I texted my daughter, who lives two states away, to ask what she is most looking forward to when she comes home for Thanksgiving. “Cooking with you and drinking coffee in the kitchen and watching the Thanksgiving day parade,” she said without hesitation. “And not being at work…” We can do that! I replied. She…

image:  The addition of about ¼ cup of pulses per day in place of one ounce per day of common protein foods increases fiber, a nutrient of concern, and decreases cholesterol, each by more than 10%.  view more  Credit: Coalition to Advance Pulses MOSCOW, Idaho (November 21, 2023):  A recently published study[i] in Nutrients, an…

By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America Posted on: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program that gives seniors money to buy local produce served a record number of people in southeast Ohio this year. A total of 3,192 southeast Ohio seniors…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People with diabetes (diabetes mellitus) are 2–3 times more likely to have depression than people without, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Current treatment includes therapy, medicine, or both. However, the understanding of the multifaceted relationship between nutrition, mental health, and DM is relatively new in scientific discourse. Mason researchers…

New EU Regulations for Wine Ingredients and Nutritional Labeling Come Into Effect December 8 | Food Safety

Malnutrition and killer infectious diseases claim the lives of millions of children in low- and middle-income countries every year, yet most of these deaths are preventable. Nutrition and immunisation are closely linked. Vaccines may not trigger strong immunity in children who are malnourished, yet children with poor nutrition tend to be most vulnerable to infectious…

Press Releases 11/21/2023 Governor Lamont Announces New Eligibility Levels Allowed Nearly 10,000 Additional People To Receive SNAP Benefits This Year (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced his administration’s decision to increase the income eligibility limits for Connecticut’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) effective in October 2022 is allowing an additional 8,959 individuals in…

Goat milk is not all that common in the United States, but other countries—like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Turkey—produce and drink plenty of goat milk. It can be used just like any other milk, and its nutrient composition is most similar to cow’s milk; they’re both rich in protein, fat, calcium, and vitamin D. However, research…