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 […]
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans maintained the existing recommendation for the average healthy American adult to consume six servings of grain foods daily, including recommendations for infants aged birth to two years.
Folic Acid Plays Vital Role in Babies’ Health
Each year, more than four million women in America give birth and 2,600 infants are born with neural tube defects. While there are simple preventative steps women can take, Americans are generally unaware of the impact that diet, specifically enriched grains, has on pregnancy and infant health.
Promoting a Decade of Healthy Babies: Enriching Bodies, Improving Lives
The Bread Art Project: Fighting Hunger One Slice at a Time
CHALLENGEHunger in our nation is an often forgotten problem. The Feeding America campaign educates the public about the impact of hunger through investment in marketing and communications, advocacy and cutting-edge research. A lack of awareness is the biggest hurdle in the battle to fight and end hunger. INSIGHTIn 2008, in the midst of the economic […]
Go with the GrainTM
CHALLENGE In 2009, as consumer interest in low-carb dieting and low-carb products wanes, a new movement was trending highlighting the importance of incorporating Whole Grains into a healthful diet. The release of the 2010 dietary guidelines, in fact, encouraged Americans to make half their grains whole grains. At the same time, consumers were becoming more […]
Bread. It’s Essential
IN THE GREAT NUTRITION DEBATE, BREAD TAKES CONTROL. CHALLENGEChanging how Americans think about food is no small feat — especially in a media environment dominated by quick fixes and fad diets. In the face of the low-carb movement that took hold at the turn of the century and sent per capita flour consumption, and with […]
Grain Brain
Supporting Grains in a Gluten-Free World
CHALLENGEToday, the grain industry and our client, the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF), are faced with an insidious challenge. Armed with little more than anecdotal evidence and a provocative point of view, authors, experts and consumers have take aim at gluten, a protein found naturally in wheat and by extension in many of the products we […]
Low FODMAP Diet Helps Those with IBS
Future-Med.com, 1/26/15 Although there’s no absolute cure for IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), being aware of which foods your gut is sensitive to can go a long way in helping you control its symptoms and reduce the impact it has on your life. Shocking data reveals that a large portion of the population suffers from conditions […]
Leaky Blood Vessels in the Brain May Lead to Alzheimer’s
NPR, 1/23/15 A study published in the journal Neuron revealed participants with symptoms of cognitive decline tend to have leakier blood vessels in the hippocampus, the area of the brain associated with learning and memory. This insight could be an important finding in developing future therapies to prevent the development of Alzheimer’s.