Link to Article | http://www.ottawaheart.ca/content_documents/TheBeat-v3i2-Eng.pdf

Written By: Allison Cross

TUESDAY, September 7th 2010 (Ottawa Citizen) - Jason Froats and his daughter, Nia, get up in the morning and collect eggs for breakfast from their backyard chicken coop in Mount Albert, Ont.

Sixty kilometres away, Nick Saul takes stock of the onions, beets and spinach growing in his food bank’s greenhouse in Toronto.

And, on the West Coast, Rachel Thexton reads packages and labels on meat products in the store, looking for local, organic options close to her home in Vancouver.

Canadians are taking an increasing interest in how their food is produced and in what route it took on its way to their table.

During the summer, when community gardens abound, it’s easy for Canadians to follow the path of their food and to feel confident in its nutritional value — particularly if it was grown right outside the backdoor.

But the reality of food consumption is that much of what Canadians eat is not grown, packaged or raised anywhere close to home.

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Atkins Effect Behind Obesity Epidemic?

Link to Article | http://www.torontosun.com/life/healthandfitness/2010/06/11/14347616.html

Written By: Cara Castagna

MONDAY, June 14th 2010 (Edmonton Sun) – Overweight North Americans aren’t totally out to lunch when it comes to good nutrition.

But there are three common mistakes being made that are contributing to the current obesity epidemic, says well-respected U.S. dietitian and nutritionist Amy Shapiro.

First, countless dieters are opting for low carbs or no carbs.

Call it the Atkins effect.

“Everybody’s afraid of carbs,” Shapiro explains in a phone interview from New York City.

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Let’s Go Back To Basics

Link to Article | http://www.themanitoban.com/articles/29385

Written By: Sarah Khalil

TUESDAY, Mar 23rd 2010 (The  Manitoban) – The act of eating has become something more than nourishing our body; it is a bad habit which promotes excessive intake of food. In 1998, the World Health Organization classified obesity as a “growing epidemic.”

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9 Easy Behavioral Modifications for Healthier Eating and Living

Link to Article | http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2010/03/05/9-easy-behavioral-modifications-for-healthier-eating-and-living/

Written By: Beth Casey Gold

FRIDAY, Mar 5th 2010 (fooducate.com) – We don’t like the word “diet.” Diets are about restriction, sacrifice, and typically they aren’t too much fun. Instead, we’re all about lifestyle change through behavior modification. Guess what? It works. We’ve researched this technique for the past 18 years under the leadership of Jean Harvey-Berino, R.D., Ph.D. at the University of Vermont. You can lose and manage weight by simply changing troublesome habits. We’ve seen person after person go through our program and lose 1-2 lbs per week by doing just that.

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Obesity 101: We Are How We Eat and the Problem of Fast Food Culture

Link to Article| http://www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=2713210

Written By: Sharon Kirkey

TUESDAY, Mar 9th 2009 (Canwest News Service) – Dr. Valerie Taylor doesn’t believe that most people with a weight problem would say, “This is not my fauly,” or “This is because of McDonald’s.”

“Absolutely, they take responsibility,” says Taylor, an assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioural neuroscience at McMaster University in Hamilton and director of the Canadian Obesity Network mental health program. Many people feel guilty about their weight, she says, “and they struggle to accept treatments like surgery because they really feel they should be able to control this problem themselves.

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Eating Breakfast Means Better Health

Link to Article | http://www.thepost.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2217009

Written By: Dr. Stuart Kinsinger

FRIDAY, Dec 11th 2009 (The Lindsay Post) — Most of us get out of our regular routing when holidays come. So with the holidays fast approaching this would be a good time to consider one simple part of a good routine; breakfast.

Earlier this week the popular press reported that the growing problem of diabetes is likened to a brewing economic tsunami. This week’s column deals with one aspect of that.

Those who eat a nutritious breakfast are much healthier than those who don’t according to a recent article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day because, after a night’s rest we need to rev up our metabolism. What we eat determines whether we feel sluggish or energetic as the day goes on.

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Embrace the “F” Word If You Want to Lose Weight

Link to Article | http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/embrace-the-f-word-if-you-want-to-lose-weight/article1385126/

Written By: Leslie Beck

WEDNESDAY, Dec 2nd 2009 (Globe and Mail) – It’s hardly news. If you want to lose weight you need to eat fewer calories than you burn. But there’s something else you might want to do: Increase your daily fibre intake.

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Holiday Eating Tips For All You Elves

Link to Article| http://www.torontosun.com/life/2009/12/13/12142576.html

Written By: Fran Berkoff

SUNDAY, Dec 13th 2009 (Toronto Sun) — We’re halfway through December, that special month where many of us throw caution to the wind and approach the upcoming holidays like it’s a guilt-free, food-and-drink laden buffet table.

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Fitness: Eat, Drink and Be Careful

Link to Article| http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Fitness+drink+careful/2341049/story.html

Written By: Jill Barker

TUESDAY, Dec 15th 2009 (The Gazette) – Holidays are tough on the waistline. Parties, Christmas cookies, mom’s home cooking and family camped out in the guest room all threaten to derail the healthy habits you work so hard at maintaining the rest of the year.

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Pick Your Food Gifts Carefully This Holiday Season

Link to Article| http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/869825

Written By: Jane Claxton-Oldfield

THURSDAY, Nov 26th 2009 (timestranscript.com) – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) website states that: “Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century…The prevalence has increased at an alarming rate…”

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