Ensure maximum weight loss benefit by timing meals and snacks around exercise

What should you eat before exercise? It depends how much time you have. Avoid having your body working to digest the food you just ate; it should be burning stored fat. http://www.canada.com/health/Ensure+maximum+weight+loss+benefit+timing+meals+snacks+around+exercise/4458078/story.html

What’s for dinner? Knowing the answer can reduce stress and cut grocery costs

Meal planning is a great way to save time and money, says author Sandi Richard with her book Eating Forward. http://www.canada.com/health/What+dinner+Knowing+answer+reduce+stress+grocery+costs/4457691/story.html

Is that fish safe to eat? Website will have the answer

Starting Wednesday, you’ll be able to click on the Ministry of the Environment’s website from your laptop or smart phone and download the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/954569–is-that-fish-safe-to-eat-website-will-have-the-answer?bn=1

Sodium, calories, fat: Appetizers by the numbers

The worst and better appetizer choices from five chain restaurants. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/leslie-beck/sodium-calories-fat-appetizers-by-the-numbers/article1943420/

Fruits and vegetables: how much should I really eat daily?

When a dietitian talks of five servings of fruit and vegetables, does that mean five servings of fruits AND five servings of vegetables? Or does it mean any combination of the two that total five? What exactly is a serving? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ask-a-health-expert/ask-a-dietitian/fruits-and-vegetables-how-much-should-i-really-eat-daily/article1924411/

Food addiction: there are more questions than answers

Studies have shown that eating certain foods, such as a burger, baked goods or pasta, elicit responses in the brain that are similar to those from drugs such as cocaine. http://www.nationalpost.com/life/Food+addiction+There+more+questions+than+answers/4438167/story.html

Nutritious diet can include a combo or two

Smart eating is a numbers game: Eat a lot of the good stuff and a little of the bad. http://www.canada.com/health/Nutritious+diet+include+combo/4436319/story.html

Sports-drink’s health claims provoke lawsuits

A sports drink promoted as a healthy alternative to sugary sodas is at the centre of potential class-action lawsuits launched in Calgary and Vancouver. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2011/03/10/calgary-vitaminwater-lawsuit-sugar.html

Kitchen refresh crucial for weight loss success

Wouldn’t it be great to have a personal nutrition assistant? An expert who stocked the fridge regularly with appetizing plates of fruit for snacks and vegetables ready to be tossed into meals? http://www.canada.com/health/Kitchen+refresh+crucial+weight+loss+success/4412178/story.html

How to eat before, during and after ready-set-go

Last week, we took a look at the nutrition issues for the 5 and 10 km distances; today, we’ll cover the longer distances. http://www.nationalpost.com/life/before+during+after+ready/4398501/story.html