Red Day Canada: Celebrating Women’s Heart Health
(Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre, 2022) In general, we refer to Cardiovascular illness as a "man's disease," and 50% more women than...
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Lamiya
- Jan 18
- 3 min
Thyroid: what is it and why is it important?
(Pexels, 2019) January is Thyroid Awareness Month. One out of every eight Americans will experience a thyroid issue over their lifetime,...
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Alli Jack
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
3 Ways to Spot Nutrition Misinformation on Social Media
(Ana Silva, n.d.) It's Digital Health Week! In the spirit of celebrating advancement in digital health, we want to focus on the...
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Meghna
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
Malnutrition: A Universal Issue
Malnutrition refers to a disproportionate intake of energy and/or nutrients. In Canada, every one in seven children and youth is facing...
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Manit Singh Dhingra
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
Food Safety Education Month
Corpstore, n.d. Do you think the food you buy from your local grocery store is safe, or do you trust them blindly? Do you read food...
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Avery Penner
- May 2, 2021
- 2 min
Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free Diets
Stefka Pavlova Via Getty Images Approximately 1 out of every 100 people worldwide have celiac disease which causes the body to attack its...
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Caitlynn Danchuk
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
Navigating Nutrition with IBS
GI Society: Canadian Society of Intestinal Research. https://badgut.org/information-centre/a-z-digestive-topics/ibs-awareness/#:~:text=Ap...
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Hiwot Jonk
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Challenging Eating Disorder Stereotypes
Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/analysis-paralysis#possible-causes This year’s theme for nutrition month is “Good...
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Tasnima Ferdous
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Ways to Turn Healthy Eating into a Daily Life Practice
Source: https://peaceevolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/man-preparing-a-salad.png Following the basics of healthy eating can...
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Hiwot Jonk
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Has Social Media Eroded our Relationship with Food?
Image by lechatnoir on gettyimages.ca Social media plays an important role in how we view our society across many fields -- and dietetics...
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Avery Penner
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Combating the ‘Thin Ideal’ and Moving Towards Body Acceptance
"Barbie's Diet II" by LauraLewis23 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Eating disorders are currently the second deadliest mental illness and...
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Kate Letexier
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Mental Wellness & Body Image
Photo by Michelle Bonkosky on Unsplash January is mental wellness month! Mental wellness includes your emotional health, mental function,...
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Kate Letexier
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Women’s Brain Health Day: Risk and Protective Factors for Your Brain Health
Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels Did you know that many brain illnesses, like dementia, stroke, and depression, occur twice as...
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Page Chartrand
- Nov 29, 2020
- 5 min
Food Waste: The 2020 Guide
Written by: Page Chartrand – HNS Student @ UofM Edited by: Chantal Perchotte - HNS Student @ UofM What is food waste? Where does it...
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Kingsley Meszaros
- Nov 24, 2020
- 5 min
Food Insecurity Around the Holidays
The holidays are right around the corner and while they may feel and look different due to the challenges of navigating social and family...
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Viktoria Hergenreiter
- Nov 14, 2020
- 3 min
The Role of Nutrition in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
(hips.hearstrapps, n.d.) 11 million Canadians. That is, 1 in 3 people are currently living with either pre-diabetes or diabetes, and up...
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Caitlynn Danchuk
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
IBD and Nutrition, what you need to know
(Logan sports memorial, n.d.) November is Crohn’s and colitis awareness month! You may ask what is Crohn’s and colitis? They are two...
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Viktoria Hergenreiter
- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
Cancer and our Plate: How Preventative Nutrition May Improve Cancer Trajectories
(VESNA JOVANOVIC, n.d.) We are already halfway through breast cancer awareness month so in this blog post, we are going to touch on the...
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Viktoria Hergenreiter
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Acne and Food: what does one have to do with the other?
Grill (n.d.) Recent research shows a rise in adult acne, more than 40% of the adult population are now diagnosed with low grade,...
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uofmneco
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min
The Potential To Bring Us Together
Nutrition Month 2018 features the potential of food to fuel, discover, prevent, heal and bring us together – with the help of dietitians....
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