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Are Eggs Or Oatmeal The More Nutritious Breakfast?
Vladislav Noseek/Shutterstock Eating healthy means starting your day right with a nutritious breakfast. Oatmeal and eggs are two of the most common breakfast foods and are touted for their health benefits. But which is better for you? We turned to Angel Luk, a Registered Dietitian, to uncover the answer. Choosing between the two was tough, but…
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Prepared meals store comes to Gainesville – The Independent Florida Alligator
When customers walk through the doors of Ideal Nutrition, they won’t find aisles of ingredients. Instead, they’ll find a row of glass-door refrigerators filled with prepared, microwavable meals. Located at 3730 SW Archer Road, husband and wife duo Miguel Sosa and Gwen Toro own a new location of the Ideal Nutrition franchise, which sells prepared…
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National Hot Breakfast Month encourages nutritious start to the day
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – February is National Hot Breakfast Month to encourage us all to make breakfast a bigger priority in the mornings. The saying goes, “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but it’s easy to put that first meal on the back burner on a busy morning and grab something quick/not-so-nutritious…
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Winter greens are versatile and nutritious. Here’s how to cook them.
<!– Winter greens are versatile and nutritious. Here’s how to cook them. –> Winter tends to draw the short stick when it comes to seasonal produce love. Though its offerings aren’t always as bright and colorful as peak spring, summer and fall fruits and vegetables, the cold months still have plenty of delicious things to…
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New method uses stool DNA to track diet and health
Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to track diet using stool metagenomic data. Developed by researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), the new method, called MEDI (Metagenomic Estimation of Dietary Intake), detects food-derived DNA in stool samples to estimate dietary intake. MEDI leverages stool metagenomics, which refers to sequencing all the DNA present…
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Breaking Barriers: Nutrition, Art, and Community
Today, Jillian Hanesworth sits down with Rachel Laster, a dietitian, nutritionist and the owner of Real-Life Dietetics and Consulting. Rachel’s on a mission to help her community thrive through smarter food choices. They’ll discuss deeply into why a healthy diet matters and tackle the tough issue of limited food resources in black and brown communities.…
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Couple turns to Go for Bold to improve health, lose weight
AI-assisted summary Go for Bold is a health initiative launched by Healthy Washington County to address high rates of chronic illness in the area. The program aims to help residents lose a collective one million pounds by 2030 through fitness, nutrition, and community support. Hub City Nutrition partners with Go for Bold to offer free…
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Going Gluten Free Could Come at a Cost to Your Nutrition And Your Pocket
US consumers often pay more for gluten-free products, yet these items typically provide less protein and more sugar and calories compared with gluten-containing alternatives. That is the key finding of my new study, published in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. This study compared gluten-free products with their gluten-containing counterparts, and the findings suggested…
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Timing Nutrition to Boost Antitumor Immunity
Fasting for a period followed by normal food intake boosted the antitumor immunity of the body’s natural killer cells in mice. ©istock, Yummy pic Researchers are increasingly recognizing the effects of fasting—or calorie-restricted diets that emulate fasting—on metabolism.1 Metabolic processes influence the availability of molecules like glucose for cancer cells, and reducing such nutrients can effectively…
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Harrisburg cooking class teaches nutritious meals and self-care on a budget
The course offered by the Salvation Army teaches students to expand their recipe books while reducing stress and grocery bills. HARRISBURG, Pa. — A unique cooking class series is taking root in Harrisburg, combining culinary skills with lessons on self-care and financial well-being. The Salvation Army Harrisburg Capital City Region has launched a six-week program…
