We’ve found the ultimate secret to losing weight and keeping it off (and no, it’s not counting calories or cutting fat).

Aim for about 25 g of dietary fibre a day. (Good sources are raspberries, avocados, pears, spinach, other vegetables and whole grains.) Increase your intake over time by steadily adding higher-fibre foods to each meal and snack.

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If you think you don’t need to worry about bisphenol A (BPA) now that Health Canada’s banned the nasty chemical from plastic bottles, think again.

Beware of BPA in the lining of cans. It is linked to diabetes and obesity.

Go for a zesty dinner with all the fixings; a veggie, bean and cheese burrito on a whole wheat wrap gives you calcium plus magnesium and phosphorus, two nutrients that are also great for bones.

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In 2009, Loblaw, the country's largest seller of seafood, made a commitment that they'll only sell sustainable seafood by the end of 2013. They're currently working with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to meet this target.

Listen, no one likes to go to the dentist. But while an appointment might feel like it takes forever, it turns out that visiting the dentist can actually take years off your life.

"The researchers found that those diagnosed with meningiomas were more than twice as likely as the comparison group to report ever having had bitewing images taken," writes Seaman. "And regardless of the age when the bitewings were taken, those who had them yearly or more frequently were at between 40 percent and 90 percent higher risk at all ages to be diagnosed with a brain tumor."

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