Jordan Mak

Registered Dietitian with a passion for learning. Interests: critical care nutrition, cardiac nutrition, nutrition support, food insecurity.

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Honoured to present tomorrow at the 2022 Heart Failure Symposium on Practical Nutrition Care for Heart Failure!

https://t.co/ZM8Ar5PHew

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Canada’s Food Guide:
✅ is based on high-quality science
✅ underwent 2 years of consultations
✅ consulted the dairy industry (just not given special access)
✅ doesn't consider dairy as ‘unhealthy’
✅ considers dairy as part of healthy eating

@DietitiansCAN @AndrewScheer

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Health experts denounce Scheer’s comments on Canada’s Food Guide as ‘irresponsible’ and ‘disingenuous’ https://t.co/Di1PyZrcr0

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

@NCHetherington @KingaSurmaMPP What is an example of a long term solution she has supported?

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

@njsaul Nick, none of the initiatives announced via the policy will impact food insecurity due to financial constraints, according to scientific evidence. Local food, food fraud, food waste will not address the inadequate incomes of food-insecure households.

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

@GurneetKDhami @mealexchange Thanks for sharing! I'll keep an eye out for the full schedule :)

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

@RDsPubHealthON challenges @MacLeodLisa's notion that the best social program is a job. 62% of food-insecure households in Canada rely on employment as the main source of household income. @DietitiansCAN #dcconf19

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

I’m at the @DietitiansCAN #dcconf19 session on applying research & advocacy to household food insecurity, presented by @joymhutch, Valerie Tarasuk and Mary Ellen Prange! @proofcanada @RDsPubHealthON

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Mary Ellen Prange @RDsPubHealthON: Food banks create the illusion that food insecurity is being taken care of and allows governments to neglect its obligation to ensure income and food security @DietitiansCAN #dcconf19

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Photos of the air quality in Alberta's capital as the province begins to repeal their carbon tax today.

[Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal]

PHOTOS: An air quality advisory is in effect for the Edmonton region as smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility in the region. #yeg #yegwx #smoke #ABFire

https://t.co/agmDdvR2gG

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Some beautiful maps but disheartening data depicting wealth and health disparities in our city. 😢

[The Local Magazine (Archived Account) @TheLocal_TO]

A bird’s eye view of Toronto in 2019 reveals a city where geography is destiny and your postal code is as informative as your medical chart. #GeographyOfDifference https://t.co/dSGbUwhFun

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Rather than focusing energy on tackling the root causes of poverty, we are creating band-aid programs to bribe hungry children into attending school with food. Instead, how about policies that ensure economic dignity so that kids go to school to learn-not to for their next meal?

[University of Illinois @UofIllinois]

A new #ILLINOIS study finds that receiving weekend meals improves school attendance among children living with hunger.

Students were more likely to attend school on Fridays if they received weekend meals through a food-distribution program. https://t.co/w455es8cAT

[Justice for Workers @fairwagesnow]

.@DecentWorkHlth and @HPAP_Ontario say NO to Ford's #healthcare cuts! We demand Care not Cuts! #ONpoli #OnLab #15andFairness

[Health Providers Against Poverty @HPAP_Ontario]

HPAP and @decentworkhlth say KEEP HEALTH CARE PUBLIC!

#onpoli #onhealth #rallyforpublichealthcare

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

@ng_alena 'an historic' is also proper english :)

[Health Providers Against Poverty @HPAP_Ontario]

HPAP OFFICIAL BUDGET RESPONSE.

2019 BUDGET: Harming the health of our province's most vulnerable!

#onpoli #cdnpoli #poverty #sdoh

[Andrew Pinto @AndrewDPinto]

Ontario Health Teams have massive potential if done right. With @tara_kiran, our top 5 suggestions for @celliottability & colleagues in #onhealth in @MedicalPost: https://t.co/aeevzMsRjG | #cdnhealth #SDoH #primarycare #publichealth #BigData

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Income-based solutions needed through social assistance/employment/housing policies, as outlined in the @DietitiansCAN position statement on addressing household food insecurity in Canada. #CanadasFoodGuide https://t.co/oNKOaGRsl3

[Jordan Mak @JordanMakRD]

Asked by media if food guide is affordable, many dietitians responding with advice to buy produce in season/frozen/canned. For the food-secure looking to save a few $, this may apply. But 12.6% of food-insecure households in Canada cannot simply thrift their way out of poverty