Nutrition

Spotlight on Supplements: Riboflavin

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Do you remember when milk was stored only in clear glass bottles? Many manufactures now rely on opaque packaging that protects specific nutrients from light degradation. One of these nutrients is riboflavin. EN reviews the science behind this essential B vitamin. Background: Riboflavin, or vitamin B2, plays a key role … Read More

What are the Healthiest Cooking Oils?

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
The world of cooking oils has expanded so far beyond what used to be a limited selection of pale, tasteless oils, like corn and vegetable oil. Wonderful as it is to see today’s shelves filled with a vast variety of oils from walnut, avocado, and almond to sesame, olive, and … Read More

Restaurant Entrée Salads

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Salads have a perception of health about them. Certainly, making a veggie-filled salad topped with lean protein sources at home is a nutrient-filled creation. However, you might be shocked to find out how many restaurant salads contain nearly a day’s worth of sodium or your day’s fill of saturated fat. … Read More

Much Ado about Mushrooms

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Mushrooms have been consumed and used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks believed mushrooms provided strength for warriors in battle, and the Romans perceived them as “food of the Gods.” For centuries, the Chinese culture has treasured mushrooms as a health food, labeling them as an … Read More

Do You Need to Use a Hunger Scale?

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Do you have a tendency to graze all day rather than eat real meals, perhaps mindlessly? Does it seem like you go from perfectly fine to hangry—hungry and angry—in the blink of an eye? Do you get wrapped up in a project, a book, or several episodes of your favorite … Read More

Research Roundup April 2023

Mar 24, 2023 · · Digestive Health
• Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Urinary Incontinence. Consuming artificially sweetened beverages may increase risk for urinary incontinence in women, according to the Yale School of Medicine. Data from more than 80,000 women was used to compare intake of artificially sweetened beverages. Compared with women who never drank or drank … Read More

Sprouted-Grain Bread

Feb 26, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Q: Is sprouted-grain bread better for my health? A: Sprouts in general provide more concentrated sources of vitamins and minerals. They don’t have more of these nutrients than the plants themselves; it’s just that they are more available for digestion. Any food that starts out as a seed will sprout … Read More

Newsbites: Breast cancer survival; herbal supplement quality issues; healthy dietary patterns are good for the planet

Feb 22, 2023 · · Digestive Health
Being physically active has been associated with lower risk for developing breast cancer. Now, a study has found that being active after a diagnosis may help survival. The study surveyed 315 postmenopausal survivors of early-stage breast cancer on their leisure time physical activity and tracked deaths up to eight years. … Read More

Obesity is a Disease: Why, and Why it Matters

Feb 22, 2023 · · Digestive Health
There has been a pervasive idea in society that obesity is a sign of personal failure—that it is caused exclusively by lack of willpower, laziness, and “gluttony.” The science does not agree. In 1998, the National Institutes of Health declared obesity a disease and the American Medical Association followed suit … Read More

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