News & Articles By Jessica Dolores
04/29/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
A third of cancer cases are related to obesity and dietary choices
For many, cancer is a scary word associated with complex causes like genetics, exposure to radiation and harmful chemicals, among others. But food and nutrition practitioners, along with other health professionals say that a third of cancer cases are linked to obesity and dietary choices. In a report published in the Journal of the Academy […]
04/24/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Why you need to “rough up” your diet with fiber
Have you taken your fiber today? Fiber or roughage is the non-digestible part of plant foods that travels along our digestive system, absorbing water along the way, and helping us move our bowels more easily. In our diet, fiber refers to nutrients that are not digested by gastrointestinal enzymes but still play an important role […]
04/18/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
South Asians living in the U.S. are consuming less beneficial nutrients; that’s why more of them are developing Type 2 diabetes
Your environment defines you. People absorb the habits and ways of the place they’re living in. That’s what a new UT Southwestern study proved once more when researchers from the premier academic medical center’s Human Nutrition team studied 77 U.S. South Asians — 44 with diabetes and 33 without — on their dietary choices. The […]
04/18/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Two sodas a day DOUBLE the risk of heart disease, study warns
The sun is bearing down on you so strongly on a hot summer day that you just have to quench your thirst. You’ve been running around that oval track for so long you can’t wait to reach out for something to drink. But let that drink be filtered water, and other healthier alternatives, not soda. Scientists […]
04/14/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Declared a vegetable by the Supreme Court, tomatoes are a world-wide staple with many widely known health benefits
Tomatoes come in a variety of festive colors: While they are visually pleasing and improve aesthetics, they also provide us with almost all of the nutrients that we need for the day. Scientifically speaking, tomatoes are a fruit: They develop from the ovary of the base of the flower and contain the seeds of the […]
04/07/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Cultivated for more than 10,000 years, sweet potatoes have out-lived many civilizations they helped nourish
There aren’t many things that are older than our love for sweet potatoes. It’s been going on for over 10,000 years, and despite its unassuming looks, it is found in over 100 countries, where it has fed countless people the world over. Sweet potatoes have been domesticated since the prehistoric times, according to scientists. Records […]
03/19/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
How safe is your food’s packaging?
If you’re like most people, you load cereal boxes, loaves of bread in transparent plastic and other must-haves into the grocery cart without knowing that they passed through a lot of hands before they reached the shelves. Little do you know that the thin plastic wrap which is supposed to protect the fresh tomatoes you […]
03/08/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Diets high in saturated fat contribute to anxiety and depression, new research finds
Ever wondered why you feel anxious and depressed, even on a day that’s sunny and bright? Chances are, you ate something bad for your health. Your breakfast may have contained no-nos like excess saturated fat from fatty beef, lamb, pork, poultry with skin, beef fat (tallow), lard and cream, butter, cheese and other dairy products made from […]
03/07/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Does stir-frying veggies destroy their nutrition? Not according to the latest scientific analysis
Remember when your mother told you to finish your vegetables and warned you against stir-frying your food to preserve its nutrients? “It will destroy the healthy ingredients in vegetables that keep you strong,” she cautioned. So you dutifully ate boiled or non-fried food, even if it meant enduring its bland taste. Now that stir-fried food […]
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