Nutrition Archives

Newsbites: Stroke prevention; grazing vs. three meals; impact of ultraprocessed foods; walking for heart health.

Jun 26, 2024 · Judith C. Thalhaimer, RD, LDN · Nutrition

Data Suggest Any Activity is Better Than None for Stroke Prevention The results of a meta-analysis suggest any amount of physical activity is better than none. The review, which pooled results from 15 studies involving a total of over 750,000 participants, concluded that even amounts of leisure-time physical activity well … Read More

Curbing Food Cravings

Jun 26, 2024 · Judith C. Thalhaimer, RD, LDN · Nutrition

We need to eat. Our bodies cannot function without the calories, nutrients, and fluids foods provide. But there are many other reasons we eat. We may, for example, be stressed, tired, bored, or simply around tasty foods. Often, these non-physiological triggers involve cravings. “Hunger is the body’s way of telling … Read More

Making Healthy Eating Easy

Jun 26, 2024 · Judith C. Thalhaimer, RD, LDN · Nutrition

Knowing how to make healthy dietary choices and actually doing it can be two different things. Creating new habits and patterns around shopping, cooking, and eating can help. We asked the nutrition experts on our Editorial Advisory Board how they help ensure healthy dietary choices for themselves and their families. … Read More

Multivitamins Alone Won’t Preserve Your Cognition

Jun 26, 2024 · Kate Brophy · Nutrition

With varying results, scientists have continued to look for effective treatments that might halt or reverse the disease processes that underpin dementia. Preventing it in the first place would be preferable, so what if there was a readily available way to do that? You may have seen recent news reports … Read More

Supplements in the Spotlight

Jun 26, 2024 · Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD · Nutrition

Studies suggest that nearly 90 percent of older adults in the United states take vitamin supplements even though only about one-quarter of those who do have been told they have a vitamin deficiency. For people who do have low levels of one or more vitamins, supplements can be a useful … Read More

Do Home Microbiome Tests Help Support Your Gut?

Jun 25, 2024 · Carrie Dennett · Nutrition

A growing number of home microbiome test kits come with big promises for what they will reveal about your gut microbiome and your health—and how to improve them. Over the past several years, these kits have been increasingly popular among consumers. But do they deliver on the promise? It’s so … Read More

Stress-Eating? … Age and Nutrient Absorption

Jun 25, 2024 · Kristen N. Smith, PhD, RDN, LD · Nutrition

Q: How can a person tell when they are “stress-eating?” A: The appearance of “stress-eating” may appear when a person begins to consume food as a response to overwhelming emotions or feelings as opposed to eating to satisfy hunger cues. Several signs can indicate stress-eating. A person may notice an … Read More

Age and Nutrient Absorption

Jun 25, 2024 · Kristen N. Smith, PhD, RDN, LD · Nutrition

Q: How does nutrient absorption change with age and what can we do about it? A: Nutrient absorption can decrease with age due to factors like decreased production of stomach acid, changes in the gut microbiota, and reductions in intestinal motility. These changes can lead to deficiencies in vitamins and … Read More

Lack of a Definition for “Plant-Based” Foods Causes Confusion

Jun 25, 2024 · Denise Webb · Nutrition

Striving for a plant-based diet that contains mostly fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, is well-accepted dietary advice for maintaining good health. In fact, more than half of polled consumers believe that plant-based is healthier than meat-based. If you’re choosing fresh foods, the choices are easy. But what about … Read More

Are You Living in a Food Desert or a Food Swamp?

Jun 25, 2024 · Denise Webb · Nutrition

Have you given much thought to the foods that you have access to in the area where you live? Do you have access to an array of healthy food choices? Or are you frustrated by the lack of affordable healthy food choices nearby? Are there supermarkets or farmers markets that … Read More

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