August 2020

OVID-19 has touched almost every country around the world since it emerged months ago, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and millions infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But there might be a silver lining to this catastrophic pandemic.

Ever wonder about the impact of the beef industry on the environment and what you can eat in its place? Or how much plastic ends up in the ocean every year and what alternatives you could use to help cut down on packaging that is often just thrown away?

New guidelines to help manage adult obesity are being released today (Aug. 4) and will include a chapter authored by a Dalhousie researcher that for the first time addresses weight bias and stigma.