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TORONTO STAR --  How a high-fat diet might put your children and grandchildren at risk of diabetes and heart disease

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ ‘19) -- Obesity is on the rise globally, driven by the relative ease of obtaining processed, high-fat foods, according a new study in Nature. As a result more adults are obese than underweight, say the authors.And obesity, along with its health risks, may be inheritable, according to the emerging field of epigenetics. Researchers are uncovering evidence suggesting that the impacts of obesity predispose children and grandchildren to diseases like diabetes and heart disease before they’re born.

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NATIONAL POST–Having one mental health disorder increases your risks of getting another

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ ‘19), ANNE BASSETT, STEPHEN W. SCHERER - New studies reveal that most psychiatric illnesses are related to one another. Tracing these connections, like the mapping of a river system, promises to help define the main cause of these disorders and the drugs that could alleviate their symptoms. READ MORE

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CBC--Health Canada says it will set cap on arsenic in food

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ ‘19) - Health Canada says it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in food, including baby cereal. READ MORE

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NATIONAL POST--Health Canada says it will set cap on arsenic in food, looks to Europe for standard

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ ‘19) - Health Canada says it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in rice and rice-based food, including baby cereal. READ MORE

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THE CONVERSATION--Having one mental health disorder increases your risks of getting another

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ ‘19), ANNE BASSETT, STEPHEN W. SCHERER - New studies reveal that most psychiatric illnesses are related to one another. Tracing these connections, like the mapping of a river system, promises to help define the main cause of these disorders and the drugs that could alleviate their symptoms. READ MORE

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THE CONVERSATION -- How childhood infections requiring antibiotics may increase risks of mental illness

BY CHRISTINE BEAR (FGJ‘19) -- Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, which draws on data from youth in Denmark up to the age of 17 years. READ MORE

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CIUT 89.5 FM–GLOBAL BEATS SHOW #2

Global Beats was produced by the Fellowship in Global Journalism at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs with the extensive support of Sarah Martin. The fellows involved were, in alphabetical order: Parul Bansal, Christine Bear, Viviane Callier, Susanne Courtney, Stefanie Dreyer, Eleanor Gebrou, Marie-Claude Gregoire, Priya Iyer, Ruth Jones, Dylan Klempner, Inderveer Mahal, Lizan Nijkrake, Sarah Schulman, Laetitia Van der Vennet, Lindsey Vodarek and Susannah Walden. LISTEN HERE

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CIUT 89.5 FM--GLOBAL BEATS SHOW #1

Global Beats was produced by the Fellowship in Global Journalism at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs with the extensive support of Sarah Martin. The fellows involved were, in alphabetical order: Parul Bansal, Christine Bear, Viviane Callier, Susanne Courtney, Stefanie Dreyer, Eleanor Gebrou, Marie-Claude Gregoire, Priya Iyer, Ruth Jones, Dylan Klempner, Inderveer Mahal, Lizan Nijkrake, Sarah Schulman, Laetitia Van der Vennet, Lindsey Vodarek and Susannah Walden. LISTEN HERE