Vitamins, additives and nutrition BLOG

One-third of American adults are obese and the Cornell Food and Brand Lab is hoping to do something to reduce that number. They have launched the Small Plate Movement in order to help you realize how much food you are eating and, if you are overweight or obese, learn how to cut down your daily intake.

The Small Plate Movement promotes the use of 10″ diameter plates at mealtime so that you automatically decrease the amount Read the rest of this entry »

The following article just backs up what we’ve always been told since we were kids. Eat your veggies. And for good reason. According to the USDA’s Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, increased veggie consumption can help “ease the effects” of aging in a number of ways, ranging from reducing the risk of various diseases, lessening the severity of certain impairments, and even preserving our cognitive abilities as we age (memory, learning, Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Monica,

I’m enjoying learning about anti-inflammatory foods – an anti-inflammatory diet sounds very promising for my particular concerns. I’m a bit confused, though–I downloaded a pocket guide to IF ratings from About.com, and it appears to be based on your book. But the IF data doesn’t correspond with what’s on NutritionData.com. For example, NutritionData lists Barley as moderately to strongly anti-inflammatory (depending Read the rest of this entry »

Well, at least easier.

About two-thirds of people in the United States are overweight or obese. That needs to change. Losing weight really doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you eat a healthy diet with lots of fiber. Here’s how.

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Risk factors are habits, conditions and characteristics that can increase a person’s chance of developing a disease. For instance, smoking cigarettes increases the chance of lung cancer, so it is a risk factor. Common risk factors for developing osteoporosis are insufficient calcium and vitamin D, early menopause and being 50 years old or older. Risk factors for heart disease are smoking tobacco, high blood cholesterol, physical inactivity Read the rest of this entry »

During our recent focus group lunches with ND users, several mentioned that they wished there were a way to search for foods by specific criteria, such as “foods high in magnesium” or “foods low in selenium.” As a matter of fact, we have a tool that will do just that.

You can access the Nutrient Search Tool under “Tools” in the main navigation.

To find foods that are high or low in any nutrient, Read the rest of this entry »

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that taking large doses of the B vitamins folic acid, B6 and B12 did not prevent cancer from occurring in females who had (or had three or more risk factors for) cardiovascular disease. Other studies show similar findings — these B vitamins reduce the levels of homocysteine in your body, but that reduction doesn’t seem to have any affect Read the rest of this entry »

Available in capsules, topical cream, tablets, and as an addition to many combination supplements, DHEA is thought to be a wonder drug that could possibly be a genuine ‘fountain of youth’. DHEA is actually a steroid hormone that is naturally produced by the body’s adrenal glands. Once produced, the body turns it into testosterone and estrogen, male and female sex hormones. DHEA supplementation is said to help with numerous conditions, Read the rest of this entry »

Few of us exercise strict dietary control on Thanksgiving Day. Most of us cut ourselves a little slack to enjoy the traditional pleasures of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie–more or less guilt-free.

While certain dishes may be non-negotiable at your house, there’s usually a bit of flexibility with the side dishes. Here are some truly delicious recipes that will up the nutritional ante of the meal. (If you’ve been invited Read the rest of this entry »

Few of us exercise strict dietary control on Thanksgiving Day. Most of us cut ourselves a little slack to enjoy the traditional pleasures of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie–more or less guilt-free.

While certain dishes may be non-negotiable at your house, there’s usually a bit of flexibility with the side dishes. Here are some truly delicious recipes that will up the nutritional ante of the meal. (If you’ve been invited Read the rest of this entry »