Dietitians of Canada welcomes the release today of comprehensive, evidence-based guidance on obesity prevention and treatment. Obesity Canada, who led the development of the practice guidelines, engaged many experts, including dietitians. “Health professionals responsible for counseling individuals and their families about weight reduction and prevention of obesity will benefit from these evidence-based approaches,” says Dr. [click link for full article]

The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) warns that focusing solely on reducing trans fats could actually increase the amount of dangerous saturated fats in the Australian food supply. DAA supports further reducing trans fats in Australian foods, but stresses this must not come with an increase in saturated fat which would have devastating consequences on the health of Australians. [click link for full article]

The British Dietetic Association is pleased to announce the online publication of two new hot topics – written and reviewed by registered dietitians, especially for journalists to get the low-down on key topical nutrition issues. [click link for full article]