Nutrition & Health

Seasonal spring fruits and vegetables are a welcome change after the harsh winter months! Read on to learn more about the health benefits of artichokes, asparagus, and strawberries. Artichokes Nutrient …

What are Ultra-processed Foods?  Ultra-processed food (UPFs) and “drink products are packaged formulations resulting from several sequences of industrial processes.” 28.32 These processes involve “altering the natural state of food …

Part of the #Social Media #Influencers Series, an ongoing listicle series of food and health-related influencers. Candice Kumai Website: https://candicekumai.com/ Social Media Handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CandiceKumai (38k followers) Twitter: https://twitter.com/CandiceKumai (20.3k) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CandiceKumai/ (95.4k …

Part of the Social Media #Influencers Series, an ongoing listicle series of food-related influencers. Hazel Wallace, BSc , MBBCh  – The Food Medic Website: https://thefoodmedic.co.uk/ Social Media Handles: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefoodmedic/ (23,736 followers) …

More Research Shows that Tomatoes Fight Prostate Cancer

Tea is the most-consumed beverage worldwide next to water. And according to the Tea Association, Americans consumed well over 50 billion servings of tea in 2004, or more than 2.25 …

What is osteoporosis, and what does it do to our bones? According to Tejaswini Rao, Ph.D., R.D., a professor of nutrition at State University of New York at Buffalo, “Osteoporosis …

What nutrients do I need, aside from calcium, to keep bones strong?Vitamin D: According to J. Edward Puzas, Ph.D., a professor of orthopedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, …