Lorraine Stevenson

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Heart and Stroke Foundation says disappointing results from two years of voluntary efforts by the food industry to reduce trans fat levels in food mean the federal government must step in and regulate. Some companies and sectors have done a good job, said Sally Brown, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes You don’t need to eat a lot of beans to benefit from their nutritional qualities, research released at a recent health symposium here shows. Results of six clinical research trials released at Pulse Canada’s second annual food and health symposium show pulses can help ward off a range of chronic diseases. Regular consumption of pulses […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Pulses pack a mighty punch with their nutrition and health benefits, but like a poorly understood superhero, they can’t get any respect, nutritional experts lament. In fact, as incomes rise in countries that have traditionally leaned heavily on dietary pulses, consumers abandon them in favour of diets less conducive to good health. Speakers addressing the […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes “We want Canadian consumers to value this wheat as much as our export customers do.” – Ian White, President and CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board Television commercials and other promotional messages will soon be telling Canadian consumers pasta is made from Prairie-grown durum wheat. They’re part of a national campaign launched between the Canadian […] Read more