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14 Superfoods To Consider Adding To Your Diet, According To Experts
Below, registered dietitians share 14 of their favorite superfoods and what current research says about their health benefits. Incorporate more of these nutrient powerhouses into your diet to enjoy their potential health benefits. Watercress This under-the-radar veggie is cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a nutrient powerhouse—100 calories-worth of watercress…
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How a year of free meal kits helped these California residents manage their diabetes
People with diabetes who received biweekly healthy meal kits for a year showed improvements in managing the disease — including a key measure of blood sugar levels — according to a study released Wednesday by the Oakland research and advocacy group Public Health Institute. The study found that participants saw decreases in their A1c level, which measures…
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Changing lives through healthy eating at The Wonderful Company
Chef Kelly Wangard is on a mission to increase fresh produce consumption and promote healthy eating habits, while changing lives in the process. On a recent media tour of The Wonderful Company’s pistachio operations in Lost Hills, Calif., the director of hospitality for Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds shared the story behind the company’s La Cocina,…
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Abbott’s Food as Medicine Program Reports Clinical Improvements in Patients with Diabetes
Healthy Food Rx provides home-delivered medical prescriptions of healthy food to help address diabetes. Abbott announced that during a recent study of Healthy Food Rx—a food as medicine program that provides home-delivered medical prescriptions of healthy food to help address diabetes—the results showed clinically important benefits for people with diabetes. Conducted by the Public Health…
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Toby Amidor Nutrition: Healthy Snacks When You’re On the Go
Skip to content WTNH.com Primary Menu Connecticut’s Morning Buzz by: Sponsored Content by Toby Amidor Nutrition Posted: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:52 PM EST Updated: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:52 PM EST by: Sponsored Content by Toby Amidor Nutrition Posted: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:52 PM EST Updated: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:52 PM EST…
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Nutritionists reveals which KFC items you should never eat
If your fast-food preference is for some special herbs and spices, it’s safe to say KFC has you covered. With a huge number of menu items, if chicken is your thing, you will certainly have your cravings satisfied but is any of it classed as remotely healthy? With the nutritional profile of all menu items available online, you…
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Intuitive Eating
What Is It? Intuitive eating (IE) is not so much a diet plan as an approach to eating based on one’s internal needs, whether physical, emotional, or other influencers. When these needs are recognized, they may determine one’s food choices. Because the method is based on an individual’s needs at one moment in time, it…
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Eating Beef and Keeping It Healthy
Amy Pollick | Wealth of Geeks Beef is a popular food. A quick Google search for “beef recipes” produces 830 million results. Although many health professionals recommend people cut beef from their diets, it does provide many nutritional benefits. According to WebMD, beef is a good source of iron, zinc, and protein, all essential nutrients…
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New UN report: 43.2 million people suffer from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the region has higher levels of overweight and obesity than the global estimate
The Regional Overview 2023 indicates that, despite halting the upward trend in the last period, hunger levels in the region remain above the 2019 figures prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. In addition, 8.6% of children under five years of age are overweight. November 9, 2023, Santiago, Chile – The new United Nations report, Regional…
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Healthy habits keep your blood pressure, heart health under control
Adopting healthy habits that can help keep your blood pressure under control is vital to good heart health. Making small lifestyle changes can go a long way toward prevention. Start with updating your menu with delicious, heart-healthy recipes. Following a heart-healthy eating plan, like the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), which emphasizes vegetables, fruits,…