By Carolyn Shimmin Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
By Carolyn Shimmin chronic illness, diabetes, food industry, Health care in Canada, health education, Health journalism, investigative journalism, Obesity, obesity trends, physical fitness, weight bias
With a federal election on the horizon, certain high level policy topics are bound to make the headlines beyond the personalities of the political leaders: the economy, energy prices, jobs prospects even climate change.
By Carolyn Shimmin chronic illness, diabetes, food industry, Health care in Canada, health education, Health journalism, investigative journalism, Obesity, obesity trends, physical fitness, weight bias
Over three million Canadians struggle to make ends meet — and what may surprise many is the devastating influence poor income, education and occupation can have on our health.
By Carolyn Shimmin chronic illness, diabetes, food industry, Health care in Canada, health education, Health journalism, investigative journalism, Obesity, obesity trends, physical fitness, weight bias
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Canadians living with obesity over the past few decades and it is often cited as a risk factor for other chronic health conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer. This means that obesity is frequently a hot topic in […]
By Jan Hux Canada, daily food intake, diabetes, drugs, education, epidemic, first nations, genetics, health promotion, North Karelia, nutrition, Obesity, Obesity prevention, physical fitness, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, walkability, walkable neighbourhood, weight reduction
Journalist H.L. Mencken wrote that “for every complex problem there is a solution that is clear, simple and wrong.” That observation aptly describes a prevailing attitude toward type 2 diabetes, which characterizes diabetes as a problem that could clearly be fixed if people would simply move more and eat less.
By Carolyn Shimmin chronic illness, diabetes, food industry, Health care in Canada, health education, Health journalism, investigative journalism, Obesity, obesity trends, physical fitness, weight bias
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Canadians living with obesity over the past few decades, and it is often cited as a risk factor for other chronic health conditions —which means obesity is frequently in the news. So, what should journalists know before covering the topic?