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Eat Healthy - FOR WOMEN

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various healthly proteins and veggies Healthy Eating for Her Heart

Although the term ‘diet’ is often used to mean restricting food and calories, ‘diet’ actually refers to the foods and drinks you consume. Following a Mediterranean diet is one way that can help you improve your health.

Watch this video to learn more about this way of eating specifically for women.

four women walking along the beach Positive Body Image: No more diet culture

The terms 'diet culture' and ‘the thin ideal’ are used far too often. Diet culture is the belief that relates food to thinness and wellness. The thin ideal suggests that women need to be thin to look good.

Watch this video about how these concepts are damaging to women and the importance of developing a positive body image.


Cardiac College for Women was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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