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News / News In Brief / February 2017 / February 22 2017

"News in Brief" for February 22, 2017

Oakville mayor visits school and hears no student should go hungry in Halton
InsideHalton.com

Halton Food for Thought (HFFT) is celebrating its second Feeduary Campaign, to bring awareness and support for healthy eating in Halton schools.

Gas, bloat among top digestive woes: Canadian dietitians
FlamboroughReview.com

Feeling gassy? Bloated? Dietitians of Canada says these digestive woes are among the most common troubling Canadians, based on calls fielded by dietitians at Eat Right Ontario and HealthLink BC.

Child obesity could be partly inherited from parents: study
CTV News

Child obesity could be 35 to 40 per cent inherited from parents -- irrespective of the child's country of residence -- according to a new international study of 100,000 children in six different countries worldwide.

Don't ask your doctor for advice on nutrition, unless...
CBC

Experts in obesity say your doctor may not have the best advice on how to eat healthy.

How climate change is transforming the world's food supply
CBS News

Climate change is poised to affect the world’s food supply in three key ways, experts say.

Can you be addicted to healthy foods?
Fox News

Orthorexia nervosa often starts as an interest in learning how to eat healthy and results in a person focusing all of his or her energy into controlling every piece of food he or she consumes.

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