Blog Profile / About.com's Nutrition Blog
| URL : | http://nutrition.about.com/b/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Health / Nutrition | |
| Posts on Regator: | 406 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.8 | |
| Archived Since: | January 18, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Why Do We Need Sodium, and How Much is Too Much?
Your body needs sodium to maintain body fluid balance, plus your nerves and muscles need it for normal function. They typical Western diet gives you all the sodium you need.... Read Full Post
Improve Your Diet -- Now
I was sitting around today lamenting the fact that changing a person's diet is really difficult. We get stuck with lots of bad eating habits, plus it can be difficult... Read Full Post
More Healthy Meal Ideas
I'v been busy finding meal ideas that are healthy and delicious. I'd say most of them are fairly easy to prepare as well. Here are a few of my latest... Read Full Post
Healthy Family Meal Ideas
Need help with dinner ideas? Sign up for my Daily Family Meal Ideas program and I'll send you an email with a new dinner plan every day. Each meal is... Read Full Post
Bottled Water - Not a Bad Choice for the Environment
Drinking more water is probably a good thing - it doesn't have any calories and your body needs fluid. You can get your water from a variety of sources -... Read Full Post
Is Pasta Good or Bad?
A reader asked me if pasta is bad for your health. It isn't bad -- you just have to watch your portion sizes. It's great for a low-fat diet, but... Read Full Post
Balanced Meal Plans
This week I created a balanced meal plan for one week's worth of meals and snacks. It's designed for someone who eats about 2,200 calories per day and doesn't have... Read Full Post
Healthier Choices at Taco Bell Coming Your Way...
... but not for eight more years. Taco Bell is the largest fast food Mexican restaurant chain in the United States. It features high-fat, high-calorie foods and very few healthy... Read Full Post
What Are the Symptoms of a Magnesium Deficiency?
Magnesium is one of the minerals you get from the foods you eat. Magnesium deficiency doesn't appear to be too common, but it can happen: Magnesium Deficiency Magnesium is found in dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains. You can also get magnesium from dietary supplements.
Vitamin and Mineral Quick Facts
I know that sometimes you jsut want to look at a fact sheet rather than peruse a long article, so I'm working on some quick facts for vitamins and... Read Full Post
New Articles on About.com Nutrition
Here's a look at what I 've written lately: Dietary Supplements: What is Standardization? Basic Nutrition: 10 Facts You Should Know About Calcium Basic Nutrition: Five Things Everyone Should Know Basic Nutrition: 10 Facts About Magnesium
50 Moving Forward
I just turned 50 this year, and in my head I don't feel any older than when I was 20 or 30, but maybe my body feels a little older.... Read Full Post
Global Access to Nutrition Index
Do you like looking at lists and ratings? Heres' a new one: Global Access to Nutrition Index. The index assesses the nutrition-related commitments, performance of the world's largest... Read Full Post
New Articles This Week, March 10 - 17th
Here's a look at what I wrote this past week on About.com Nutrition: Basic Nutrition: 10 Facts About Vitamin C Basic Nutrition: What Are Observational Studies? Weight Management: What Not to Do on a Low-Calorie Diet Healthy Recipes: Spelt Bread Recipe for a Bread Machine
What's an Observational Study?
Today I was asked about observational studies... like what are they? Observational studies are epidemiological in nature and include large studies like NHANES, Framingham, and the Nurses Health Study. Here's... Read Full Post
Low-fat Vegan Banana Bread
I'm not vegan, but I like to make a lot of vegan meals. Partly because they're fun to work with and partly because the clean up is easier (cleaning up... Read Full Post
Fat-free Potato Chips That Don't Suck
Part of my job is to scour the Internet searching for healthy and delicious things. I think that's my favorite part of my job. Today, I found a recipe for... Read Full Post
Making Spelt Bread
I think the oldest kitchen appliance I have is my bread machine. I bought it some time ago, maybe around 1999 or 2000. I used it frequently the first few... Read Full Post
Mediterranean Diet Study and Your Heart - Results Overrated
The recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine is receiving quite the buzz this week. I've seen claims of reducing heart disease risk on blogs and media... Read Full Post
How to Follow a Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet isn't a low-carb or low-fat diet -- it includes both good carbs from whole grains and healthy fats from olive oil, nuts and fish. A Mediterranean... Read Full Post