Is that twinkie shaping your mood? Possibly making you depressed and moody? Initially, that satisfaction of sugar breaking down in your mouth seems like it would produce opposite results but what happens when that twinkie or doughnut is absorbed into your body? How is it affecting the almighty gut microbiome that has recently been popular… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Farms and Heroes for Vegetables
Wisconsin’s Farm to School program has high hopes of getting elementary school kids to eat more fruits and vegetables during lunchtime. Andrea Yoder recently put the program to the test, implementing it into nine elementary schools and carefully measuring if the kids consumed more vegetables than they did before the program was put into place1.… Continue Reading
Got Milk? Human Milk and Preibiotics
For years human milk has been researched and studied in hopes to better understand its composition and benefits. In the study published in the British Journal of nutrition entitled “Prebiotic consumption in pregnant and lactating women increases IL-27 expression in human milk,” researchers provide evidence which shows human milk composition can be influenced by prebiotic… Continue Reading
Fortified Beverages: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Today’s consumers are no strangers to fortified foods, but is the voluntary fortification of novel “health” beverages really beneficial? A study by Dachner N et al, presented in Applied Physiology of Nutrition and Metabolism, suggests that it may not be.1 The study was conducted in Canada and compared the nutrient content and health claims of… Continue Reading
More Protein Please.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder affecting nearly 6-8% of women within reproductive age. A recent study conducted by Sorensen et. al. evaluated the effects that a high protein (HP) diet compared to a high carbohydrate (HC) diet may have on overweight women suffering from PCOS. Past studies concerning PCOS and HP diets… Continue Reading
Are Artificial Sweeteners Good for Your Gut? (Waistlines and Intestines)
Artificial sweeteners have been a staple in the diet of diabetics and in diets of people trying to lose weight by cutting back on sugar. Artificial sweeteners provide a fix for the sweet tooth without consuming the added calories of sugar. In a study done on both mice and human subjects, researchers looked at what… Continue Reading
Waste Not? New Study on School Lunch Waste
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examined the amount of food wasted in school lunch after the new National School Lunch Program guidelines were implemented. This was done by observing food wasted by one pre-kindergarten class and five kindergarten classes for five consecutive days. It was found that almost half… Continue Reading
‘The Stink’ on Probiotics: A Countermeasure Against Antibiotic Side-Effects
Millions of people have to deal with the unpleasant side-effects of antibiotic use every year. Whether the side-effects manifest as minor stomach cramps or become something as unpleasant as antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), the costs of using such medicines can be painful, to say the least. However, a new study in Vaccine has found that a… Continue Reading
