With life expectancy rising among older adults, promoting healthy aging has become a global priority to help people live long, healthy and productive lives. There’s convincing evidence from randomized controlled trials and observational studies that eating a high-quality diet guards against heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and premature death. In fact, diet is considered…
Obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially serious condition that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and restart while asleep, is one of the most common chronic health conditions worldwide. And its prevalence is on the rise. According to a 2024 study conducted by researchers from McGill University in Montreal, 28 per cent of Canadian adults, aged 45…
Open this photo in gallery: The more monitoring you do – and feedback you get – the higher your chance of success as a result of accountability, awareness, focus and motivation.RossandHelen/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Like many people, you may have committed to improve your diet this year. Perhaps, for example, your aim is to lower…
Whether your holiday tradition celebrates shortbread and turkey stuffing, Hanukkah doughnuts and latkes or tangyuan (sweet rice balls) and Peking duck, there’s no shortage of decadent foods to indulge in this season. Doing so, however, doesn’t need to derail your usual healthy diet. To keep nutrition on your radar while enjoying delicious holiday treats, take…
Equities Global markets were mostly higher ahead of a data-packed week, fuelled by investor optimism over billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent’s nomination as U.S. treasury secretary. Wall Street futures climbed at the start of a trading week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. TSX futures followed sentiment higher. In Canada, investors are getting results from…
Over the past few decades, many studies have investigated the relationship between single foods and nutrients and breast cancer risk. The results have strongly suggested that some dietary components (e.g., vegetables, fibre) are protective while others (e.g., red meat, alcohol) can increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer. These studies, though, don’t consider the combined…