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David Ma in The Globe and Mail discusses alcohol and Canada's new food guide

Submitted by beatonk on January 24th, 2019 2:38 PM

A move by Ottawa to use Canada's food guide to drill home the dangers of chronic alcohol use caught some nutrition and addiction experts by surprise, but they welcomed the tougher stance on an issue they say demands a co-ordinated strategy.

"It's sort of been the elephant in the corner of the room," says University of Guelph nutrition professor David Ma, university research leadership chair and director of the Guelph Family Health Study.

Read the full article here [1]

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[1] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/article-canadas-new-food-guide-takes-a-tougher-stance-on-alcohol/