New op-ed: The New Canada Food Guide needs to change in accordance with science

February 13 2018 by in Failed low-fat diets, Science & health, The food revolution

Too much is at stake when it comes to the current health crisis, to simply continue to promote obsolete and ineffective advice, argues a new op-ed in Vancouver Sun. The upcoming Canadian dietary guidelines – the first update in 10 years – can’t keep promoting a low-fat diet:

Vancouver Sun: Opinion: New Canada Food Guide: Why we must get it right this time

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2 comments

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Brenda Janes
February 13 2018
Agree ....it's time to get it right!
2
Hanna
March 1 2018
Of course I do agree that it is high time to get things right. Just wonder sometimes why till relatively recent time in 1970 there were no food guidelines to follow and people knew what to eat.

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