Q. I have been told I shouldn’t eat nuts because of my diverticulosis. Is...
A. Alicia Romano, MS, RD, a dietitian at the Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers: “Nuts are healthy foods that are good choices to incorporate...
Q. Should I buy white peaches/nectarines, or yellow? Are purple and yellow carrots a...
A. Jeffrey B. Blumberg, PhD, a professor at the Friedman
School and an expert on dietary bioactive components, answers: “The color of a plant food...
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Q. Can peppermint oil help my irritable bowel syndrome?
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: While a handful of small studies suggested that peppermint...
Q. Is it true that percentage intake of macronutrients (protein, CHO, fat) should be...
A. Lauren McAvoy, a dietetic intern at Tufts Medical Center, answers: “While there are claims that individuals with different body types metabolize nutrients differently,...
Q. Do I need to throw out food as soon as the printed expiration...
A. Judith C. Thalheimer, RDN, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “Those ‘sell by’ and ‘best by’ dates on packages...
Q. I have decided to follow a vegan diet. Do I need to take...
A. Claire Cheng, a dietetic intern at the Tufts University Frances Stern Nutrition Center answers: “A vegan diet can be nutritious, environmentally friendly, and...
Q. When buying a salad dressing, pasta sauce, or any other product, is it...
A. Hannah Cai, a dietetic intern at the Frances Stern Nutrition Center, answers. “It is important to limit sodium and added sugar intake for...
Q. Can you tell me what biotin is and how much people need?
Q. Can you tell me what biotin is and how much people need?
Q. What is chlorella, and can it really do any of the things its...
Q. What is chlorella, and can it really do any of the things its advertised to do?