Science North Podcast

Science North Podcast


Science Café: What's the Perfect Diet?

July 10, 2019

What's the Perfect Diet? The beginning of a new year brings with it a flood of new diet and exercise programs promising a new you in the new year. We all want to look better and be healthier, but with this information overload where does one start? Your everyday diet can have major effects on your health and resistance to rampant diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Advice on what constitutes a healthy diet is more prevalent and more inconsistent than ever. High fat? Low fat? High carb? Low carb? How can your diet act as a preventor of disease? What other factors can affect your health? Is there one perfect diet for all?


Speakers:


Tammy Cheguis, Registered Dietician Sudbury District Health Unit

Dr. Jeffrey Gagnon, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Laurentian University

Ashley Hurley, Registered Dietician, CIty of Lakes Family Health Team

Zak Sivret, Lead Trainer LVX Fitness Studio, Canfit Pro Cert.


Moderator: Amy Henson