"We have examined the impact of numerous provincial and federal policies on food insecurity in Canada. The conclusion is always the same: increases to the income of very low-income households are what reduce food insecurity." New op-ed: hilltimes.com/2021/12/28/a-d…

Can we not do the academic round up thing? Ppl are struggling and do not need to congratulate you on a large numbers of papers, citations or grants. 🎉 you have privilege

dear news outlet asking me to come on your show tomorrow to talk about what "endemic" means: You have well and truly lost the plot. h/t @Wheretonext11

"Omicron is mild" is not what I am seeing -unvaccinated are critically ill -fragile patients w/ chronic disease are being tipped over into CHF/DKA/delirium etc. necessitating hospitalization (not "incidental") Our pop'n is different from South Africa WRT age & chronic dz burden.

"We have examined the impact of numerous provincial and federal policies on food insecurity in Canada. The conclusion is always the same: increases to the income of very low-income households are what reduces food insecurity." By Tim Li of PROOF hilltimes.com/2021/12/28/a-d…

I know five individuals who are currently COVID positive (using a RAT) and not captured in Ontario's COVID19 case counts. How many do you know? Please retweet, I am curious about the number of missed cases.

#FoodInsecurity and #MentalHealth are tightly intertwined. The risk of adverse mental health outcomes increases with worsening food insecurity. Discussions on addressing mental health must include policy interventions to reduce food insecurity. Thread on Cdn findings📈🧵(1/5)

Amazing!! 👩🏼‍🔬🔬🧪 biospace.com/article/resear…

“What we can expect is [people struggling with food insecurity] who have chronic health problems — like, for example diabetes — will be more likely to derail now and end up in a hospital. The lines are very clear.”—Dr. Tarasuk speaking w/ Laura Brehaut in 2022 nationalpost.com/news/canada/ca…

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We compared the nutritional composition of foods and beverages in the Canadian Nutrient File to a large representative database of Canadian prepackaged foods and beverages. You can see it➡️ doi.org/10.1371/journa… L'Abbe Lab

Public lecture - Reducing Food Insecurity: What will it take? Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, U of T, Wednesday, March 22, 7pm, IIC-2001. Hosted by @MunBiochemistry

"We need something more long-lasting, more enduring." — The Grocery Rebate acknowledges that food insecurity is a problem of inadequate income, but is too small and only one-time. Policy makers should look at leveraging our permanent income supports and the idea of Basic Income.

Federal budget 2023: Grocery rebate is the right direction on food insecurity, but there's a long road ahead theconversation.com/federal-budget… via The Conversation Canada

What would be the potential health gains of reducing free sugars content in packaged foods and beverages? A policy scenario analysis 🇨🇦. Our full article is available here ⬇️ L'Abbe Lab doi.org/10.3390/nu1508…

Great to see this work published 🧂❤️‍🩹 Nadia Flexner PLOS One #PLOSONE: Estimating Canadian sodium intakes and the health impact of meeting national and WHO recommended so ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Junk food for thought: In landmark study, McMaster researchers directly link ultra-processed foods to poor health ow.ly/rzBC50VOw2J

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere — and they’re quietly raising health risks. theconversation.com/ultra-processe… via The Conversation Canada