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May 21, 2014

Dietary Fat – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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Listen to my podcast where I will discuss what you need to know about how much fat to get per day, which types of fat to get more of, and the types to cut back on. February 2017: the written content below has been updated to reflect new research relevant to this article.

Filed Under: Nutrition, Health & Wellness Topics, Podcast Series: Pursuit of Healthiness Tagged With: calgary dietitian, calorie intake, Canadian Nutritionist, dietary fat, healthy fats, negative fats, saturated fats, trans fats

July 23, 2013

What is the Mediterranean diet and why is it considered one of the healthiest diets in the world?

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The Mediterranean diet, which has been shown by hundreds of peer reviewed scientific journal articles to be one of the healthiest diets on earth for preventing chronic disease including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity. The Mediterranean diet is rich in plant-based foods such as grains like pasta and bread, vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, […]

Filed Under: Health Stand Nutrition in the Media, Nutrition, Health & Wellness Topics Tagged With: Barillo pasta, chronic disease, complex carbohydrates, fad diets, Fibre, Glycemic Index, Healthy Eating, healthy fats, Mediterranean diet, Nutrition, omega-3 fats, Pasta, phytonutrients, Protein, Recipes, Whole Grains

October 26, 2012

How to lower your cholesterol levels

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Listen to my QR77 Radio Program here: Every Monday at 4:15pm on QR77 Radio join me and Angela Kokott host of Calgary Today with our segment “You are what you eat” to get the goods on healthy eating. If you missed my segments I will be archiving these audio discussions on my blog here. Episode […]

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September 10, 2011

Reducing Cancer Risk: Eat Well, Be Active

Every day we learn more and more about what causes cancer. But cancer is complex and there is no magic formula – or diet, or exercise, or lifestyle – to follow that means you definitely won’t develop it. This doesn’t mean that nothing can be done. Research shows that up to 35% of all cancers […]

Filed Under: Cancer, Healthy Eating Tagged With: Alcohol, Canadian Cancer Society, Fiber, Fibre, healthy fats, Label reading, Nutrition and Cancer, Physical Activity

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