Category: Nutrition News
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New News: Metals in Baby Food -What Does it Mean?
The release of government report caused headlines in noting that many popular baby food products contain the “heavy” metals arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury. The report followed up on studies…
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Health At Every Size
Health at Every Size (HAES) is a growing movement advocating for a more inclusive definition of a “healthy” body. It teaches that weight should not be the most important measure…
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New Year’s Resolutions and Fad Diets
The low success rate of New Year’s Resolutions is common knowledge, and weight loss is the number 1 most common resolution according to DHS. But weight loss is complex and…
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Caffeine
I am often asked about caffeine-what does it do in the body? Is it safe? Here is a short piece from NIH which is a nice summary on the effects…
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Protein for Older Adults
We often hear that “Americans eat too much protein”. Do we? That may depend on who you are and what your goals are for eating protein. Some folks may need…
