Category Archives: Foods

Can Chia Seed Improve Your Health and Lower Your Weight?

Can Chia Seed Improve Your Health and Lower Your Weight?

A clinical study was done on overweight adults to determine the effectiveness of chia seed. The hypothesis of this study was that certain contents in chia seed would promote weight loss and improve risk factors for disease. The results of this study found no significant difference, meaning the hypothesis was rejected. Chia seed does notContinue Reading

Artificial Sweeteners Versus Sugar Sweeteners

Artificial Sweeteners Versus Sugar Sweeteners

“Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverage consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in men” is an analysis of a prospective cohort study that compares the effect of sugar-sweetened beverages and artificial sweetened beverages on type 2 diabetes. The study found that sugar-sweetened beverages do increase the risk of type 2 diabetes but artificial sweeteners doContinue Reading

Can Artificially Sweetened and Diet Beverages Affect your Intake of Sweets and Calories?

Can Artificially Sweetened and Diet Beverages Affect your Intake of Sweets and Calories?

There is a vast amount of research and opinions circulating the nutrition industry around artificial sweeteners and their affects on our diets. Consumers are constantly advised conflicting information. One idea is that artificial sweeteners in foods such as diet beverages increase one’s dietary intake and desire for sugary foods. A recent study done by PiernasContinue Reading

Berry Good News! Eating berries may reduce your risk for diabetes

Berry Good News! Eating berries may reduce your risk for diabetes

The consumption of white wheat bread activates the body’s insulin response system1. Eating berries, such as strawberries, cranberries, and blackcurrants, can limit the amount of insulin needed for the body to process the starches found in bread. This is good news for a nation where eating starchy wheat products is a daily occurrence. The benefitContinue Reading

Can Vitamin D-fortified Milk and Bread Increase Vitamin D Level?

Can Vitamin D-fortified Milk and Bread Increase Vitamin D Level?

            Vitamin D deficiency, 25-hydroxyvitamin D less than 50 nmol/L, is common in the US population around 41.6% 1.  The main source of vitamin D is sunlight. During winter at latitudes above 40 degree N, people cannot synthesize vitamin D 2; therefore, food becomes the main source of vitamin D. The study presented that vitaminContinue Reading

High Fructose Corn Syrup, Are We Still Missing Something?

High Fructose Corn Syrup, Are We Still Missing Something?

There are many articles and blogs over the internet that debate the question if High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is associated with the high rate of obesity and diabetes that we are observing today. I feel a lot of the controversy is due to the fact that the increased use of HFCS parallels the increaseContinue Reading

How Can Oranges Boost Your Health?

How Can Oranges Boost Your Health?

Oranges are a popular fruit because of their natural sweetness.  Oranges are used in many ways: as juices, face masks, or eaten plain as a snack.  Oranges are packed with many nutrients; one medium sized orange has 80 calories, 14 grams sugar, 3 grams fiber, 1 gram protein. One orange also contains vitamin A, vitamin C, and calcium.Continue Reading

Rye Bread – Powerful Metabolic Regulator

Rye Bread – Powerful Metabolic Regulator

Although wheat bread is supreme on the shelves of American grocery stores, rye bread is worth looking for and trying because it is a healthier choice. Rye bread is higher in fiber and has rich hearty taste.  Rye bread also satisfies hunger better than wheat bread, and it helps to reduce and maintain healthy weight.Continue Reading

What Happens to Nutrients When Cooking Meat?

What Happens to Nutrients When Cooking Meat?

Meat is an important source of B-vitamins and some minerals.  Meat is also a source of saturated and polyunsaturated fats. Often while calculating the nutrients consumed, the nutrients are calculated from the raw meat, which is not the same as in prepared meats. Most of us heard that meats are high in saturated fats thatContinue Reading

Can Consuming Yogurt Decrease the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

Can Consuming Yogurt Decrease the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

A recent study published in the Diabetologia journal showed that the consumption of yogurt could decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes by 28%.  Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that those with higher consumption of low fat dairy products, including low fat cheeses and yogurt, reduced the risk of diabetes by 24% overall. ThisContinue Reading