Helen Wong
@helenwong.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Dalhousie University | #dietitian | studies foodwork, technology use, cardiovascular disease, and diet quality | FirstGen scholar | 👟runner | 🧶 knitter | 🇨🇦
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Helen Wong
@helenwong.bsky.social
· Nov 28
I’m part of a team working to find ways that the health system in #NovaScotia can be made better. We plan to do this by looking at the well-being of people living in the province and how well services are coordinated to meet their needs.
Click here to find out more! >>> heresearch.ca/participate
Click here to find out more! >>> heresearch.ca/participate
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Dr. Monika Kastner and her research team invite implementation researchers & practitioners in Canada and the U.S. to participate in a #CIHR -funded study exploring perceptions of quality in #KnowledgeTranslation and implementation science (KT-IS) practice tools (theories, models, frameworks).
Dr. Monika Kastner and her research team invite implementation researchers & practitioners in Canada and the U.S. to participate in a #CIHR -funded study exploring perceptions of quality in #KnowledgeTranslation and implementation science (KT-IS) practice tools (theories, models, frameworks).
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Dr. Monika Kastner and her research team invite implementation researchers & practitioners in Canada and the U.S. to participate in a #CIHR -funded study exploring perceptions of quality in #KnowledgeTranslation and implementation science (KT-IS) practice tools (theories, models, frameworks).
Dr. Monika Kastner and her research team invite implementation researchers & practitioners in Canada and the U.S. to participate in a #CIHR -funded study exploring perceptions of quality in #KnowledgeTranslation and implementation science (KT-IS) practice tools (theories, models, frameworks).
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If you are passionate about Black Queer and Trans Health, you can report to @drdryden.bsky.social if selected for this brilliant opportunity! 🫂
Please share widely in the hopes of it getting onto the radar of Black or African Nova Scotian folx with a grad degree and project coordination skills! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Please share widely in the hopes of it getting onto the radar of Black or African Nova Scotian folx with a grad degree and project coordination skills! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
![A digital poster is seen.
Against an LGBTQIA+ affirming background, text, as follows:
WE'RE HIRING:
PROJECTS COORDINATOR - CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR
Department: Tier 1, Canada Research Chair (CIHR), Black Health Studies, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
Reports to: Location: Salary: Type:
Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden
Hybrid - based in Nova Scotia
$52,516- $79,400
Full-time, 3 year contract
PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN, OR AS A PERSON OF COLOUR
Requirements
◦ Graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in relevant discipline •. Proven experience in project coordination and esearch, with strong budgeting and operational skills • Demonstrated engagement with diverse Black communities, including Black queer and trans communities • Exceptional communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities • Familiarity with university settings or similarly decentralised, complex organizations, including data governance principles and practices
Apply here.
Questions? Please email crcbkhs@dal.ca
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden Tier 1 CRC Black Health Studies
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November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
If you are passionate about Black Queer and Trans Health, you can report to @drdryden.bsky.social if selected for this brilliant opportunity! 🫂
Please share widely in the hopes of it getting onto the radar of Black or African Nova Scotian folx with a grad degree and project coordination skills! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Please share widely in the hopes of it getting onto the radar of Black or African Nova Scotian folx with a grad degree and project coordination skills! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial
redcap.ualberta.ca
November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
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LAST CALL🚨Looking for a few more 3&4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
LAST CALL🚨Looking for a few more 3&4 year olds for the SUNRISE Study!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
We’re doing data collection at Dal on Nov 2. Email us!
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EXCITING NEWS: Accessibility Standards Canada's Plain Language Standard is now out, just in time for #InternationalPlainLanguageDay!
Since 2020, I've been on the technical committee that developed this standard, so it's great to see it out in the world.
accessible.canada.ca/news/accessi...
Since 2020, I've been on the technical committee that developed this standard, so it's great to see it out in the world.
accessible.canada.ca/news/accessi...
Accessibility Standards Canada publishes Canada’s first Plain Language Standard - Accessibility Standards Canada
accessible.canada.ca
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
EXCITING NEWS: Accessibility Standards Canada's Plain Language Standard is now out, just in time for #InternationalPlainLanguageDay!
Since 2020, I've been on the technical committee that developed this standard, so it's great to see it out in the world.
accessible.canada.ca/news/accessi...
Since 2020, I've been on the technical committee that developed this standard, so it's great to see it out in the world.
accessible.canada.ca/news/accessi...
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I am looking to connect with a qualitative researcher to collaborate on a a study on women's health (Gynecology-related).
Canadian researcher preferred 🇨🇦
#Endometriosis #MedSky #EpiSky
Canadian researcher preferred 🇨🇦
#Endometriosis #MedSky #EpiSky
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October 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I am looking to connect with a qualitative researcher to collaborate on a a study on women's health (Gynecology-related).
Canadian researcher preferred 🇨🇦
#Endometriosis #MedSky #EpiSky
Canadian researcher preferred 🇨🇦
#Endometriosis #MedSky #EpiSky
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Friends! I'm dreadful at promotion, so I'm asking for your help over the next few weeks. Book sales don't benefit me personally, but I do want #AfterTheFeast to succeed as a fundraiser.
Today's ask: I'm not on Instagram. If you are & you like this book, would you post about it over there? 🙏
Today's ask: I'm not on Instagram. If you are & you like this book, would you post about it over there? 🙏
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Friends! I'm dreadful at promotion, so I'm asking for your help over the next few weeks. Book sales don't benefit me personally, but I do want #AfterTheFeast to succeed as a fundraiser.
Today's ask: I'm not on Instagram. If you are & you like this book, would you post about it over there? 🙏
Today's ask: I'm not on Instagram. If you are & you like this book, would you post about it over there? 🙏
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The importance of outdoor play, today on CTV Morning Live! The 5 minutes went by so quickly and I really wished I’d had more time to talk about bikes. @outdoorplayca.bsky.social @dalhealth.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
The importance of outdoor play
A local researcher discusses how outdoor play can solve some of Atlantic Canadians' most pressing health challenges.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The importance of outdoor play, today on CTV Morning Live! The 5 minutes went by so quickly and I really wished I’d had more time to talk about bikes. @outdoorplayca.bsky.social @dalhealth.bsky.social @sflkirk.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/vid...
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My li'l turkey leftovers cookbook, *After the Feast*, comes out in 10 days! The PDF will be FREE, but proceeds from print copies will support the Qajukturvik Community Food Centre. 🍗
Barnes & Noble has preordering enabled: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-...
My li'l turkey leftovers cookbook, *After the Feast*, comes out in 10 days! The PDF will be FREE, but proceeds from print copies will support the Qajukturvik Community Food Centre. 🍗
Barnes & Noble has preordering enabled: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-...
After the Feast: A Turkey Leftovers Cookbooklet|Paperback
www.barnesandnoble.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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My li'l turkey leftovers cookbook, *After the Feast*, comes out in 10 days! The PDF will be FREE, but proceeds from print copies will support the Qajukturvik Community Food Centre. 🍗
Barnes & Noble has preordering enabled: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-...
My li'l turkey leftovers cookbook, *After the Feast*, comes out in 10 days! The PDF will be FREE, but proceeds from print copies will support the Qajukturvik Community Food Centre. 🍗
Barnes & Noble has preordering enabled: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-the-...
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Watched a movie last night where someone walking was struck by a driver & died, my spouse quietly whispered to me "I dread this happening to you every time you ride your bike". Getting from A to B through a healthy & efficient mode of transport should not be something that kills us #SafeStreetsNS
HRM data showing both pedestrian and cyclist crashes are up in the first six months of 2025 vs first six months of 2024, cyclist/micro-mobility crashes up by nearly one quarter.
A direct outcome of caution and delay over crucial infra, at heavy cost to users
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A direct outcome of caution and delay over crucial infra, at heavy cost to users
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
HRM pedestrian and cyclist crash data: First six months of 2024 and 2025
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September 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Watched a movie last night where someone walking was struck by a driver & died, my spouse quietly whispered to me "I dread this happening to you every time you ride your bike". Getting from A to B through a healthy & efficient mode of transport should not be something that kills us #SafeStreetsNS
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This article resonates. I feel terrible for my students whose education is disrupted yet again, this time through the (in)actions of @dalhousie.bsky.social senior admin who have not returned to bargaining with @dalfaculty.bsky.social. We want to support our students - let us! #KeepDalStrong
As a pandemic nurse and PhD student at Dalhousie, the lockout means something more
By Cameron Albright
By Cameron Albright
As a pandemic nurse and PhD student at Dalhousie, the lockout means something more - Halifax Examiner
Dalhousie’s next move will reveal a lot about its underlying value for the advancement of knowledge and the people that develop it.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This article resonates. I feel terrible for my students whose education is disrupted yet again, this time through the (in)actions of @dalhousie.bsky.social senior admin who have not returned to bargaining with @dalfaculty.bsky.social. We want to support our students - let us! #KeepDalStrong
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Thank you to all the fire fighters from across Canada who have come to help with the Long Lake fire in Annapolis County #NovaScotia and thank you for all the water bombers and helicopters, help has come from almost every Province and even the Northwest Territories. #ThankYou #FireFighters
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August 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thank you to all the fire fighters from across Canada who have come to help with the Long Lake fire in Annapolis County #NovaScotia and thank you for all the water bombers and helicopters, help has come from almost every Province and even the Northwest Territories. #ThankYou #FireFighters
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🌍 Our new review shows how:
(1) Climate shocks hit food, water + health systems
(2) All forms of malnutrition are at risk
(3) Near-term events + long-term warming both drive risks
(4) Building resilience through food, social + nutrition systems is urgent. 🔗 shorturl.at/WmZki
August 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🌍 Our new review shows how:
(1) Climate shocks hit food, water + health systems
(2) All forms of malnutrition are at risk
(3) Near-term events + long-term warming both drive risks
(4) Building resilience through food, social + nutrition systems is urgent. 🔗 shorturl.at/WmZki
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🎥 Watch my interview with Prof Ilona Kickbusch about the history of the Ottawa Charter and the impact it has had on Health Promotion across the globe youtu.be/8pWr0YIJ-pE
🎧 Or listen to the interview on our new 'Ottawa at 40' Spotify podcast series open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #Ottawa40
🎧 Or listen to the interview on our new 'Ottawa at 40' Spotify podcast series open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #Ottawa40
Ottawa Charter at 40: Professor Ilona Kickbusch
YouTube video by Ottawa Charter 40
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August 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🎥 Watch my interview with Prof Ilona Kickbusch about the history of the Ottawa Charter and the impact it has had on Health Promotion across the globe youtu.be/8pWr0YIJ-pE
🎧 Or listen to the interview on our new 'Ottawa at 40' Spotify podcast series open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #Ottawa40
🎧 Or listen to the interview on our new 'Ottawa at 40' Spotify podcast series open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #Ottawa40
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August 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are you a student-scholar researching health?
Are you looking for a home for your work?
Check us out here: ojs.library.dal.ca/hpj/index
Full archive of previous issues here: ojs.library.dal.ca/hpj/issue/ar...
Questions? Need to register to submit your work? Reach us at hpj@dal.ca
Are you looking for a home for your work?
Check us out here: ojs.library.dal.ca/hpj/index
Full archive of previous issues here: ojs.library.dal.ca/hpj/issue/ar...
Questions? Need to register to submit your work? Reach us at hpj@dal.ca
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The Food Systems Countdown Initiative is a global, interdisciplinary effort to fill a critical gap: annual monitoring of food systems towards 2030. It established 50 indicators to track progress & deliver actionable evidence to decision-makers. Go to foodcountdown.org & this brief: shorturl.at/MbMlb
July 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Food Systems Countdown Initiative is a global, interdisciplinary effort to fill a critical gap: annual monitoring of food systems towards 2030. It established 50 indicators to track progress & deliver actionable evidence to decision-makers. Go to foodcountdown.org & this brief: shorturl.at/MbMlb
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"In conclusion, a 12-month tailored nutrition support for food companies did not improve the nutrient profile of company products"
C Ni Mhurchu, J Grey, S Shen, C Haliburton, Y Jiang, H Eyles, L Young, J Chan...M Blake, J Ananthapavan, A Peeters & G Sacks
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C Ni Mhurchu, J Grey, S Shen, C Haliburton, Y Jiang, H Eyles, L Young, J Chan...M Blake, J Ananthapavan, A Peeters & G Sacks
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org
August 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"In conclusion, a 12-month tailored nutrition support for food companies did not improve the nutrient profile of company products"
C Ni Mhurchu, J Grey, S Shen, C Haliburton, Y Jiang, H Eyles, L Young, J Chan...M Blake, J Ananthapavan, A Peeters & G Sacks
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
C Ni Mhurchu, J Grey, S Shen, C Haliburton, Y Jiang, H Eyles, L Young, J Chan...M Blake, J Ananthapavan, A Peeters & G Sacks
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Summer is here—and so is wildfire smoke. Good to talk with @danburritt.bsky.social about:
☣️ why it's harmful for health
🏥 long-term effects, including in unborn babies
🛢️ how reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality + tackles climate change
+ more.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsta...
☣️ why it's harmful for health
🏥 long-term effects, including in unborn babies
🛢️ how reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality + tackles climate change
+ more.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsta...
July 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Summer is here—and so is wildfire smoke. Good to talk with @danburritt.bsky.social about:
☣️ why it's harmful for health
🏥 long-term effects, including in unborn babies
🛢️ how reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality + tackles climate change
+ more.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsta...
☣️ why it's harmful for health
🏥 long-term effects, including in unborn babies
🛢️ how reducing fossil fuel use improves air quality + tackles climate change
+ more.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsta...
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"What a beautiful day to be on two wheels" said the scooter user waiting with me at a #HaliSky intersection. So I told him about the #CriticalMassHFX ride because the Mayor & Premier are making things less safe for anyone who moves around outside of a car. Bike lanes are mobility lanes! #SafeStreets
Critical Mass is back! FRIDAY JULY 25.
Meet at Grand Parade (City Hall) 6:00pm, rolling out at 6:30
Meet at Grand Parade (City Hall) 6:00pm, rolling out at 6:30
July 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"What a beautiful day to be on two wheels" said the scooter user waiting with me at a #HaliSky intersection. So I told him about the #CriticalMassHFX ride because the Mayor & Premier are making things less safe for anyone who moves around outside of a car. Bike lanes are mobility lanes! #SafeStreets
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Are Food Additives bad for you? I talk to Dr Kerith Duncanson Dietitian about #foodadditives and #guthealth @nmnteatwell.bsky.social! 📺 on Youtube shorturl.at/h8pqh 🎧 Spotify shorturl.at/7z94A
Are Food Additives bad for you? A look at common additives and gut health! with Dr Kerith Duncanson
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July 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Are Food Additives bad for you? I talk to Dr Kerith Duncanson Dietitian about #foodadditives and #guthealth @nmnteatwell.bsky.social! 📺 on Youtube shorturl.at/h8pqh 🎧 Spotify shorturl.at/7z94A
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We’re a stable, and trustworthy environment. Choose Canada, a global and research and science destination.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Who wants to come out to play? We're running another 2 sessions in #HaliSky this summer to explore how intergenerational play supports health & social connection. Two dates/locations to choose from (or join both!). Learn more here, registration is required: linktr.ee/FreeForAllSt... #FreeForAll
July 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Who wants to come out to play? We're running another 2 sessions in #HaliSky this summer to explore how intergenerational play supports health & social connection. Two dates/locations to choose from (or join both!). Learn more here, registration is required: linktr.ee/FreeForAllSt... #FreeForAll
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#ParticipateInResearch
Complete the BC Long COVID Survey! You don't have to have long COVID to participate. They're looking for BC residents who are 18+.
a4ph.med.ubc.ca/projects-and...
Complete the BC Long COVID Survey! You don't have to have long COVID to participate. They're looking for BC residents who are 18+.
a4ph.med.ubc.ca/projects-and...
![Tell us your experiences post-COVID to help us better understand long COVID. Principal investigator: Dr. Naveed Zafar Janjua. BC Long COVID Survey. You can take part if you are a resident of British Columbia, aged 18 years and above. Stand a chance to WIN a gift card. [Logos of UBC Faculty of Medicine, BC Centre for Disease Control, and Analytics for Public Health.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rseqftqibpjbrw62ebpmp4y3/bafkreih5jijtfv3cmogiaznrf67l7uigwmxjv4j4m24zdtqq25wtyeogke@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#ParticipateInResearch
Complete the BC Long COVID Survey! You don't have to have long COVID to participate. They're looking for BC residents who are 18+.
a4ph.med.ubc.ca/projects-and...
Complete the BC Long COVID Survey! You don't have to have long COVID to participate. They're looking for BC residents who are 18+.
a4ph.med.ubc.ca/projects-and...
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Last chance to submit a nomination for CSPC’s Trailblazer Awards in Science and Innovation Policy - deadline July 11, 2025!
Recognize excellence in science and innovation policy by nominating an outstanding leader: sciencepolicy.ca/programs/awa...
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
Recognize excellence in science and innovation policy by nominating an outstanding leader: sciencepolicy.ca/programs/awa...
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Last chance to submit a nomination for CSPC’s Trailblazer Awards in Science and Innovation Policy - deadline July 11, 2025!
Recognize excellence in science and innovation policy by nominating an outstanding leader: sciencepolicy.ca/programs/awa...
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
Recognize excellence in science and innovation policy by nominating an outstanding leader: sciencepolicy.ca/programs/awa...
#CdnSci #CdnInnovation #CSPC2025
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Diet wars! - Who wins #fat vs #carbs? #NutritionScienceBites interviews Prof Christopher @cgardnerphd.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on his research comparing #lowfat vs #lowcarb #diets 🎧Apple shorturl.at/EfSMa 📺YouTube shorturl.at/tpWSe @hmriaustralia.bsky.social @nmnteatwell.bsky.social
Diet wars - fat versus carbs? with Professor Christopher Gardner
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June 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Diet wars! - Who wins #fat vs #carbs? #NutritionScienceBites interviews Prof Christopher @cgardnerphd.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on his research comparing #lowfat vs #lowcarb #diets 🎧Apple shorturl.at/EfSMa 📺YouTube shorturl.at/tpWSe @hmriaustralia.bsky.social @nmnteatwell.bsky.social