The UK has just implemented mandatory calorie counts on menus of all restaurants that have 250+ employees. The law has been implemented to ‘help consumers make healthier choices,’ and to ‘tackle obesity and improve the nation’s health.’ We’ve had this law in Canada for a while now, and it’s also been active in the US…
I get asked a lot about protein powders. My stock answer is that you should always try to get your protein through food first, but some of you, for any number of reasons, find that hard to do. Maybe you’re not into eating solids in the morning, but you still want to get a hit…
Thank you to Food Science Babe, who not only provided me with the images and information for this Flavcity review, but who has also valiantly fought against Flavcity’s misinformation on many occasions. As always, this post is my opinion. Bobby Parrish, aka FlavCity, isn’t a food scientist or a dietitian. He’s a home chef with…
There’s a new study from France on artificial sweeteners and cancer, and predictably, the media has taken it and run with headlines like, ‘Artificial Sweeteners are Associated with Increased Cancer Risk, Finds Large-Scale Cohort Study’! I’ve been fielding questions around artificial sweeteners for years, and reading the comments in response to this study on social…
As a registered dietitian, I’m all about gut health. The science around it is basically in its infancy, but we do know that diet directly affects the health of our gut microbiome, and that this may impact many processes and conditions around the body. These may include mood, weight, inflammation, disease risk, and more. I…
I’ve been asked numerous times to do a Zoe review, and I wanted to, but I never had access to the materials until now. After I wrote a small piece about microbiome testing for Men’s Health Magazine, Zoe contacted me and offered to send me a kit. Since Zoe isn’t available in Canada yet, they…