Tag: weight loss
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Obesity’s Impact on Mental Health
Obesity is the accumulation of body fat to the extent it harms one’s health. Defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, more than 650 million people (13%) worldwide have obesity. In Canada it’s even higher at 27%, while in the United States, it’s 42%. We often think of obesity as it relates to…
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Busting 9 Myths About Exercise
Even though people know exercise is good for them, most still don’t get enough. And it sometimes seems like there’s more myths circulating about exercise than there are people doing it. Whether you’re newly starting out or a seasoned veteran, here are 9 myths about exercise busted to help you with your program. 1. Exercise…
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Breakfast: Is it really the most important meal of the day?
You’ve probably heard the mantra that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s been ingrained into society from nutrition experts, the food industry and even our parents. And it might make sense. For most of us, we wake up after not eating for at least 12 hours. So breakfast, essentially, breaks our…
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Why the heck can’t scientists agree on what is an ideal diet?
Every week we’re inundated with information telling us what to eat, what not to eat and when to eat it. Do we focus our diet to aim for macronutrients, calories or food patterns? New studies come out either telling us what we know or that we’ve had it wrong all this time, while others seem…