Enriquezca su salud con granos enteros

Enriquezca su salud con granos enteros

Una de cada cuatro muertes estadounidenses es causado por enfermedades cardiovasculares. Aprenda más sobre cómo comer más granos enteros pueden mejorar la salud del corazón.

Why dessert is disappearing from America’s dinner tables

Washington Post, 2/28/15 New NPD data indicates a decline in dessert consumption across American households. In 2014, only 12 percent of dinners eaten at home ended with something sweet; this is the lowest reading in more than 30 years.  

Top 5 Nutritional Tips to Decrease Your Risk of a Heart Attack

Huffington Post, 3/1/15 Naturopathic doctor, John Dempster, provides five nutrition tips to help decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. He leverages the recent recommendation not to consider dietary cholesterol as a nutrient that contributes to heart disease by the DGAC to outline other nutritional tips that government has been “wrong” about, including the avoidance of […]

Distorting Nutrition Facts to Generate Buzz

Huffington Post, 3/2/15 Michael Jacobson of CSPI argues against  Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise, op-ed in The New York Times entitled “The Government’s Bad Diet Advice” point by point. Both articles address the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report released last month.

We crave that sweet taste – but at what cost?

Washington Post, 3/2/15 Sweetener use and sugar consumption are controversial issues, especially on the heels of the release of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report. There are pros and cons to artificial sweetener use and the funding behind, and potential bias, in sweetener research is hotly debated.

Things you didn’t know about pasta

FoxNews/The Daily Meal, 3/2/15 Citing data from the National Pasta Association, Americans eat 15 pounds of pasta per year. In addition, the article cites, that aldente pasta keeps you fuller longer, pasta contains protein, and pasta is sustainable.