A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding grains, pulses and seeds.

A fact sheet from Allergy UK for consumers providing information on sesame allergy and other seeds including foods that contain and may contain sesame seeds/other seeds.

  2021-07-06 – Handout

This fact sheet from Health Canada provides general information about allergies to sesame seeds, sources of sesame seeds, and tips of avoiding foods that may contain sesame seeds.

  2016-08-31 – Handout

A collection of websites related to grains, pulses and seeds.

As dietitians, we tend to have a sixth sense about whether a nutrition claim might be legitimate or not, which can be difficult to explain to clients. A current example would be the fuss surrounding “seed oils” (certain refined vegetable oils, including canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, rice bran, safflower, soy, and sunflower), spurred by the American health secretary’s recent claims that they are harmful and the subsequent media (and social media) attention.

Information from Food Standards Australia New Zealand about industrial hemp and the current use in Australia and New Zealand.

   2019-03-13 – Handout

A synthesis of the recommendations and evidence regarding hemp.