Many BC families in lower-income households cannot afford to have healthy, nutritious diets due to food costs.
A BC Center for Disease Control report, Food Costing in BC 2022found that the average cost for a nutritious diet for a family of four in May and June 2022 was $1,263 per month.
“Food insecurity is a significant public health issue,” said Dr. Geoff McKee, BC Center for Disease Control’s medical director of population and public health.
“The price of food does not affect everyone equally and the root cause of household food insecurity is low income.”
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Scientists warn these 14 everyday foods could be giving you brain damage
New research suggests that even the occasional “cheat meal” could lead to long-lasting brain damage as scientists reveal 14 foods that people should be wary of.
According to scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, a diet of “clean” eating with some junk food could affect brain functions in rats.
During the experiment, the rats which ate a mostly healthy diet and only sometimes snacked on high-sugar and saturated-fat foods, showed significant cognitive impairment in tests of spatial memory.
Spatial memory allows people to remember where things are both on a short-term and long-term basis.
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Why You Should Stop Eating Fake Sugars, According to the World Health Organization
As a teen and young adult, I drank a lot of full-sugar sodas—Mountain Dew, mostly. One day I decided that I would swap them all out for their diet equivalents, and the resulting loss of calories would mean I’d drop an easy five, maybe ten pounds by the end of the year. I stuck to my promise, and you know how many pounds I lost, changing nothing else about my diet? Zeros.
I still don’t drink full-sugar sodas. (I am now, like my colleague Claire Lowera member of the Diet Coke cult.) But I understand on a gut level why…
Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 22-28)
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7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (May 22-28)
As Memorial Day draws near, that means it’s time to get outside and grill! Looking for the perfect burger? I’ve got you covered with my Easy Inside Out Turkey Cheeseburger, Naked Salmon Burger, Spicy Black Bean Burger or this Aloha Teriyaki Shrimp Burger! Don’t forget the perfect side dish and finish it with a sweet ending like…
Doctors Reveal ‘The 1 Food I Won’t Give Up’
Doctors: They’re just like us (at least when it comes to pizza).
Doctors: They’re just like us (at least when it comes to pizza).
Doctors spend years learning about the best ways to take care of the human body. But as humans themselves, they know that life is not all rules and best practices. Sometimes, you just need a slice of pizza, a cold can of Diet Coke or some milk and cookies, and that’s OK, too.
We talked to physicians in fields including family medicine, cardiology, internal medicine, public health, dermatology and plastic surgery who told us about how…
5 Healthy And Interesting Ways To Add Cucumber To Your Summer Diet
We are barely halfway through summer and we already feel exhausted. Extreme heat is taking a toll on our mood, energy levels as well as overall health. It is essential that we modify our diet according to the season and opt for summer-friendly foods. We should not only include more hydrating ingredients but also stay away from those with a heating effect on our bodies. A number of fruits and vegetables are popular during summer because of their high water content. One such ingredient is cucumber. Although botanically a fruit, cucumbers are widely considered to be a vegetable – mainly…
Healthy Food for Denver Kids Commission Seeks Two New Members
In Colorado, one in nine children faces hunger, and nearly half of households receiving SNAP benefits have children, according to Feeding America. In 2018, a group of passionate citizens decided to address this self-statistical head-on. Through grassroots campaigning and door-to-door canvassing, they got a measure in November 2018 ballot to establish a fund for healthy food access and food education for low-income, underserved Denver youth.
Ordinance 302 passed with 59 percent of the vote. It increased sales and use tax within the City and County of Denver by 0.08 percent for ten years and established the Healthy Food for Denver…