<!– SHOW ARTICLE –> The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program through the Buckeye Hills Regional Council served a record number of individuals in southeast Ohio in 2023, the council said Friday. “This year, we are proud to announce that we have served 3,192 individuals, which is a significant increase of 850 consumers from last year,”…

“Monk fruit extract hasn’t been studied to the same degree as other alternative sweeteners, but the data on alternative sweeteners is really mixed,” Cassetty says. The sweetener has been deemed safe by the FDA, and does not seem to cause the side effects you might see from sugar alcohols such as sorbitol and mannitol, which…

06 Nov 2023 — Only 51% of eligible mothers, infants and children participated in the USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), reveals new research by the organization based on data from 2021.  According to the study, 12 million were eligible for WIC in 2021. However, only 51% of those, around…

Microwaving your food zaps its nutrients is a myth shared on social media Nutritionists say frozen food retains nutrients and nightshades are not all bad By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 10:05 EST, 5 November 2023 | Updated: 10:05 EST, 5 November 2023

PINE RIVER — The Senior Nutrition Program offers a nutritionally balanced meal for all people and is open again for in-person dining. Meals are served at 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday at the Heartland Apartments, 445 Snell Ave., in Pine River. The suggested voluntary donation is $5 per meal for those over 60 and $8.75 for those…

Dr. George J. Fuchs IIIUniversity of Kentucky A recent report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as part of my work on the AAP Committee of Nutrition addresses the claims made by the manufacturers of so-called “toddler formulas”, purporting to bolster the immune system and improve brain development. Simply put, a nutritionally complete…

At the conclusion of the 1975 Ryder Cup at Laurel Valley golf club in ­Pennsylvania, the United States non-playing captain Arnold Palmer spoke at the closing ceremony. He congratulated his team on their resounding 21-10 victory while wryly noting that Jack Nicklaus had lost his two singles matches on the final day. For both, Nicklaus…

Pasta, rice, corn, bread and potatoes often get the boot when weight loss is the goal. “The first thing many people do when they try to lose weight is cut carbs; the food group that often gets removed is whole grains,” says Kim Kulp, RDN, owner of Gut Health Connection in the San Francisco Bay…