Recently added articles from Food & Fitness Advisor:
More whole grains, less fat.(This just in ...)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Study participants whose diets included the highest amounts of USDA-recommended whole-grain breads and cereals, brown rice, popcorn and other whole grains had 2.4 percent less body fat and 3.6 percent less abdominal fat than those whose diets were lowest in whole grains, according to a ...
Blended beverages bursting with calories.
Dec 01, 2009 ... Beverages in which coffees or teas are blended with other ingredients can contain as many as 860 calories, according to research published in the October, 2009 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease. The researchers discovered that hot blended beverages contained an average of 239 calories, ...
Probiotics: the "friendly" bacteria that are good for your gut.(HEALTHY EATING)
Dec 01, 2009 ... What's known as "functional food" (foods that provide additional health benefits beyond their nutritional value) is becoming the food industry's fastest-growing product group. Many dairy products that fall into the category contain probiotics--bacteria that promote good health. "Your colon ...
Higher vitamin D intake needed to curb risk of falls.
Dec 01, 2009 ... Researchers who reviewed the results of eight studies on vitamin D and fall prevention in adults age 65 and older found that taking 700 to 1,000 International Units of vitamin D daily--and no less--is needed to substantially cut the risk of falling, according to a study published online ...
Carbohydrates: the good, the bad, and the more than enough.(HEALTHY EATING)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Foods that contain carbohydrates have had their ups and downs in past years--at one point, carbs were all but forbidden by many popular diet plans. But all carbs aren't villains--it all depends on what type you eat, and how much you eat. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...