Category Archives: Health

Are Children of Busy Parents at Greater Risk of Childhood Obesity?

Are Children of Busy Parents at Greater Risk of Childhood Obesity?

Who is causing childhood obesity, child day-care centers or parents? Children that attend full-time daycare are more likely to be obese than children who are home cared. But a new study indicates it may be the parents fault for obesity in full-time day-care children. Obesity among children attending daycare compared with home cared children suggestsContinue Reading

Love your veggies… Love your liver!

Love your veggies… Love your liver!

We are always told to eat our vegetables. There are endless health benefits along with disease prevention when we eat a vegetable rich diet. Even though it has been engraved in our minds, does that mean our vegetable eating habits are up to par? In an observational study recently done by the Academy of NutritionContinue Reading

Microbiota and Your Mood

Microbiota and Your Mood

From the moment we are born, our body begins to house a unique and diverse population of microbes, commonly referred to as intestinal microbiota.1  While there are many factors that contribute to the colonization of these microbiota, one study suggests that the health of our microbes may be linked to our central nervous system2 andContinue Reading

Could Yogurt Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

Could Yogurt Lower Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?

In the United States nearly 26 million people have type 2 diabetes (T2D). That means that 1 in 10 adults  (20 and older) and 1 in 4 seniors (65 and older) suffer from this disease.[1]  The most common form of diabetes is known as Type 2 which is characterized by imbalanced blood sugar levels dueContinue Reading

Soy-Based Formula: A Safe Choice for Infants?

Soy-Based Formula: A Safe Choice for Infants?

Soy formula is often used when infants have a cow’s milk allergy, or when being raised on a vegan diet. Soybeans are very nutrient dense and are full of many bioactive compounds, such as phytoestrogens.1 In fact, soybeans are so abundant in phytoestrogens concern is arising that such a high concentration may have negative effectsContinue Reading

Yogurt fights against Diabetes

Yogurt fights against Diabetes

Type II diabetes is a disease that is plaguing the world we live in. With approximately 26 million people in the United States currently suffering from this disease, and about 366 million people throughout the world. This disease has a huge impact on these individuals’ lives as it decreases their quality and freedom of life.Continue Reading

Fish Oil: Can It Save Your Memories?

Fish Oil: Can It Save Your Memories?

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has been a popular topic in the news over the last ten years. Research on this topic is extensive, as this tragic, progressive disease is currently untreatable. Although researchers have yet to discover a treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, there may be a way to prevent this disease, and even reverse some ofContinue Reading

Food Mood, what your gut is telling your brain

Food Mood, what your gut is telling your brain

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 popularContinue Reading

Farms and Heroes for Vegetables

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

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 prebioticContinue Reading