This is an incredibly common question, and for good reason! People hear that something like Becel is heart-healthy, whether from marketing or from a healthcare professional, but butter is natural, and isn’t that better? People have very strong feelings about this one. The good news is that a small amount…
If your triglycerides are high, you’ve probably been told to lose weight and cut out sugar and/or carbs. Boo. The conventional advice for this problem is so unhelpful! Weight loss from dietary change is almost always temporary. Our bodies fight to regain lost weight. And focusing on what not to…
Note from Cheryl: This is a guest post about soy written by Julianna Bennett, a dietetic student at Unity Health Toronto, with support from her supervisor, Andrea Glenn, MSc, RD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow. I also reviewed and edited it. I welcome students, other healthcare professionals, and people living with heart…
Note from Cheryl: This is a guest post about Plant Sterols written by Christine Amin, a dietetic student at Unity Health Toronto, with support from her supervisor, Andrea Glenn, MSc, RD, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow. I also reviewed and edited it, although I hardly had to change a thing. I welcome…
Last week I wrote about three heart-health related changes to Canada’s nutrition label , and invited readers to submit questions about the label in our Facebook group. One of the questions that popped up: “What is your stance on having cholesterol on the labels? Should the focus be on cholesterol, or saturated/trans fats?” I’m sharing…
I polled members of my free Facebook group , and cheese came out the winner of the “What blog topic would you most like to see?” question. So if you could use some clarity around this loved but complicated food, you’re not alone! Cheese is a good source of protein and calcium, right? (Plus…
Editor’s note: I’m excited to share this guest post, from Jessica Dugan, a dietetic student at the University of Alberta. Thanks to Jessica for researching this and sharing with us. Chia, pepita (aka pumpkin), hemp, sesame, sunflower. So many seeds and so many nutrients, but you can only eat so…
Last week, in part 1 of this series , I talked about how much you may be able to lower your cholesterol with food, why it might be worth trying, even if you’re on cholesterol-lowering medication, and three dietary strategies: Peanuts, walnuts, cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds… (all things nut and seed) Barley, psyllium, kidney beans, chia…