Q: Are organic meats safer in regard to foodborne diseases such as salmonella?
Answer : When it comes to livestock, the USDA organic seal verifies that producers met animal health and welfare standards...
Q: Do I lose any of the whole-grain benefits by using quick (10- minute)...
Answer : Quick-cooking brown rice has been precooked (parboiled), so its ready in about a quarter the time as regular brown rice.
Q: Im low in iron and, since my cholesterol is also very low, my...
Answer : Its true, as a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded, that meat is apparently the best food in terms of nutritive iron value, not only for its high iron absorbability...
Q: I was interested in your report (September 2011) that the polyphenols in cranberry...
Answer : Jeffrey B. Blumberg, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Antioxidants Research Laboratory, answers...
Q: Ive read that eating more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a...
Answer : Lynne M. Ausman, DSc, RD, a scientist in Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, says the serving sizes used in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate program are a good benchmark.
Q: I eat whole-wheat bread and pasta, but I also eat a lot of...
Answer : Melissa Page, a dietetic intern at Tufts Frances Stern Nutrition Center, dug into this question for us: A product is considered whole grain if it includes all the naturally occurring parts of the grain seed-the endosperm...
Q: I live in Texas, and here its a common practice to take salt...
Answer : Salt tablets are no longer recommended to prevent heat stroke, says Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory.
Q: I understand the importance of limiting added sugars, as the latest Dietary Guidelines...
Answer : Molly Ubele, a masters candidate at the Friedman School, replies: The 2010 Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans reduce the intake of calories from solid fats and added sugars.
Q: We make vegetable soups on a regular basis, but wonder if were getting...
Answer : Helen M. Rasmussen, PhD, senior research dietitian...
Is V8 Juice Too Sugary?
Answer : That 8 grams of sugar in 8 ounces of V8 juice compares to 28 in the same size serving of a typical non-diet cola, but we can see how that number might still be surprising.