Running a marathon? Set your own pace
A study looking at the effect of distance on heart health confirms that for most of us, any damage to the heart is short lived, but it also discovered that ...
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Finding the right diet takes careful consideration and planning
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Going sugar-free may not be as simple as it sounds
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Get up for your heart health and move for your waistline
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Emails reveal Coke’s $1.5-million role in anti-obesity group that emphasizes exercise over healthy eating
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Detox diets: Are they a path to better health -- or just a fad?
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The Paleo diet: Nutritional wisdom inspired by the Stone Age
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Supermarket Confusion: ’One Sweet App’
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Where vegetarianism and veganism differ: a diet versus a lifestyle
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Does it make sense for everyone to eat gluten-free?
Is a gluten-free diet really for everybody, as some claim? A dietitian and a nutritionist discuss the pros and cons. -
Looking for health food? Look beyond the package
Fitness fanatics and those hoping for a quick fix can be easily duped by marketing. -
Jamie Oliver calls on Canada to bolster child nutrition
Jamie Oliver is calling on Canadians to push Justin Trudeau to develop a strategy for child nutrition, including more education, a crackdown on junk food advertising and better labelling on ... -
Finding the right intensity is the key to enjoying your workout
When it comes to exercise, there’s one absolute: People do what they like and abandon what they don’t. -
Is red meat really bad for your health?
The recent rhetoric around meat has focused on its health dangers rather than its culinary delights. We asked nutritional experts about what to believe — and what to eat -
Ready to retire? It's time to get active
Make exercise a priority as soon as possible after giving up your nine-to-five. -
Calcium, vitamin D don't help prevent colon cancer: study
A major study finds that taking calcium or Vitamin D pills does not help prevent growths that can lead to colon cancer in people who have had at least one ... -
Food better than pills for providing vitamins
I sadly but definitely annoy my children when I launch into my nutrition talk. As soon as I utter the words "protein" or "healthy," the responses I usually get is ...
Calcium supplements do not boost bones or reduce fractures, studies find
Taking calcium supplements to boost bone density or prevent fractures as people get older does not work, according to major research.
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The saturated fat solution: eat a healthy balanced diet!
The Heart and Stroke Foundation has just released a new position statement on saturated fat. The key message for Canadians is to ’Eat a healthy balanced diet’. -
Train your head to make it to the finish line
Self-talk is a key component in a marathon
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Salads aren't helping you and may be hurting the planet
Salad vegetables are pitifully low in nutrition. The biggest thing wrong with salads is lettuce, and the biggest thing wrong with lettuce is that it's a leafy-green waste of resources -
What's SUP?
An hour on a stand up paddle board is a great workout -
'No sugar added'? Treat labels like fables
How food marketers figure out what you want, what inspires you to plunk down your hard-earned money, and then use phrases on their packaging and in advertisements to appeal to ... -
Stay strong to fight off the insidious physical effects of aging
If you’re waging war against aging one wrinkle-fighting lotion at a time, you’re wasting your time and money. -
Staying motivated half the battle when getting fit
The obesity epidemic has many causes, chief among which is our ever more sedentary lifestyle. We spend eight hours a day sitting at a desk. -
Runners, let comfort be your guide when choosing shoes
Back before running was taken up by the masses, runners didn’t agonize over which shoe to buy. -
Surprise! Coca-Cola-funded research says sugary drinks aren't all that bad for you
Leave it to the world's largest seller of sugary drinks to tell people how to lose weight. -
Spicy foods may be good for us
A bite of a habanero, jalapeno or cayenne can pack such an ouch that all logic says they should repel those who attempt to consume them. -
Food industry asks to continue using trans fats despite phase out
Shortening, pie crusts, brownies and microwave popcorn may be partially exempt from a government phase out of artificial trans fats — if the food industry gets its way. -
'Health is more than body size'; Don't use scale to measure health, experts say
Erica Schenk has been a runner for 10 years, but a single snapshot of the curvy athlete may represent her most significant strides yet.