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Editorial: A shifting paradigm

By Gord Gilmour January 31, 2019

Since the start of the Second World War, food guides in the western world have all shared a similar singular focus. Military recruiters of the time were shocked to learn that many men at the time wouldn’t make adequate soldiers because their basic nutritional needs had not been met in the depths of the Great

The Canada Food Guide has not been revised for eight years, leaving many to wonder what 2019's update to the guide will bring.

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New Canada Food Guide to debut January 22

Health Canada minister says updated document will better meet the needs of Canadians

By Lorraine Stevenson January 21, 2019

The 2019 revision of Canada’s Food Guide will be released January 22, with Canada’s dairy and livestock sectors, which have already had plenty to say about what it may contain, especially anxious to see its recommendations. Worrisome to both industries is the increased emphasis the guide is expected to place on eating protein-rich foods derived

If the entire world were to eat a healthy diet there simply wouldn’t be enough fruits and vegetables to go around.

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A dietary mismatch

Agriculture produces plenty of food, but not necessarily the right types

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 6, 2018

If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn’t be enough fruit and vegetables to go around. A team of researchers at the University of Guelph compared global agricultural production with nutritionists’ consumption recommendations and found a drastic mismatch. “We simply can’t all adopt a healthy diet under the current global

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One day at a time

Small changes and goals can all add up to a healthier year in 2018

By Getty Stewart January 5, 2018

After the feasting and indulgence of the holiday season, it’s understandable that eating better and exercising more are two of the most common resolutions people make at this time of year. But vague, large-scale goals like these often lead to disappointing results with only 58 per cent of people sticking to them by end of

Don't believe everything you see or hear. Asking a few questions and having a bit of healthy skepticism can let you make better decisions.

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The truth behind nutrition and health headlines

Asking questions is a great start when it comes to sorting fact from fiction

By Julie Garden-Robinson May 12, 2017

“An intern was asking how many cans of pop you drink a day,” one of our program assistants commented a few years ago.“She said you carry around a can of soda all day,” the program assistant continued with a laugh.She knew the truth and was teasing me. “It’s the same can!” I replied. “After I

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The link between meat and manhood

Meat has symbolized masculinity since the Stone Age

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 25, 2016

Researchers with the University of Hawaii have used crowdsourcing to raise funds for research into why men believe eating meat makes them more masculine. “Many men would gladly embrace the health risks associated with red meat rather than taking the slightest risk of being associated with the feminine attributes of a vegetarian diet,” said lead

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No such thing as ‘bad’ foods

Top experts say labelling some foods 'bad' makes people want them even more

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 14, 2015

Nutrition experts attending the SINU (La Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana) 36th national congress last week said singling out foods as being bad or good is counterproductive to healthy eating. “In the absence of specific medical contraindications, it is probably counterproductive to categorize a single food as a ‘bad’ food and establish rigid bans on

Each 50-gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent, according to a WHO study.

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Processed meat causes cancer; red meat suspected

Study says 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meat

By Gus Trompiz October 27, 2015

Paris / Reuters | Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of

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

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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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Feast your eyes on eggs

Prairie Fare: A recipe for Egg Muffins

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 10, 2015

When I was a toddler, my aunt often picked me up and took me out to eat at our local café. I chose the same menu item whether we went out for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon snack. “I’ll have trampled ‘oggs’ and totes,” I said to the waitress. I was about two years old

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U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back, hogs continue slide

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after rally, wheat holds at three-month high

Klassen: Feeder market drops sharply

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