What is Iron? Iron is an essential mineral necessary for good health. It plays many important functions in the body: Helps produce red blood cells Carries oxygen throughout the body Required for physical growth,...
Barley is a whole grain packed with nutrition and health benefits. It’s locally grown and is Canada’s fourth largest crop, after wheat, canola and corn. It’s considered an ancient grain grown and harvested for thousands...
What is the Glycemic Index? The Glycemic Index (GI) is a scale from 0 to 100 that ranks a food or drink that contains carbohydrate by how much it raises your blood glucose (sugar) levels...
Not only are oats a healthy whole grain that contains fibre beneficial for health; research has suggested the type of soluble fibre oats contain called beta-glucan, may help lower blood cholesterol levels. Specifically, research...
What is inulin? Inulin is a type of soluble fibre, found naturally in a variety of vegetables, fruits, grains and the roots of some plants. It can also be added to some food products...
There are many different types of grains such as wheat, rice, oats, barley, corn, wild rice, rye, quinoa and buckwheat. These grains can either be whole or refined. What are whole grains? Grains are...
Why is fibre so fabulous? Fibre is an important part of healthy diet, offering many different health benefits and may help with the following: Regular bowel movements Feeling full for a longer period Lowering...
What are some changes and key messages? New Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines were released in 2020, replacing the previous guidelines from 2006. Some key changes from 2006 is the declaration of obesity...
What is it? Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and is required to help build and maintain strong, healthy bones and teeth. In fact, over 99% of the body’s calcium supply...
What is it? Vitamin D helps the body use calcium and phosphorus, to build and maintain strong bones and teeth. Not getting enough Vitamin D can cause calcium and phosphorus levels in the blood...