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Feb 11, 2016

Are consumers benefitting more than they know from recent food and behavior trends?

By: Emma Partridge American consumers are undoubtedly moving toward natural foods. An analysis by Datassential of consumer foodservice issue concerns

Feb 10, 2016

A new rationale for breastfeeding – the benefits for the Mom!

By: Mary Scourboutakos Presently in America breastfeeding rates are sub-par. While the World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for up

Feb 01, 2016

Obesity is Not a Disease of Sloth and Gluttony

By Caitlin Dow, PhD The most recent data from the CDC indicates that approximately 35% of American adults have obesity

Feb 01, 2016

Soda Politics: A Discussion with Dr. Marion Nestle

By Chris Radlicz Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public

Jan 25, 2016

Inflammatory Bowel Disease – A Condition of our Culture, or Cultures of our Condition?

By Allison Dostal, PhD Gastrointestinal problems are one of the most common unpleasant issues that we all experience at some

Jan 11, 2016

How accurate are dietary intake apps and what improvements need to be made?

By Emma Partridge Dietary tracking applications (apps) have become quite sophisticated over the years, moving from manual entering of a

Jan 07, 2016

Living the Mediterranean Lifestyle

The Mediterranean Diet is based on the eating patterns in the Mediterranean region and focuses on fruits, vegetables, fish, whole

Jan 04, 2016

Spotty labeling confused this customer…the lesson I learned about rBST labeling

By Mary Scourboutakos Living in Canada, I was never worried about recombinant bovine somatotropin hormone, aka rBST. This synthetic hormone,

Dec 15, 2015

ACCN15: Navigating the New Obesity Guidelines and Algorithms

By Celez Suratos, MS, RD, ACCN15 Blogger It’s no surprise that obesity was one of the many topics covered at

Dec 11, 2015

ACCN15: Carb Recommendations for Diabetes Nutrition Management

By Celez Suratos, MS, RD, ACCN15 Blogger An individual only needs two things to easily access a myriad of information: