Your diet — the foods and drinks you eat, not short-term restrictive programs — can impact your heart disease risk. Evidence-based approaches to eating are… 03/24/2023
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3 ways to unlock the power of food to promote heart health
Diabetes medical care is not out of reach for uninsured refugees
Rose Celest’s work permit expired in 2013. But she didn’t return to her native country, making her one of Canada’s undocumented migrants ineligible for Canada’s public health… 02/10/2023
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Taking fitness outside: 9 tips for becoming more active through the Canadian winter
January 10, 2023 If you made a New Year’s resolution about physical activity, you are not alone. Many Canadians make resolutions, and most focus on… 01/27/2023
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Canada must take action now on dementia: Recommendations to help lower risks in an aging population
There is a great deal of sobering news for Canadians in the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s new study. The recently released first volume of Navigating… 11/04/2022
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Mixed messages: Is coffee good or bad for us? It might help, but it doesn’t enhance health
Coffee is good for you. Or it’s not. Maybe it is, then it isn’t, then it is again. If you drink coffee, and follow the… 08/12/2022
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Top 3 reasons to add plant-based proteins into your diet
March 6, 2022 Fostering sustainable food systems is an urgent global priority. Sustainable diets are a part of food systems with important implications for human… 03/11/2022
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Nutrition researchers saw malnourished children at Indian Residential Schools as perfect test subjects
The discovery of hundreds of children’s remains in Kamloops, Brandon and Cowessess have exposed the absolute devastation settlers inflicted upon Indigenous children, families and communities… 07/09/2021
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From COVID-19 to Type 2 diabetes—what’s new in breastfeeding?
UBCO expert discusses latest breastfeeding research during National Breastfeeding Week Breast is still best for babies, even during a pandemic, according to one UBC Okanagan… 10/09/2020
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Inquiry into coronavirus nursing home deaths needs to include discussion of workers and race
COVID-19 has most severely affected elderly residents and their caregivers in long-term care nursing homes. In Ontario, coronavirus has claimed the lives of well over… 07/24/2020
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Gut reaction: How the gut microbiome may influence the severity of COVID-19
By Shirin Moossavi Postdoctoral Fellow, International Microbiome Centre, University of Calgary By Marie-Claire Arrieta Assistant Professor, Physiology, Pharmacology and Pediatrics, University of Calgary The… 07/10/2020
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