Health
From cannabis edibles to plant proteins: 2019 food trends
Food continues to find its way into the consciousness of Canadians.
Feb 13, 2019
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Cardiology
Could phosphate additives in foods make you less active?
A new study suggests that high levels of inorganic phosphate—a preservative widely used in certain sodas, packaged meats and other processed foods—may be a reason why the U.S. population isn't as physically active as ...
Jan 7, 2019
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Health
A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State.
Jan 4, 2019
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Health
Have your cake and lose weight, too
(HealthDay)—No one thinks of a piece of layer cake as a diet item. But it turns out that even conscientious label readers may overestimate the size of a single serving and underestimate the number of calories they're eating.
Dec 20, 2018
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Health
Calories in popular restaurant chain meals 'excessive' warn experts
The calorie content of popular main meals served in UK and international restaurant chains is excessive and only a minority meet public health recommendations, finds a University of Liverpool study published in the Christmas ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Diabetes
Very low calorie diets trialled by NHS to tackle diabetes
Hundreds of thousands of people will receive NHS help to battle obesity and type 2 diabetes under radical action set out by Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England.
Dec 7, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could blockchain be the food chain's answer to romaine lettuce E. coli and other outbreaks?
The romaine lettuce E. coli scare is over, but it's taken consumers a while to toss the vitamin rich leafy greens in a salad again.
Nov 26, 2018
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Health
Salt: how to cut back without losing that delicious flavour
One of the targets of the UK government's new health strategy is salt. Your body needs salt to function normally, but an excess leads to raised blood pressure and an increase in the risk of stroke and heart disease. Since ...
Nov 7, 2018
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Health
Protein wars—why men love meat
Nov. 1 is World Vegan Day and apparently Canada is going meatless, unless you are a white older male, that is.
Nov 1, 2018
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Health
The trouble with edibles
On Oct. 17, smoking cannabis will become legal in Canada. As for cannabis edibles, they will take a bit longer: Cannabis-infused food products will be legal in a little less than a year's time.
Jul 18, 2018
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