Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s clear the status quo isn’t meeting the needs of our aging population. So what can be done?
Tag: Diabetes
Rethinking type 2 diabetes
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to stop blaming individuals for poor eating choices, and move toward community action.
Diabetes may double risk of developing depression
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two of the primary risk factors for the disease are obesity and lack of exercise
Exercise, professional support key to managing type 2 diabetes
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some studies have shown exercise can reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes by 50 per cent
Canada must protect its drug supply
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s drug supply is meant to provide for 37 million Canadians, not 370 million Americans. U.S. cross-border shopping could endanger Canadians
Deeply flawed soda tax rife with unintended consequences
Reading Time: 3 minutes Evidence in other countries shows that consumption taxes don’t address the root targets in meaningful ways
We’re letting Canadian kids eat themselves sick
Reading Time: 3 minutes A bill that would protect children is languishing in the Senate. We need it to tackle childhood obesity and chronic diseases
The diet shell game
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stick to the evidence when reporting on – and endorsing – food studies. We need real solutions to obesity and Type 2 diabetes, not book sales
Rising rates of kidney failure signal need for public health strategy
Reading Time: 4 minutes A national program is needed to address the root causes of kidney failure in adults and children
Young students with diabetes should get equal treatment
Reading Time: 3 minutes A supportive school environment is critically important for keeping children with diabetes safe and healthy