Dr. Yoni Freedhoff

• Are you still using BMI to measure your health? Don’t, docs say

  You go to the gym and you watch what you eat, but when you plug in your height and weight, a body mass index calculator labels you as overweight or even obese.

  Health

  Feb 17, 2016
  
• Reality check: Are low carb diets better than low fat for weight loss?

  Which is better for weight loss – a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet? It’s a question researchers attempted to answer, unknowingly unleashing an uproar.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2014
  
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• Reality check: is the obesity epidemic in Canada exaggerated?

  Obesity rates around the world are steadily climbing yet a Canadian report suggests there is not obesity epidemic and government intervention doesn't work.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2014
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• Canadian doctor explains why diets fail

  Why diets fail and how to make yours work: Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an Ottawa-based doctor, shares his insight on why dieting is always short-lived.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2014
• Heated debate on cutting sugar intake looms as groups move to recommend limits

  Things are about to get heated on the sugar front again.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2014