Lactose, the type of carbohydrate found in milk, is not well digested in approximately 15% of people of northern European descent, up to 80% of blacks and Latinos, and up to 100% of American Indians and Asians; causing gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Yet perhaps there’s more to not tolerating milk than lactose. In recent years, ... Milk Distress?
 
Food and Health, Prevention

A new study suggests that going “gluten-free” may actually raise your risk for type 2 diabetes...
 
Food and Health, Prevention

The typical American consumes enough added sugars to contribute to health problems...
 
Food and Health, Prevention

Research suggests that dropping meat from your eating pattern may be useful when it comes to successfully managing your weight...
 
Food and Health, Prevention

National and international health organizations recommend that we consume an average of 250 to 500 mg of EPA + DHA daily, yet adults in the US consume only about 90 mg per day, a far cry from the amounts recommended to support healthy hearts, eyes, and brains...
 

Putting together a comprehensive and engaging cooking demonstration is hard work -- but that's about to change.
 

These fun and educational incentives make the perfect prizes, rewards, awards, and gifts for health and wellness promotion. Set them up at your next wellness fair, nutrition class, or company raffle.
 
Food and Health

Recently, psychologists have started seeing an eating disorder known as orthorexia nervosa. The term refers to a “fixation on eating healthy or pure.”