It lowers cholesterol, improves blood sugar levels, reduces blood pressure, promotes weight loss and keeps you regular. And it’s something most of us get too little of. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/leslie-beck/think-of-fibre-as-dietary-life-insurance/article1908060/
Energy drinks are under-studied, overused and can be dangerous for children and teens, warns a report by doctors who say kids shouldn’t use the popular products. http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/a45148.html
Kids used to a steady diet of sugar and fat can change — and parents can help make the switch less painful. “It’s about balance,” says Babs Benson, R.N., director of the Healthy You weight management program at Children’s Hospital of…
Your kids are like sponges. While external influences such as the media influence your child’s perception about body image and food, they absorb and learn the most from you. http://www.canada.com/health/Shaping+your+kids+eating+patterns/4258258/story.html
What should you welcome into — or limit in — your pantry or fridge? http://www.canada.com/health/kitchen+cleanout/4258040/story.html
Researchers have been arguing for years about whether carbohydrates make any difference during exercise lasting an hour or two and, if so, how much you need. Recent experiments suggest that during shorter workouts, carbs are for the brain rather than the…
Controversy surrounding a popular and highly-profitable vitamin fortified beverage ramped up yesterday as U.K. ad regulators told Coca-Coca they could no longer advertise their product Vitaminwater as nutritious. http://www.healthzone.ca/health/business/article/924353–vitaminwater-delicious-and-not-nutritious
We already knew Canadians are fatter, weaker and less fit than 25 years ago. Now we know why. New research that tracked the movements of 4,500 children and adults shows the hours we spend at a desk, on Facebook, watching Glee…
Eat your vegetables! We’ve all heard this before. Yet we’re still not getting enough. http://www.canada.com/health/Until+vegetables+dominate+meal+plates+weight+loss+will+slow/4133417/story.html
Come 2011 on Saturday morning, a lot of people will be swearing off cigarettes, striving to get their personal finances in order, promising to cut back on drinking and committing to exercise more. But one resolution will dominate after the seasonal…