Nutrition

Ask the EN Experts: March 2022

Feb 18, 2022 · · Digestive Health
[caption id="attachment_140493" align="alignleft" width="300"] You can help food insecurity.[/caption] We often hear people lament the struggles of too much food. True, there are food options available at nearly every turn as people fight to maintain health and body weight. However, in a culture of “plenty” it’s easy to forget that … Read More

Sour Power

Feb 18, 2022 · · Digestive Health
These days, seemingly everyone is waxing poetic about the microbiome. There is a growing body of scientific evidence to suggest that gut dysbiosis (microbial imbalance of the intestine) is associated with inflammatory and immune-mediated ills, including heart disease and diabetes. So to improve quality of life, more people are looking … Read More

Just In: March 2022

Feb 6, 2022 · · Digestive Health
Fast foods may contain plastic-softening chemicals found in packaging and food handling gloves, according to researchers. These chemicals have been linked to hormone disruption, infertility, and learning disabilities. Researchers tested 64 food samples from fast food chains in a U.S. city, along with three pairs of food handling gloves. Food … Read More

Frontline: High blood pressure; heart failure; poor sleep

Jan 20, 2022 · · Digestive Health
Yogurt May Combat High Blood Pressure Regularly consuming yogurt may help fight hypertension, according to research published in the November 2021 International Dairy Journal. Study participants were 915 community-dwelling adults who completed a food frequency questionnaire. Participants who had high blood pressure and habitually consumed yogurt experienced reductions in systolic … Read More

Ask the Doctor – February 2022

Jan 20, 2022 · · Digestive Health
I keep hearing processed meats are considered bad for health. Aren’t all meats “processed”? Technically, yes all meats are processed in some way to get them from the farm to the market. However, when it comes to health recommendations, the term “processed meats” refers to those that have been modified … Read More

New Briefs – February 2022

Jan 20, 2022 · · Digestive Health
Broken Heart Syndrome Is More Prevalent in Women Researchers recently discovered two trends in broken heart syndrome (also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy), which is often triggered by stress or loss. Though typically a temporary condition, it can sometimes lead to long-term heart injury. The study, published in the Journal of the … Read More

Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know

Jan 20, 2022 · · Digestive Health
More than half of American adults take dietary supplements—oral products containing at least one vitamin, mineral, herb or other botanical, amino acid, or enzyme—in the belief it will help them stay healthy, sleep better, lose weight, boost energy, and more. While there are cases in which some supplements can be … Read More

Dietary Supplements and COVID-19

Jan 20, 2022 · · Digestive Health
Sales of dietary supplements marketed for immune health have risen since the emergence of COVID-19 in the hopes that these products may prevent infection, or at least help reduce disease severity. We talked to Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD, director of the Nutritional Immunology Team at the Jean Mayer USDA Human … Read More

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