NEWS / NUTRITION

A Nutritional Scoring System to Help Us Make Better Food Choices

Food Compass rates the nutritional value of common foods across several dimensions. People who ate more high-scoring foods lived longer. >

An Ultra-Processed Early Death

It is estimated that our love of snacks, cakes and cookies made with manufactured ingredients, leads to 30,000 premature deaths. Eat real. >

TikTok a Poor Source of Diet and Nutrition Info

Diet and nutrition posts on the platform, many written by high school students, often promote the myth that thinness equals better health. >

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Premature Death

The sun usually provides all the vitamin D our bodies need, but seniors and people with certain conditions can easily become deficient. >

A Diet to Mute the Symptoms of Menopause

Women who ate this diet enjoyed the same easing of menopausal symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats as women using hormone therapy did. >

Meals with Others Ease Stress

Eating with others is a great de-stressor and good for nutrition. There's a program to help you make that happen at least one day a week. >

Rising Food Prices Hit Older, Less Healthy, Adults Hardest

Rising food prices mean many low- and fixed-income people -- especially seniors -- do not have access to affordable healthy foods. >

Mind Food

Digestion breaks down food into byproducts that can be either good or not-so-good for our memories. It's all about the foods we eat. >

Vitamin D Offers No COVID Protection

Vitamin D may be good for your bones, but hopes that it might help the immune system protect the body from COVID have been proven wrong. >

Ultra-Processed “Gateway” Foods

Foods like potato chips and packaged pastries are habit-forming and can lead teens to eat more foods with lots of salt, sugar and fats. >

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