Do food labels really matter or work?

As I was on my way into Ottawa this morning to drive my wife to work I heard a brief report on 1310 News citing a study on food labeling in the UK. After a quick check on the 1310 News website I was able to link to the article and give it a good read http://www.rsph.org.uk/filemanager/root/site_assets/our_work/areas_of_work/activity_calorie_labelling/activity_equivalent_calorie_labelling_paper_rsph.pdf. The just of the article states that more needs to be done by the…

March 26, 2017
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OMG–If I eat that I will be a tub of lard!

Okay friends, how many of you have seen those incessant banner ads which state if you eat this particular food you are destined to a lifetime of Michelin Man comparisons or modelling for Tim Horton’s muffin specials. So it appears if I don’t eat said food then I will stay flat stomached and feel great? Who writes this crap anyway? And don’t get me started on the “The worst exercise…

March 6, 2017
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