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Make Mealtime Family Time For A Healthy Heart

By Heart And Stroke Foundation March 11, 2010

Heart and Stroke Foundat ion of Manitoba (HSFM) nutrition managers are encouraging Manitobans to eat together as a family as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. Healthy eating plays a vital role in the prevention of heart disease and stroke. Studies show that children who sit down to eat dinner with their families tend to eat

Cereals, Crops

Wheat Makes Some People Sick

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2010

Wheat is hailed as the main ingredient in the “staff of life,” but it makes about 14 per cent of North Americans sick, a recent industry meeting was told. That’s not the best news for Canadian farmers who grow more acres of wheat than any other crop, or North American flour millers who want people

Country Crossroads

Fluorescent Light Keeps Spinach Strong To The Finish

By Maggie Fox March 11, 2010

Supermarket lights help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins, U. S. government researchers reported Mar. 3. The surprising findings should apply to other fresh vegetables and may offer insights into how to keep produce fresher longer, the researchers reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. They may also suggest ways to boost

News

Food Safety System Falls Short

By Lorraine Stevenson March 4, 2010

“If we’re at all concerned about periodic outbreaks of foodborne illness that are very dramatic in terms of newsworthiness, or public interest, then we really have to get at the nuts and bolts of the food safety system.” – RICK HOLLEY Canada’s system for protecting its citizens against foodborne illness is no better today despite

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Prairie Fare: Can You Pass This Heart-Smart Quiz?

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 4, 2010

What waxy, fatlike substance sometimes is the topic of conversations, especially after a health appointment? In fact, if your level was high, you wouldn’t have any symptoms. You’re right if you were thinking “cholesterol.” Recently, cholesterol levels have been in the news, but not pertaining to adults. According to a report by the Centers for

Country Crossroads, Pulses

Top 10 Pulse Food Resolutions For 2010

By Pulse Canada Release January 28, 2010

1. Lose weight: Recent research from the University of Toronto has shown that eating pulses can increase feelings of fullness or satiety and reduce waist circumference. 2. Increase your fibre intake: One cup of cooked pulses contains approximately 15 grams of fibre or around half the recommended daily intake for adults. 3. Decrease your fat

Country Crossroads

Lack Of Vitamin B12 Can Be Debilitating

By Joyce Slobogian January 28, 2010

I always felt that as long as I ate a balanced diet, I did not need to take any additional vitamins. I was forced to change my thinking about this in recent years. It started when I began to feel constantly tired. The problem became so strong that simple day-to-day work left me exhausted, even

Opinion

Hold The Salt

By Ronald Doering January 21, 2010

While the addition of vitamins and minerals to food is highly regulated, sodium is not. Policy-making in the area of food and nutrition is a difficult task at the best of times. It’s particularly difficult when the science is not clear, and this is more common than most people realize. When the science is uncertain,

Hogs, Livestock, Oilseeds, Other livestock, Pulses

Evaluating Alternative Feed Ingredients For Pig Diets

January 14, 2010

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs While DE and ME values for DDGS are fairly close to those of the parent grain, the high fibre and protein content make that energy less available to the pig. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns

News

Diabetes A Heavy Burden On Economy, Report Says

By Lorraine Stevenson January 14, 2010

“Those two factors (diet and lifestyle) we see as critical to saving dollars within the health-care system and reducing the impact diabetes has on Canadians.” – JEREMY BRACE, NATIONAL MEDI A MANAGER FOR THE CDA Rising numbers of Canadians annually diagnosed with diabetes will cost the economy as much as $17 billion by 2020, according

Daily Network News

Tyson Foods settles U.S. beef price-fixing lawsuit for $82.5 million

Consumers not confused by plant protein ‘burgers’ or ‘milk’, research suggests

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

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