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Invited commentary: Running away with the facts on food and fatnessPublic Health Nutrition 13(1):147-148 (2010)Last October a coalition of many of the corporate contributors to our obesogenic environment(1), including some of the world’s largest food manufacturers and retailers, launched the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, whose aim, they say, is...

Health Canada leads charge to allow industry to readily fortify foodsCanadian Medical Association Journal DOI:10.1503/cmaj.109-3185 (2010)Health Canada leads charge to allow industry to readily fortify foods Canada is leading an international charge to amend world food standards to allow industry more discretion in the fortification of foods through the add...

Food Guide Review is a Recipe for DisasterThe Ottawa Citizen - November 2005Thursday, November 24, 2005 Section: News Page: A13 Page Name: Arguments Today, the final public consultation on the latest revision to Canada's "food rainbow" will commence in Ottawa. While one might reasonably expect an efficient, scientific and thoughtful approach to the rainbow...

Dubious diet programs feast on obesity fears; Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig battle for your bulge Vancouver Courier Fri Feb 19 2010 Page: 34 Section: Food Talk Byline: Linda Watts Column: Linda Watts Source: Vancouver Courier Last month in New York City, Weight Watchers International, North America's largest diet franchise,...

CBC Marketplace and Dr. Freedhoff on Herbal MagicCBC Marketplace - February 5th, 2010Watch the entire episode  http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2010/magic_in_a_bottle/main.html

Les femmes s'acharnent à suivre des régimes malgré les échecs La Presse - January 24th, 2010Les femmes s'acharnent à suivre des régimes malgré les échecsLa Presse Canadienne Sun Jan 24 2010 Section: Nouvelles MONTREAL _ Malgré les échecs successifs et douloureux, les femmes retournent co...

Vancouver Sun Thu Jan 21 2010 Page: B6 Fortified food rules may loosen; Health Canada looking at easing restrictions on added supplements Section: Canada & World Byline: Sarah Schmidt Dateline: OTTAWA Source: Canwest News Service Health Canada is moving to allow food companies to add vitamins and minerals to more products -- in part because so many ...

Ontario schools to be junk-food-free in 2011; Pop, candy, fries gone, but critic sees too many calories The Ottawa Citizen Thu Jan 21 2010 Page: A1 / FRONT Section: News Byline: Don Lajoie and Tony Spears Source: The Ottawa Citizen  Ontario students will no longer be able to buy candy, chocolate, pop, fries and energy drinks on school property, startin...

Milk or dairy beverage? crowding grocery shelves; 'Chocolate dairy beverage' is just one of several imitation milk products now The Hamilton Spectator Tue Jan 5 2010 Page: G4 Section: Health Byline: Carmelina Prete Source: The Hamilton Spectator Bill Mitchell knows his milk. As a spokesperson for Dairy Farmers of Ontario, milk is his business.So when he ...

Dissing Dairy    The Globe and Mail - December 21st, 2009 The Globe And Mail Mon Dec 21 2009 Page: L1 Section: Globe Life Byline: Carly Weeks Milk has long enjoyed a coveted place in refrigerators across the country. Pediatricians, health experts and the dairy industry have promoted consumption of dairy products by touting the fact that th...