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Food Stats Show Some Positive Trends

By Ron Friesen June 10, 2010

Canadians are eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and less red meat, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the nation’s overall diet is improving. The average Canadian also consumes more sugar, coffee and cheese and nearly as much fat and oil as before, says a new Statistics Canada food consumption report for 2009. The average caloric

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Fewer Sugary Drinks May Lower Blood Pressure

By Julie Steenhuysen June 3, 2010

Drinking fewer sugary drinks may help lower blood pressure, U. S. researchers said May 24 in findings adding to a growing body of research supporting cutting back on sweetened beverages. They found overweight people with high blood pressure who drank one less sugar-laden beverage a day significantly lowered their blood pressure over 18 months. For

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Going A Little “Nuts” Is Good For You

May 20, 2010

Researchers with the Linda Loma University in California have examined the data from 25 different studies into nut consumption and concluded nuts are good for your cholesterol health. Eating an average of 64 grams or 2.4 oz. of nuts per day decreased total cholesterol by an average of five per cent, according to published reports

Beef cattle, News

New Results Boost Health Promise For Natural Dairy And Beef Trans Fat

By Dan Piraro May 6, 2010

New study results from the University of Alberta indicate that natural trans fat found in dairy and beef products may reduce inflammation, a key risk factor for heart disease. In a three-week animal model trial, researchers succeeded in reducing inflammation from elevated to normal levels by feeding dietary vaccenic acid (VA), a type of natural

News

Farming Reform Needed To End Hunger Without Obesity

By Alister Doyle April 8, 2010

Agriculture needs revolutionary change to confront threats such as global warming and end hunger in developing nations without adding to the ranks of the obese, an international study shows. The report says South Asia and Africa were “battlegrounds for poverty reduction” as the world population rose to a peak in 2050. Prospects for quick advances

News

Herbicide Offers Three Actives, One Jug

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 1, 2010

Prairie wheat and barley growers will be able to get a new grass and broadleaf herbicide combining three different modes of action in one jug. Bayer CropScience on March 17 launched Tundra for use in spring and durum wheat and barley crops, combining fenoaxaprop-p-ethyl, bromoxynil and pyrasulfotole from herbicide Groups 1, 6 and 27 respectively,

Opinion

Is Salt Becoming The Next Trans Fat?

By Ronald Doering March 25, 2010

While there is always some scientific uncertainty in matters of regulatory science, in our Jan. 21 article (“Hold the salt,” Co-operator, page 5) we saw there is now a strong scientific consensus that Canadians on average are consuming more than double the recommended daily intake of sodium (1,500 mg), and that there is strong evidence

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Should You Sneak Nutrition Into Diet?

By Julie Garden-Robinson March 25, 2010

A couple of authors have had bestselling books about sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets. Usually, the book authors purée the vegetables and place them in foods, such as spaghetti sauce, where they are barely noticeable. Although the books became bestsellers, sneaking vegetables into kids’ diets has been the subject of mixed responses from nutrition experts.

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Nutrition Month Theme Urges Canadians To Learn About Food Sources

By Lorraine Stevenson March 18, 2010

Dietitians of Canada’s National Nutrition Month Campaign 2010 offers these suggestions for celebrating food from field to table. … In your community Start, support or get involved with local community garden projects. Work with your local school board to create ways to showcase local foods either in the classroom or in the school cafeterias. Ask

News

Canadian Diet Would Emphasize Health-Giving Dimensions Of Domestic Foods

By Lorraine Stevenson March 18, 2010

“It is a concept that would enable people to start to think about Canadian foods as providing an incredible array of healthy foods right across the food spectrum.” – CAPI PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVID MCINNES Those paying attention to a message from Canadian dietitians this month are getting a small taste of the “Canadian diet”

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Tag Archives Nutrition

Food Stats Show Some Positive Trends

Fewer Sugary Drinks May Lower Blood Pressure

Going A Little “Nuts” Is Good For You

New Results Boost Health Promise For Natural Dairy And Beef Trans Fat

Farming Reform Needed To End Hunger Without Obesity

Herbicide Offers Three Actives, One Jug

Is Salt Becoming The Next Trans Fat?

Should You Sneak Nutrition Into Diet?

Nutrition Month Theme Urges Canadians To Learn About Food Sources

Canadian Diet Would Emphasize Health-Giving Dimensions Of Domestic Foods

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