Veggie Loaded Chili
Veggie Loaded Chili recipe.
Regaining Lost Weight Negates Many Cardiometabolic Gains
A recent study by Tufts researchers published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that regaining some or all of lost weight diminished the cardiometabolic benefits of that weight loss. It is known that losing weight improves cardiometabolic risk factors, such as HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, HbA1c, and blood pressure. Weight regain after weight loss is common, but up until now the impact on cardiometabolic risk factors was not well established.
The Mixed-Up Plate
Dietary guidelines are designed to suggest foods and food patterns that provide all the nutrients and bioactive compounds our bodies need, while avoiding those we dont need (like too much sodium, starch, added sugars, and unwanted additives).
More Frequent Support and Counseling Increases Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet
In an ongoing randomized clinical trial, after one year, participants who received three contacts with a dietitian every month achieved higher diet adherence with a Mediterranean diet than those who received three contacts every six months.
Avoiding Cows Milk Right After Birth May Help Prevent Food Allergies
A randomized trial in JAMA Pediatrics found that newborns who received cows milk formula (CMF) in the first three days of life had a higher risk of food allergies at age two than newborns not given CMF.
Who Should Follow a Gluten-Free Diet?
There is lot of advice floating around these days about how to avoid gluten, but very little about how to tell if a gluten-free diet is the right choice for you.
The Mixed-Up Plate
Dietary guidelines are designed to suggest foods and food patterns that provide all the nutrients and bioactive compounds our bodies need, while avoiding those we dont need (like too much sodium, starch, added sugars, and unwanted additives).
Q. Which is safer, saccharin or stevia?
Q. Which is safer, saccharin or stevia?
The Happy, Healthy Holiday Plate
Celebrations often lead to overindulgence, unhealthy choices, and unwanted weight gain. Here are some tips for keeping holiday meals happy and healthy:
Pros and Cons of Low-Carb/ Ketogenic Diets
The National Lipid Association has released a comprehensive scientific review of the effects of low-carb and very-low-carb diets on blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, body weight, and other cardiometabolic risk factors such as blood sugar control and blood pressure. These diets, often called ketogenic diets dramatically restrict intake of carbohydrates, with or without restrictions on protein and fat intake. In a 2018 survey of Americans between 18 and 80 years old, 16 percent reported following some type of low-carb eating pattern in the past year.