Archives: nutrition

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Red Meat Consumption: Getting to the ‘meat’ of the issue

Red Meat Consumption Getting to the 'meat' of the issue By Imran Bagha, School of Public Policy & Administration The controversy around red meat consumption and its effects on human health is a 'hot topic' in today's media discourse. Recently the debate has been stimulated by a cultural shift towards vegetarianism, which frames red... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Fibs of the Food Industry

By Vanessa Handley, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University  Kraft Dinner made with real cauliflower? What a great way to indulge without feeling as guilty. Think again. Kraft Dinner, among many other companies, is a culprit of using food marketing to create a false sense of health amongst consumers. What the packaging doesn’t tell... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

White Bread Sandwiches

There’s something a little extra delicious about a barbequed meal and a cold beer on the deck after returning home from a fire-fighting tour. Our crew just finished a 19-day tour in Lac la Biche district in Alberta. We were working on a fire near Cold Lake that grew to 10 000 ha in... More

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