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How to Incorporate Prebiotics Into Your Eating Pattern
Now that you know what prebiotics are (and the positive impact they can have on your health) it's time to talk about incorporating them into your eating pattern...
Strategies for Managing Processed Foods in Your Eating Pattern
Encourage your clients to plan meals and snacks to include more unprocessed or minimally processed foods. That way they can decrease the amount of ultra-processed foods in their eating patterns...
The Impact of a High-Fat Diet on Your Brain
A new study in mice reveals a direct link between a high-fat diet and an increase in diabetes, as well as a decline in cognitive abilities, such as the development of anxiety, depression, and worsening Alzheimer’s disease.
Are Ultra-Processed Foods Always Bad?
If you’re like most Americans, you eat way too many ultra-processed foods...
Could Changing Eating Patterns Promote Longevity?
If making a few changes to what’s on your plate could increase your lifespan by 13 years, would you do it?
What's the Deal with Kids' Menus?
Why are restaurant menus for kids loaded with ultra-processed foods?
How Can We Improve the American Diet?
The typical American eating pattern is a hodgepodge of contradictions...
What are Micronutrients?
What are micronutrients exactly? And how do they fit into the larger picture of YOUR health? Find out in this post...
Low-Sodium Shopping List
We all know that sodium is linked to high blood pressure, increased stroke risk, and many other health issues. It can be harder, however, to actually find the top sources of sodium in our eating patterns and reduce those sources.
For Better Brain Health, MIND Your Eating Pattern
Rush University Medical Center scientists have discovered that older adults may benefit from a nutritious diet known as the MIND diet...
How to Enjoy the Switch: Incorporating More Plant-Based Protein
There are many paths to success when it comes to transitioning to more plant-based meals...
5 Diet Hacks for Healthy Blood Pressure
High blood pressure contributes to about 1,100 deaths each day. For that reason, and because high blood pressure is often without symptoms, it’s been dubbed the “silent killer.”
Most of the Whole World is Struggling with Healthy Eating
Obesity and other consequences of a poor diet are not just affecting Americans. According to a recent study published in the Lancet, researchers from the Global Burden of Disease study have discovered 15 factors in 195 countries that could be improved through better diet...
Plant Protein Comparison Chart
Lots of useful dietary advice focuses on consuming more protein from plants and less from animals. However, not all protein sources are equally nutritious. In this post, we’ve taken some of the top plant protein sources and compared nutrition information across the board, so that you can make an informed decision about which proteins to incorporate into your eating pattern.
National Nutrition Month: An Educator's Guide
Here's everything you need to know for all of your Nutrition Month projects...
For Good Health, Choose a Plant-Based Eating Pattern
It’s never too late to start making changes to include more minimally-processed plant foods in your daily food choices.
Moderation: Still the Right Way to Go
Preventing Dementia: A New Strategy
A Mediterranean eating pattern has not only been found to reduce high blood pressure and the risk for heart disease and diabetes, but also may be linked with a reduction in the risk of developing dementia...
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