A healthy gut helps you digest your food and absorb its nutrients, strengthens your immune system and reduces your risk of certain chronic diseases. But not everyone realizes that having a happy belly also has a major impact on your mood since about 90% of your body’s serotonin and over 50% of your dopamine —…
Hue got this! The next time you’re standing in the grocery store, staring at the array of offerings, think about the rainbow. Eating foods that are red, orange, yellow, green, purple and brown means filling your stomach with minerals, vitamins, fiber and relatively few calories. It’s the opposite of the ubiquitous “beige diet” — white…
A recent study explores how the shift from education to employment affects physical activity, sleep, and diet, emphasizing the need for workplace health initiatives. Study: New job, new habits? A multilevel interrupted time series analysis of changes in diet, physical activity and sleep among young adults starting work for the first time. Image Credit: Drazen Zigic…
Utah is the U.S. state with the healthiest diet, according to a recent report—closely followed by Colorado, Washington, Minnesota and Vermont. A report by product life cycle management company Trace One gave each state a “Healthy Diet Index” based on nine factors. These included how many of the state’s adults ate fruit on a daily…
According to a nutrition-themed study, every soft drink you consume shaves 12 minutes off your life, while each hot dog reduces your life expectancy by 36 minutes. Other processed foods that can cost you valuable time include pizza and mac and cheese, while the toll for a piece of bacon is six minutes. On the…
The DASH diet promotes low-sodium meals with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins. Eggs, oats, whole-wheat toast, and yogurt with fruits or veggies make up a DASH-approved breakfast. Wraps, smoothies, overnight oats, and parfaits are great to-go options for a healthy morning meal. Dietitians have called the DASH, or dietary approaches to stop hypertension,…
Over the past few decades, many studies have investigated the relationship between single foods and nutrients and breast cancer risk. The results have strongly suggested that some dietary components (e.g., vegetables, fibre) are protective while others (e.g., red meat, alcohol) can increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer. These studies, though, don’t consider the combined…
Fall is finally here, and after a long, scorching summer, it’s time to settle into chillier weather with some blankets, spooky movies, and your favorite fall treats. Pumpkin is a classic autumn staple, but right up there with pumpkins are apples, which are in season and ready for picking—making them the perfect fall fruit to enjoy….