Science has come up with a novel – though sneaky – way to ‘inoculate’ kids against pervasive Fast Food advertising: Turn their natural feelings of rebelliousness toward junk food, rather than toward parents, school or whatever the usual target may be. And the effects last long after the intervention…Read More →
No one would challenge the assertion that the Nanaimo Bar is one of a select few all-Canadian desserts that deserve all the recognition they can get. But a new series of commemorative stamps featuring uniquely Canadian sweets is getting bad marks for its portrayal of the beloved Bar…Read More →
Remember when everybody received at least a couple of Fondue Sets as wedding gifts? If you do, you must be as old as I am. Remember how many folks actually used them more than once? Answer: none. But I believe that the Fondue concept is ripe for a renaissance…Read More →
Good Question. They are Food, after all, and all other Food products are compelled by law to include detailed nutrition and ingredient information on their package labels. Even Soft Drinks and Bottled Waters. So what earns Beer, Wine and Spirits an exemption from the regulations?Read More →
Since New Year’s, ‘influencers’ and so-called market experts have been peddling their predictions for the Trends (many of which will turn out to be just Fads) will dominate 2019. For the most part, they agree on the major points, as listed below. But I’ve spotted a few nobody else seems to have noticed…Read More →
My usual sources brought news this morning of a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) warning about a Salmonella outbreak effecting 6 provinces from BC to Quebec. PHAC says the source of the outbreak remains a mystery, but every effort is being made to track it down…Read More →
The results of a mammoth global study on the effects of diet on health have just been released, and the news is not good. Overall, one in every five deaths from all causes is associated with a poor quality diet. Simply eating better may be the best thing we can do to protect our health…Read More →
Dr. Obvious is just bursting with ‘hot’ food and health news items that tell us things we already knew. This Monday’s feature is a compilation of ‘learned study’ findings that confirm ‘facts’ we have long known or suspected about obesity, simply through observation and common sense…Read More →