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Background: The evidence regarding the association between added sugar (AS) intake and obesity remains inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between changes in the percentage of energy intake from AS (EAS%) and changes in body weight in a cohort study of older Australians during 15 years of follow-up. In addition, associations were assessed according to whether EAS% intake was provided from beverage or non-beverage sources. Methods: Data were analyzed from the participants of the Blue Mountains Eye Study Cohort. Dietary data were collected at baseline (1992–9...

  TORONTO -- After nearly a year of coping with COVID-19 symptoms, Elaine McCartney is finally feeling better and she says she has the vaccine to thank for it. “I was averaging about 5,000 steps a week. Since the vaccine, it’s doubled,” she told CTVNews.ca during a telephone interview from her home in Guelph, Ont. on Wednesday. The 65-year-old said her doctor told her that she had a probable case of COVID-19 in April 2020, but she was never officially diagnosed because she didn’t qualify for a test at the time. Since then, she has spent months dealing with a wide rang...

A year into pandemic, long-haul COVID-19 sufferers still struggle to get care With provincial and federal governments focused on urgent pandemic priorities such as vaccination, prevention and acute care, people suffering debilitating symptoms in the aftermath of their COVID-19 infections are left with few care options and left out of the majority of pandemic-related planning and spending, some experts say. Social Sharing 'All the scary stuff came quite a while after the initial infection,' one long-haul COVID sufferer says Posted: Apr 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 1 Before contr...

Social Sciences Liaison Affinity Group (online) At the March meeting of the Social Sciences Liaison Affinity Group (SSLAG), Professor Nancy Reichman will discuss how studies (specifically surveys) start and develop over time. Her presentation will focus on the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study, which is a good example. Please see more details below. ABSTRACT "The Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study: A Major U.S. Birth Cohort Study from its Humble Beginnings" This talk will describe the evolution of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study (FF), a national U.S...

  TORONTO -- New evidence suggests that up to a third of those who fought COVID-19 and recovered are now battling something else — symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Although more than 800,000 people in Canada have recovered from COVID-19 infections, those who make it to the other side can be left haunted by what they have experienced. For people like Ashley Comrie, who spent over two months in hospital with COVID-19, the aftermath can be debilitating. “I think you're just so happy when you first get home, that […] you don't really want to examine the fact that y...