What is the Equity in Nutrition Care Program?
In collaboration with University of Calgary, and Pfizer Canada, CDHF’s Equity in Nutrition Care Program will be offering FREE online dietitian consultations for individuals to access specialized dietary and nutritional recommendations for their condition. We believe health equity is achieved when everyone can attain their full potential for health and well-being. We are able to offer this program for a […]
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Diet and Diverticular Disease: What is the Connection?
To understand the connection between diet and diverticular disease, we first need to understand what it is, and how it can affect you. What is Diverticular Disease? Diverticular disease includes both diverticulitis and diverticulosis. Diverticulosis is a condition in which small pouches, called diverticula, form in the lining of the large intestine (colon). Diverticulitis is […]
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Lactose Intolerance FAQs
People who are lactose intolerant have unpleasant symptoms after eating or drinking milk or milk products. But why? Normally, when someone eats something that contains lactose, an enzyme that’s produced in your small intestine called lactase, breaks down lactose into its simpler components (which are simple sugars called glucose and galactose). These simple sugars are […]
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Could I be Lactose Intolerant? Quiz
If you have unpleasant symptoms after eating or drinking milk or milk products – you may be wondering if you are lactose intolerant. Lactose intolerance is the impaired ability to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products. This happens when the body doesn’t make enough lactase, an enzyme that breaks down […]
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