Food & Drink
FinanceArchive for the 'Diet & Nutrition' Category
USDA tightens requirements for school lunch safety
Friday, February 5th, 2010The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced some new steps Thursday to “assure the safety and quality of food” purchased for the National School Lunch Program.
The measures include such things as tightening requirements on companies that supply ground beef to schools, testing the beef more often and more thoroughly, and improving communications within the USDA to [...]
Anxious kids at risk for obesity as adults
Friday, September 18th, 2009New research suggests that children with emotional difficulties have a greater risk of becoming obese in adulthood. In the study, researchers examined data from about 6,500 members of the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study.
The participants in the study were assessed when they were 10 years old for emotional problems, self-perceptions and their body-mass index (BMI), [...]
Cutting salt intake would save $18B a year in health costs
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009It’s better to be preemptive than suffer problems later. If the police could magically know when a crime will happen, they could intercede and wallah, no crime. It isn’t that easy with crime, but with health we can prevent bad things from happening and in a sense control our future.
If Americans would cut their sodium [...]
Back-to-School Lunches and Snacks
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Kids are back to school now. Let’s face it, cafeteria food is not that great. Time to make sure your kids are eating healthy. When making a lunch for your kids include the following:
A serving of whole grain for focus and concentration. Whole-grain bread, pasta, English muffins, tortillas, and frozen waffles.
Protein for staying power. Like [...]
5 foods that fight heartburn
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009If you have gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, how you eat and what you eat is important. You should definitely slow things down, forego late-night snacks, and you should not go to bed right after eating. Mostly you should choose those snacks and meals wisely.
Hit the link for healthier options that should help ease [...]
Fish may help your vision
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009There are some foods that we have always known to help with your vision. Like carrots and blueberries, just to name two. A recent study found that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help people 66 to 74 years old who suffer from age-related macular degeneration.
In the study, Dr. Chi-Chao Chan of the [...]
5 Healthy Snacks for People With Diabetes
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009If you have diabetes, you can still snack without messing up your blood sugar. Snacks should be a combination of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. And they should consist of 15 to 30 grams of carbohydrates and 100 to 200 calories (depending on your meal plan, medication etc). Here are five that diabetes educators typically agree [...]
6 Essential Flat-Belly Foods
Monday, July 6th, 2009First, we have to emphasize that your belly is not going to get flat just from what you eat. It takes exercise as well and a lot of it. But there are certain foods that can help keep your belly flat. This is a good time of year to go over some of these, what [...]
Too Much Sugar Causes Wrinkles?
Monday, June 29th, 2009Like most health topics there are several schools of thought regarding what causes wrinkles. Sugar is one culprit that supposedly will make you more wrinkly. Sugar triggers a natural process called glycation, which is the same chemical reaction that turns meat brown when you cook it. The sugars bind with tissues to form molecules called [...]
30 Tricks To Make Fiber Taste Better
Friday, June 19th, 2009We all know that we need to eat more fiber. It helps guard against many types of cancer and other diseases, will keep you from getting constipated and there are more benefits as well. The problem is, it’s really hard to eat. The recommended daily dosage was recently raised from 25 to a throat-choking 38 [...]
