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Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC
There is growing awareness that human activity is leading to environmental degradation and global climate change. We are witnessing the symptoms of an increasingly unhealthy planet as wildfires, droughts, floods, and... Read More
The term chronic disease has been defined by several public health agencies, including the CDC and WHO. While somewhat varied, the definitions generally agree that chronic diseases have complex etiologies, are of long... Read More
Background The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to increase in Canada and worldwide, posing a major public health challenge.[1,2] Childhood obesity is complex, with several factors contributing to an... Read More
Ask yourself what you think when you see a person with obesity: healthy, active, motivated? For many people these are not the words that come to mind. Despite societal progress toward reducing discrimination on the... Read More
Approximately 40% of Canadians regularly consume vitamin and mineral supplements, hoping to prevent disease, promote longevity, or compensate for the inadequacies of the typical Canadian diet. Epidemiologic studies... Read More