An interview with Dr. Yoni Freedoff regarding his article published in the CMAJ about Health Canada’s intention to allow fortifcation of food products without any evidence that it will benefit public health. Instead, Dr. Freedhoff states that the beneficiaries are the food corporations.
Read more about this on his blog.
It seems as a society we are sleepwalking towards a myriad of preventable diseases. I say this because after reading another of Dr. Richard Béliveau’s masterful books on how our lifestyle, eating habits, and food choices are intricately linked with our physical, emotional and spiritual health, the evidence is compelling. In his new book, Eating [...]
Original broadcast date: October 4, 2009 As I have stated quite emphatically on recent editions of Sunday House Call, we consume too much salt and most of it is derived from food manufacturers and restaurants. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in Canada with three out of four people having a lifetime [...]
Original broadcast date: July 12, 2009 We like to believe that we are a rational species. If, the assumption goes, we are presented with information that is cogent, specific and valid, we will respond by incorporating these ideas for the betterment of our lives. What we decide to eat and drink is a world onto [...]
Original broadcast date: April 19, 2009 Walk down any grocery store aisle that stock processed foods and drinks and you will see labelling that uses nutritional science to promote the health benefits of the manufacturer’s product. The trouble is that the claims can be misleading and dance on the edge of the facts what I [...]
Original broadcast date: April 19, 2009 What can we learn from examining the dietary habits of people in other countries? We have seen epidemiological studies elegantly outlined in Dr. Richard Beliveau’s evidenced-based Foods that Fight Cancer series of books that reveal the biochemical and physiological properties of the foods we eat and how they contribute [...]
Original broadcast date: March 29, 2009 If there is one quote that epitomizes the plethora of ideas expressed in physician and Guardian columnist Dr. Ben Goldacre’s book bad science, it is this from paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science, Steven Jay Gould: “ When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their [...]
Original broadcast date: February 22, 2009 You have heard the advertisements ad nauseum. Promises of shedding weight made easy and safely. There are testimonials about the efficacy of the various weight-loss approaches and how it can change your life. It is a multibillion-dollar industry that according to two physicians authoring this week’s Canadian Medical Association [...]
Sunday House Call has focused on the promising research and a greater understanding on the effects of Vitamin D. We have had principle investigators discuss its effects on reducing the rate of falls in the elderly, reducing the risk of colon and breast cancer recurrence, reduction of stress fractures in young women, its effects on [...]
We had read and heard of how through epidemiological studies how food can either promote or prevent the risk of developing the onset of certain cancers. A study published in a recent issue of the British Journal of Cancer looked at a mechanism that could explain this phenomenon that involves a person’s epigenetic code as [...]
So you have a hankering for a quick lunch or dinner. The greasy spoon or fast food joint down the street will hit the spot. Its close by and is bustling with people. But there is some competition in the Wild West that wants your business as well to run some of its operations, your [...]
The casual observer devoid of emotional attachment can make the distinction between a child that is of normal weight versus one that is not. However, parents often fail to make such a clear-cut distinction as borne out from recent studies of weight perception. Although more education about the problem is increasing awareness of childhood obesity, [...]
Food science is a major topic for discussion on Sunday House Call. To me, there was one seminal interview that beautifully encapsulated the exciting science and discovery of the biochemistry of foods and the role they play in fighting cancer.
The interview in June 2006 featured Dr. Richard Beliveau, author of Foods That Fight Cancer: Preventing Cancer through Diet. To date, 200,000 copies of the book have sold in Canada, an incredible number given that 5,000 is considered a best-seller.
As we discussed in our last interview of June 25, 2006, phytochemicals in the foods we eat can play a significant role in cancer prevention and overall health; literally a non-toxic version of chemotherapy. Our current Western diets seem to have weakened our body’s ability to fend off certain types of cancer among other diseases. In short, our society’s food choices have become divorced from reality and from our biology and physiology.
It seems the next logical step was to expand on the science and, at the same time, produce a book on how to incorporate these foods into our diet. With that in mind sprung his next book, Cooking with Foods that Fight Cancer.
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff comments about issues dealing with obesity, salt content of food, his recent appearance on CBC’s Marketplace talking about the lack of nutritional information provided by restaurants, diet, and recent studies linking obesity and cancer. He will discuss the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart Check program, with which he takes issue with some [...]
We will be speaking with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff about issues dealing with obesity, salt content of food, his recent appearance on CBC’s Marketplace talking about the lack of nutritional information provided by restaurants, diet, and recent studies linking obesity and cancer. He will discuss the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart Check program, with which he [...]
Food science research has recently published the links between adequate vitamin D levels and reduced risks of breast and colon cancer, reduced falls in the elderly, a reduction in stress fractures in young athletic women, a possible reduction in age related wet-type macular degeneration, and improved bone structure and density in children borne from mother’s [...]
Much has been made of the effect of certain chemical compounds found in a diet rich in fruits and vegetables on cancer prevention and recurrence. Although no one would argue about the benefit of proper nutrition on our health, a study published in the July 18, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical [...]
Fruit and vegetable consumption study on breast cancer recurrence Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadDoes it matter where a woman source of calcium comes from? Does it make a difference for bone health? This question was posed by Washington University researchers in a study published in the May 2007 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Dr. Reina Armamento-Villareal, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Bone [...]
Stories of trekking through jungles, deserts and mountainous terrain, avoiding poisonous snakes, armed militias, crocodiles, lions, snakes, swarms of bats and zebra stampedes, is the stuff we associate with the adventures of Indiana Jones. What one person defines as a treasure quest may not seem like any quest anyone else would want to take. The [...]
Sunday House Call has focused on the promising research and a greater understanding on the effects of Vitamin D. We have had principle investigators discuss its effects on reducing the rate of falls in the elderly, reducing the risk of colon and breast cancer recurrence, reduction of stress fractures in young women and its effects [...]
There has been a plethora of medical stories about Vitamin D research recently and a growing body of evidence linking its deficiency to diseases such as colon and breast cancer. Other studies have suggested that it can reduce the risk of MS and stress fractures in young athletic women. A study published in the Journal [...]
A great deal of research connects nutrition with cancer risk. Overweight people are at higher risk of developing post-menopausal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer and a certain type of esophageal cancer. Now preliminary findings from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that eating less protein may help [...]
It is estimated that 80 to 160 million adults take antioxidants in the form of Vitamin A, E and beta-carotene. The premise is that antioxidants will prevent cellular damage from environmental sources maintain their health and thus lead to a longer life. A new study published in the February 28, 2007 issue of the Journal [...]
Although we look forward to Christmas time and the holidays, it seems our attention to our health wanders just a bit at that time. Does that two to four week indulgence have an impact on our health? Does it have a cumulative effect? Or are people responding by saying “just give me a break and [...]
Health policy initiatives like the Canada Food Guide should be based on the latest credible research in food science, the public’s dietary habits and choices, and cardiovascular risk among others. In his presentation this past Thursday to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health regarding childhood obesity and Canada’s Food Guide, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff [...]
There are many claims being made about the positive health benefits of vitamins, minerals and other supplements. However, current research is showing that less publicly-recognized phytochemnicals in the foods we eat can play a significant role in cancer prevention and overall health; literally a non-toxic version of chemotherapy. Our current Western diets seem to have [...]
