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Riley Children’s Foundation sets up nutrition research partnership with $2.5M gift from Lilly CEO’s foundation
Related Stories January 7, 2024 January 4, 2024 January 2, 2024 December 29, 2023 December 29, 2023 Eli Lilly and Co. CEO David Ricks The Riley Children’s Foundation is setting up a new research collaboration between Purdue and Indiana universities to study childhood nutrition and diseases—and it’s funded by one on the biggest names in…
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Ways to meet the nutritional needs of heifer calves
By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension news service Carrying too much body condition early in life can have negative impacts on heifers retained as replacements, according to the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute. On a recent Cattle Chat podcast, the experts discussed how adding additional feed to the diet of…
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Answering the cattle nutrition protein question
Knowing exactly how beef cattle utilize protein is important to answering many nutrition questions producers and industry nutritionists pose to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists like Jason Smith, Ph.D., Amarillo. Cattle feed rations are not all made the same and some of the protein sources are digested and utilized in different ways. A Texas…
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Can Nutrition and Exercise Help Cancer Survivors?
Research and Innovation By: Lisette Hilton | January 10, 2024 | 4 min. read | Share Article Summary Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Dr. Tracy Crane and colleagues have launched the OnPOINT clinical trial to better understand how personalized approaches to nutrition and exercise can improve quality of life and wellness after cancer treatment. The OnPOINT…
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Earth Fare Revolutionizes Grocery Shopping Through Personalized Nutrition, Wellness Insights
Earth Fare customers can now gain information about how their genes influence eating habits, stress responses and various aspects of their overall wellness, all accessible on the GenoPalate app. In a groundbreaking move, Earth Fare has teamed up with GenoPalate, a provider of personalized nutrition science, to use biomarkers, proprietary algorithms and extensive databases to personalize…
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Plant-Based Diets and Reduced COVID-19 Risk: Unraveling the Nutritional Debate
A recent study suggesting a link between plant-based diets and a reduced risk of contracting COVID-19 has sparked a nutritional debate among experts. Published in the BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, the study involved 702 adult participants and revealed that a predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet could be linked to a 39% lower chance of…
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The Mayo Clinic Diet: Weight-Loss Medications Edition
You can now buy an e-book copy of The Mayo Clinic Diet: Weight-Loss Medications Edition at Amazon or Barnes and Noble! Buy on AmazonBuy on Barnes and Noble This new edition of The Mayo Clinic Diet combines the practical, no-nonsense approach of the time-tested Mayo Clinic eating plan with brand-new information on the safe and…
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As another obesity-fighting drug takes center stage, a nutrition expert warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
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Viral nutrition hack shows toddler chomping on fresh veggies like they’re chips
When it comes to feeding our children—especially if you have a picky eater—most of us strive to feed them healthy food, even if their food pyramid looks a bit inverted at times or their meals consist of a Happy Meal more often than we’d like to admit. And sometimes, feeding our kids needs a bit…
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New Federal Program Will Help Feed 21 Million Kids This Summer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 21 million American children could receive food benefits this summer, thanks to a new federal assistance program, U.S. government officials said Wednesday. Thirty-five states, all five U.S. territories and four tribes have all signed up for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program (Summer EBT), which will supplement…