. It’s launched FNV — a brand focused on increasing consumption and sales of fruits and vegetables among teens and moms. Last week it announced a campaign to promote FNV using entertainment and sports celebrities such as

Opinion

Editorial: Have an omelette — cooked in butter

By John Morriss March 2, 2015

Many farmers bristle at the name Michael Pollan, the author of Omnivore’s Dilemma, and Cooked, two books which are not friendly to what he would call “big agriculture.” But leaving disagreements on issues such as organic food and GMOs aside, farmers might have to give Pollan credit for his dictum on eating properly: “Eat food.

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

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Mind your portions this winter

Try this warm and hearty Vegetable Soup recipe to curb your appetite

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 6, 2015

Did you know your breed has a tendency to become overweight?” I asked our dachshunds. If they had replied verbally, I might have fainted. Instead, they looked at me with pleading eyes, and then they turned their attention to the plates I was carrying. Their sharp noses could detect the traces of food on the

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Good news for your diet: potatoes help you lose weight

The bad news: that doesn’t mean french fries

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 23, 2014

Research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition demonstrates that people can eat potatoes and still lose weight. “Some people have questioned the role of potatoes in a weight loss regimen because of the vegetable’s designation as a high glycemic index (GI) food, lead investigator Dr. Britt Burton-Freeman said in a release.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices starting to pick up

Tag Archives Diets

Dietary guidelines shouldn’t place limits on total fat intake

Eat better, live longer and reduce greenhouse gas

Increasing food security and nutrition

Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk

VIDEO: Putting more ‘superfood’ in the North American diet

Star power advertising, but not for junk food

Editorial: Have an omelette — cooked in butter

Forget everything you ever heard about eating fat

Mind your portions this winter

Good news for your diet: potatoes help you lose weight

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