Nutrition Policy

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/08/10/food-labels-guiding-stars.html Food label guide gets lukewarm support Front-of-pack labelling should be evaluated by public health authority, critics say Aug 10, 2012 CBC News - cbc.ca Marijka Hurko and Kim Brunhuber   A new food labeling guide for consumers is being launched at Canadian grocery cha...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/07/27/f-food-guide-70.html The politics of food guides First guide, Canada's Official Food Rules, released 70 years ago By Daniel Schwartz July 30, 2012 CBC News | Health   For 70 years, the issuing of government food guides in Canada has been about more than just nutrition and health. The first Canadian ...

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2012/07/11/opinion-why-does-the-american-heart-association-want-you-to-eat-out Opinion: Why Does the American Heart Association Want You to Eat Out? By Yoni Freedhoff July 11, 2012 usnews.com Yoni Freedhoff If you’ve been to a Subway restaurant recently, you may ha...

Larry Husten, Contributor Forbes July 9, 2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2012/07/09/aha-and-ada-cautiously-endorse-non-nutritive-sweeteners/ AHA And ADA Cautiously Endorse Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Forbes In a newly released scientific statement the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association offer a cautious endorse...

ParticipACTION partnership with Coke draws critics ctv.ca |by CTVNews.ca Staff   Sogo Active Youth Ambassadors are shown getting active at Queen’s Park in Toronto, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (MARKETWIRE PHOTO / Coca-Cola Canada) CTVNews.ca Staff  Jun. 22, 2012 One of Canada’s most famous fitness enthusiasts is speaking out aga...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/tribnation/chi-tracking-down-facts-on-a-medical-claim-20120410,0,3275354.story By Julie Deardorff April 10, 2012 The Chicago Tribune Tracking down facts on a medical claim How a newspaper sorts through expensive, bad medical advice   Every Saturday, blogger and Canadian obesity doctor Yoni Freedhoff, posts links...

Carmen Chai, Global News Wednesday, February 22, 2012 http://www.globaltvbc.com/health/health+canada+backs+vegetable+oil+claims+but+experts+are+skeptical/6442586857/story.html Health Canada backs vegetable oil claims but experts are skeptical globaltvbc.com While the food industry applauded Health Canada’s decision to approve a new ...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/02/marketplace-lousy-labels-full.html?cmp=rss   10 misleading food product labels in Canada Marketplace investigation reveals dubious health and nutrition claims Feb 3, 2012 cbc.ca A number of companies tout the supposed health benefits of their food products but the claims don’t resonate with nut...

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...