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GMOs bite back
You know, I honestly don’t know whom to trust or what to believe when it comes to GMO and biotechnology anymore. I don’t see the need to be messing with foods that have grown relatively naturally for...
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Don’t go too nuts for walnuts
I’ve been seeing a few news reports recently regarding nut consumption, particularly walnuts, and diabetes. The reports are based on a study Walnut Consumption Is Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2...
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Of wellness chats, dietitians, and L-Glutamine
The other night I had my first exposure to a “wellness chat” on twitter. It was interesting to say the least. The guest* was a registered dietitian in the US. A few of her statements surprised me, and...
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Second guessing the second guessing the dietitian post
I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend among dietitians lately. It involves a certain division of RDs into two groups: “real” food RDs and all of the other RDs. Honestly, I’m not sure what the non-real...
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Is it unethical for dietitians to sell supplements?
Eggcup of Pills photo by John Twohig on Flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Licence. Something happened recently that kind of blew my mind. I was always under the impression that it was a conflict of...
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The bigger problem with the cosy relationship between dietitians and the food...
Lots of drama in the dietetic world last week. No, I’m not talking about the wildly popular Dietitians Day. First, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) in the US brokered a facepalm worthy...
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Dr Folta and Dr Blair and the problem with industry funding
Photo: Coke de Plume by BFLV on flickr. Used under a Creative Commons Licence. A couple of things happened in the scientific world in fairly short succession recently. I spent a lot of time waffling...
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The science behind Herbalife
A while ago I received a request to blog about supplements, in particular Herbalife. I’ve procrastinated on it for a little while because I figure you’ve read about one weight loss supplement scam,...
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Nutrition sponsorship scandal
Excerpt from the Nova Scotia Dietetic Association’s Private Practice Guidelines In the wake of the Olympics I thought that it would be timely to write about product endorsement. Every time the Olympics...
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Hey food industry, get out of RD conferences! #FNCE
I had a blog post all written for you lovelies, cued-up, ready to go. Then I started seeing the tweets coming out of FNCE (Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo) and I got all annoyed and tweeted...
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