What is a normal body fat percentage?

Body fat percentage (%) is a ratio of your lean mass (including bones and muscle mass) to fat mass, so decreasing body fat % includes both increasing lean mass and decreasing fat mass. In terms of health, having an ideal body fat percentage and healthy lean mass...

What is a healthy BMI and weight for me?

Please upgrade to web browser that supports iframes to see this CDC widget. The formula for calculating BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in metres squared. Here’s a quick BMI calculator tool by CDC  to calculate yours....

How to identify nutrition misinformation?

With the growth of interest in nutrition and social media, there is much misinformation out there! Here are our go-to questions to ask yourself when assessing whether the information you come across is valid or not. Is the person or product promising a quick fix like...

What’s the difference between a dietitian and a naturopath?

In Canada, naturopaths are regulated under the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND). Typically, naturopaths have completed a 4-year training program that combines education and supervised clinical study. Naturopaths are educated on nutrition, but their...

Is my nutritionist a registered dietitian?

Many clients call their registered dietitian a nutritionist and like other health professionals, registered dietitians must register with the provincial regulatory body in their province in order to practice. All NutriProCan dietitians are registered in the...