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Canada’s trans fat scorecard: fast food sector making good progress. Read more.

Controlled blood pressure may reduce risk of dementia. Read more.

Chewing food slowly lowers calorie intake, ups satisfaction. Read more.

Heart&Stroke Health CheckHealth Check™ is one of the ways the Foundation is helping Canadians eat well. Read all about it.

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Brian Campkin Hi. I’m Brian Campkin. This is the seventh in a series of columns, entitled, Coming home, after I underwent bypass surgery. 


 

Alyssa Rolnick30 tips to eating smarter everywhere webcast
Whether you're cooking at home or eating out, you can make heart-healthy choices to help lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. The webcast took place on March 19 and is now archived. Please click here to listen to it at your convenience.  

Girl in supermarketCanadians need information on toxic or carcinogenic substances in the products they use, the food they eat and the air they breathe. The Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Lung Association are answering this call by uniting in a new campaign to help protect Canadians against these environmental health risks. Read more.

 

July - focus onphysical activity

Join the free outdoor gym
The great outdoors are a great place to get active. Here are 5 easy ways to get your required 30 minutes a day, from geocaching to gardening.

What's a healthy waist size?
Learn how to measure your waist properly by watching a video in our Healthy Waists section.

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Watch Celebrity Chef David Rocco prepare Spaghetti with cold Caprese sauce