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Dessert with Breakfast: The Key to Weight Loss?
Trying to lose weight but cannot resist that evening dessert? A new study released in Steroids (1) suggests that having your sweet treat with breakfast may help you lose weight. Sounds too good to be...
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Raspberry Ketone Supplements – Dr. Oz Strikes Again!
“If you want to burn fat all over your body, try this raspberry ketone supplement. Learn how it works to burn fat, helping you break through a weight-loss plateau. Raspberry ketone … is a safe and...
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The Ups and Downs of Yo-Yo Dieting
With so much differing weight loss information out there – carbs are evil, avoid fat at all costs, just take a supplement, eat like a caveman – it’s not surprising that many are stuck in the perpetual...
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Milk – The Latest “Super-Villain” Food?
A 2005 report on Canadian Food Trends estimates that fluid milk consumption will decline 15% by 2020, with milk alternatives gaining in popularity. While lactose intolerance, veganism, allergies and...
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Calcium Supplements and CVD: What is the Evidence?
Note: We are so excited to have the following guest post from colleague and mentor Tanis Fenton, PhD, RD! Dr. Fenton is the Nutrition Research Lead for Alberta Health Services and an Adjunct Assistant...
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Pharmaceutical Treatment of Obesity: The 20th Century
Look out Orlistat, there’s a new kid in town! Several weeks ago the FDA in the US approved the use of a new weight loss medication, Belviq – the first such medication to be approved in 13 years. To be...
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Pharmaceutical Treatment of Obesity: The 21st Century
With a 13 year dry-spell in terms of new obesity drugs on the market, the FDA is making up for lost time - Belviq was approved at the end of June and Qysmia was approved just last week. Qysmia...
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Again with the Egg Yolks!
“Egg yolks almost as dangerous as smoking!“ We can see it now – legal age limits for eating eggs, children being grounded for dipping their toast soldiers in their friends’ egg yolks behind the shed in...
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“Junk Food, Without the Junk” is a load of J-U-N-K
We are firm believers in eating lunch away from your desk – mindful eating is key to portion control, and checking email or playing solitaire while you eat your sandwich can wreak havoc with satiety...
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Who’s Up For Coconut Oil?
Formerly associated with greased up bodybuilders and sunbathing beauties, coconut oil and its related products like coconut water are now making a splash in the nutrition world. Aside from skin and...
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