Sweet Strawberries Are So Tempting at Valentine’s and Any Day – Should You Give In?
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Whether it’s their heart shape, their seductive coloring or just the fact they make such sweet company, strawberries often are associated with romance. And if strawberries be the food of love – eat on, experts say. Strawberries not only taste good, […]
AHA News: Today’s Hot Topic: Should You Let Chile Peppers Spice Up Your Meals?
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) For thousands of years, people have picked up chile peppers to provide their diets with pizazz. There’s no doubt chile peppers are packed with flavor. They also provide a little fiber without salt, sugar, saturated fat or many calories, said professor […]
Healthful food for children is the same as for adults
It is the position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) thatthere is no difference between healthful foods for adults and for children aged 2 and older, except for age-appropriate adjustments in texture and portion size, according to a new position paper in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier. […]
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) Margarine has gotten a bad rap for years, but a U.S. ban on partially hydrogenated oils may have made it a healthier choice than butter, a new study suggests. Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
New link between diet, intestinal stem cells and disease discovered
The intestine is essential for maintaining our energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance. It manages to do this with the help of intestinal cells that among other things are specialized in the absorption of food components or the secretion of hormones. In adult humans, the […]
Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings linked to more healthful purchases: New analysis of 118 studies conducted over 30 years could help refine, improve food labelling policies
A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more healthful purchases. Jing Song of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access […]
AHA News: Food Insecurity’s Long-Term Health Consequences
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) For some people, the subject of hunger conjures up tragic images of starving people with swollen bellies in blighted, desolate parts of the world. In this country, the picture is different. Food insecurity affects millions of people in the […]
White House to Greatly Expand Food Stamp Program
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News MONDAY, Aug. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) The largest permanent increase in the history of the United States’ food stamp program and changes to its nutrition standards will be announced Monday. Supporters say the changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program that benefits 42 million Americans […]
U.S. Kids Are Eating More ‘Ultraprocessed’ Foods
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Frozen burgers, pizza pockets and toaster strudel. Energy drinks and sugary sodas. Fruit leather and potato chips. Cookies and cereal bars. Fish sticks and chicken strips. These sorts of quick-pick manufactured foods are considered “ultraprocessed,” and dietitians believe they could be […]
AHA News: Farming Takes Root in Seattle-Area Food Desert
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Nine thousand miles separate Veronica Karanja from her mother’s farm in Kenya and where she now farms in Kent, Washington. Karanja’s expertise – and her vegetables that are culturally significant in Kenya – are helping transform a food desert […]