LEEDS, GRENVILLE AND LANARK DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT
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Monthly
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- Feb. 2001 LEEDS, GRENVILLE AND LANARK DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT |
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| March is
Nutrition Month!
Submitted by Dianne Oickle & Heather Deegan, Public Health Nutritionists
In celebration of healthy eating, Registered Dietitians across Canada unite to organize events to reinforce the importance of nutrition in achieving health and well-being for Canadians. In March of each year, a national nutrition campaign is promoted by dietitians all over the country. The slogan of this year's Nutrition Month Campaign is "Make Sense of the Food You Eat link to dietitians.ca." The focus of the campaign is to profile popular nutrition issues, debunk nutrition myths, and give credible nutrition information to address existing myths. The campaign also profiles Registered Dietitians as the most trusted and reliable source of nutrition information. In order to implement this campaign locally, the Registered Dietitians at the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit will be addressing some of the above topics. More specifically, the issues that will be addressed include fad diet programs, alternative nutritional therapies, diet books, the difference between a "dietitian" and a "nutritionist", where to get the best nutrition information, and how to access nutrition services in the community. We will provide information on how to tell when a diet program is "bunk", how to detect when nutrition information is coming from a "quack" and how to detect nutrition myths. As well, we will provide some healthy alternatives to the non-credible diet programs currently available. Keep your eyes and ears open throughout March for some reliable nutrition information from your local dietitians! |
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There
is a lot of nutrition related
information out there - in the
media, on the internet, and out in
our communities. Many diet and
weight loss programs promise
health and happiness by promoting
false nutrition information.
Consumers are continually
bombarded with conflicting
messages about nutrition and
healthy eating from professionals
and non-professionals. So, who
should we trust to provide
reliable nutrition information?
For the answer to this question,
stay tuned for Nutrition Month!