Chan Lab in The News
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Yellowknife garden produce safe to eat, contains more nutrients, say researchers
A study of produce grown in gardens around Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah shows that local veggies have slightly higher levels of arsenic than what you'd buy from the grocery store — but the risk of getting cancer from them is still considered to be very low.
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Arsenic not linked to diseases in Yellowknife area, study finds
Arsenic levels among Yellowknife-area residents are not tied to certain health conditions, according to the latest findings of a long-term study. Researchers shared the results along with other new findings from the Health Effects Monitoring Program ….
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Giant Mine contamination not a big health concern, study finds, but not everyone's satisfied
The latest results from an ongoing study into arsenic exposure from Yellowknife's former Giant Mine operations are reassuring for some local residents — though not everybody is satisfied with the scope of the research.
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New Study Highlights Traditional Foods as Foundational to the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples
A recent study from the Assembly of First Nations, the University of Ottawa, and the Université de Montréal finds that traditional food is a foundation of First Nations peoples’ health and well-being. Unfortunately, First Nations experience four times the rate of food insecurity as the non-Indigenous population, as well as disproportionate levels of nutrition-related diseases.
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Decade long nutritional study on First Nations youth wraps up
The first chapter of a decade-long nutritional study on First Nations youth wrapped in Kanesatake last weekend. The Food Environment Health and Nutrition of First Nations Children and Youth study, or FENHCY, brings …
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Department of Environment introduces new lead ban
The Department of Environment yesterday introduced the most sweeping lead ban since Parliament outlawed the retail sale of leaded gasoline in 1990. Toxic lead wheel weights are now restricted, but regulators stopped short of banning hunters’ …