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Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
As members of the Nutrition Committee, we often get asked by colleagues, “What are the best weight-loss diets?” This is a difficult question to a complex problem. The diet industry is huge and, as evidenced by the... Read More
British Columbians can now call or e-mail Health Link BC’s Dietitian Services with any nutrition or food-related concerns. As part of the province’s Healthy Families BC program, BC dietitians are available to answer... Read More
The Canadian Pediatric Society, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Dietitians of Canada, and Community Health Nurses Canada recommend the adoption of the World Health Organization growth charts in Canada to... Read More
Growth monitoring and promotion of optimal growth can improve the nutritional status and health outcomes of Canadian infants, children, and adolescents. Interpretation of measurements of weight and length or height for... Read More
BC has used the new Public Health Act to restrict industrially produced trans fat in food service establishments. Here’s what you should know. On 7 March 2009, the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport announced that... Read More
Nutrition is a favorite topic in British Columbia’s health-conscious environment. It’s important that physicians are armed with current, evidence-based nutrition information in order to answer patients’ questions or... Read More