Food and Recipes Focus on Nutrition and Health

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Fact or Fiction?: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever​

The answer is simmering in a bowl of chicken soup

Fact or Fiction?: Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever

The answer is simmering in a bowl of chicken soup

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Stryder50]

‘It Hugs Your Soul!’ 10 Dishes to Get You Fighting Fit After an Illness, From Ramen Noodles to Spicy Tom Yum Soup​

Whether you’re getting over Covid, or just a nasty cold, these comforting recipes from top chefs will lift your spirits​

âIt Hugs Your Soul!â 10 Dishes to Get You Fighting Fit After an Illness, From Ramen Noodles to Spicy Tom Yum Soup

Whether you’re getting over Covid, or just a nasty cold, these comforting recipes from top chefs will lift your spirits

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[Stryder50]

Mold on Food, Explained​

Even if you skim a layer of mold off of, say, a jar of preserves, there’s a chance the structure of the mold goes deeper.

Mold on Food, Explained

Even if you skim a layer of mold off of, say, a jar of preserves, there’s a chance the structure of the mold goes deeper.

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[Stryder50]

Why Does Everyone Seem to Have Food Intolerances These Days?​

It may seem as though everyone has food intolerances these days, but there could be a few factors at play.

Why Does Everyone Seem to Have Food Intolerances These Days?

It may seem as though everyone has food intolerances these days, but there could be a few factors at play.

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[Stryder50]

High-Protein Alternatives to Meat​

Tasty protein with fewer carbon emissions.

High-Protein Alternatives to Meat

Tasty protein with fewer carbon emissions.

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[Stryder50]

If you read through the full article, you notice that this might start in childhood for some, but also plays out as a major factor in adults.

Childhood Obesity: What You’re Not Hearing in the News​

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New guidelines on treating childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for early and aggressive treatment—including weight loss drugs for children as young as 6 and bariatric surgery for youths as young as 13—instead of what they call “watchful waiting or unnecessary delay of appropriate treatment of children.”

The guidelines immediately stirred controversy, with critics on the left concerned about unequal access to treatment and conservative commentators suggesting that the guidelines offer an easy out for poor lifestyle choices. Critics from across the spectrum have noted the potential long-term consequences of putting children on drugs and performing irreversible surgery on teenagers.

“Lifestyle choices” typically mean more exercise—along with less processed food and more fruits and vegetables in the diet—but no one in the mainstream is suggesting that the solution is to allow children to eat more natural saturated fat.

Years ago, my co-author and colleague Mary Enig, who held a doctorate in nutritional sciences, had an interesting conversation with an official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency had researched the best way to fatten pigs—research that was never published. When they fed pigs whole milk or coconut oil, the pigs stayed lean—they found that the best way to fatten pigs was to feed them skim milk.

The department’s dietary guidelines stipulate reduced fat milk for all Americans above the age of 2. Could this policy—initiated in the 1990s—explain the increase in obesity among American children? A couple of studies indicate that this could be the case.
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The first, published in 2006 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, looked at diet and metabolic markers in 4-year-old children in Sweden. “High body mass index was associated with a low percentage of energy from fat,” and greater weight was related to greater insulin resistance, especially in girls. In other words, children on low-fat diets tended to be overweight and had markers that presage diabetes later in life.

The second study, published in 2013 in the Archives of Diseases of Children, looked specifically at children consuming reduced-fat milk, comparing the body mass index of those drinking 1 percent skim milk and 2 percent “whole milk” drinkers. (I put “whole milk” in quotation marks because commercial whole milk contains 3.5 percent fat, and whole milk obtained from the farm can contain up to 5 percent fat.)

Across all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic status subgroups, those drinking 1 percent skim milk “had an increased adjusted odds of being overweight … or obese … In longitudinal analysis, children drinking 1 percent skim milk at both 2 and 4 years were more likely to become overweight/obese between these time points.” In other words, children on skim milk are more likely to become fat—just like pigs do!
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Thus, the science indicates that giving kids nonfat milk, especially combined with sugar, is a recipe for making kids fat and setting them up for diabetes later in life. But there’s more—listed in the minor ingredients is “artificial flavor,” a term often used for hidden MSG.

The food industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration insist that there is nothing wrong with MSG (monosodium glutamate), however, if you search “MSG-induced obesity” in PubMed, you will come up with almost 100 citations. It’s hard to get research animals to overeat and become obese—in order to study obesity—so scientists feed the rats, mice, and hamsters MSG to make them eat more and put on weight.

Most of the citations are animal studies, not human trials, and the food industry has argued that the amount of MSG given to the animals is way more, as a function of body weight, than humans would ever eat. Or, they say, the association between weight gain and MSG is really an association between weight gain and processed foods, since MSG is in almost all processed foods.

What happens when we consume small amounts of MSG as a flavoring day after day after day—as school children do when they drink chocolate milk? A 2008 study, published in the journal Obesity, confirms that MSG is indeed associated with weight gain in humans, and not because of its inclusion in processed foods.
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Childhood Obesity: What You're Not Hearing in the News

New guidelines on treating childhood obesity from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for early and aggressive treatment—including ...

www.theepochtimes.com

 

[Stryder50]

How to Actually Remove Pesticides From Your Fruit​

Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.

How to Actually Remove Pesticides From Your Fruit

Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.

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Every Word on a Loaf of Bread Explained​

Every Word on a Loaf of Bread Explained

Food scientist Topher McNeil helps you cut through the noise on food packaging by breaking down what all 368 words on a package of store-bought bread really mean. Topher shows you what info is worth honing in on, if there are any red flags to look out for, and what’s just good old fashioned...

www.epicurious.com

The Real Difference Between European and American Butter​

Here’s the Actual Difference Between European and American Butter

And why you might want to keep both around.

www.epicurious.com

4 Plant-Based Foods to Eat Every Week (and Why Science Suggests They’re Good for You)​

4 Plant-Based Foods to Eat Every Week (and Why Science Suggests Theyâre Good for You)

As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics, people often ask me what I eat. Here are four plant-based foods I have on my weekly grocery list.

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[iamwhatiseem]

My habits...
1) Making salad - avoid iceberg lettuce and choose leafy lettuce like green/red leaf romaine etc. Iceberg lettuce has significantly less nutrients, while leafy greens are absolutely packed with healthy bene's.
2) Carrots/Sweet Potatoes/Butternut Squash/Acorn Squash - you should eat one of these at least twice a week.
At least,
3) Tomatoes. Eat some form of tomatoes at least twice a week also, the more the better. Lycopene is excellent heart - healthy food.
4) Bananas/Apples... fruits. Don't forget about them. Eat one of these a day and you will feel better. 100%.

 

[Stryder50]

After Years of Being Vegetarian, They Couldn’t Help But Eat Meat Again​

Many Americans who stay vegetarian for years—even decades—eventually eat animals again. And usually for reasons they can't anticipate.

Confessions of the Ex-Vegetarians

Many Americans who stay vegetarian for years—even decades—eventually eat animals again. And usually for reasons they can't anticipate.

www.bonappetit.com

 

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Benefits of Spinach: 3 Reasons Why You Should Be Eating More of This Superfood​

Spinach is undeniably a versatile green vegetable —not only healthy and delicious, it’s also known for being the world’s easiest side dish—simply poke the bag with a fork, microwave and it’s ready to go.

Benefits of Spinach: 3 Reasons Why You Should Be Eating More of This Superfood

Spinach is undeniably a versatile green vegetable —not only healthy and delicious, it’s also known for being the world’s easiest side dish—simply poke the bag with a fork, microwave and it’s ready to go.

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[Stryder50]

Foods That Don’t Always Need To Be Kept In The Refrigerator​

While a lot of meat and dairy products need to be refrigerated to keep from molding or going bad, there are a lot of other foods that the USDA doesn’t recommend to be refrigerated. A refrigerator is a very specific, cool, dark environment that isn’t hospitable for every kind of food item. None of these foods are on the USDA’s list of refrigeration recommendations. After reading this article, you might need to make some more space in your pantry.

Foods That Don’t Always Need To Be Kept In The Refrigerator - HealthyGem

 

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More Than a Weed: 8 Health Benefits of Dandelions​

More Than a Weed: 8 Health Benefits of Dandelions

Dandelions have been proven to be a lot more than a yard annoyance. Learn about the hidden powers of this common weed and how it can improve your health.

www.theepochtimes.com

 

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From Fish to Bacon, A Ranking of Animal Proteins in Order of Healthfulness​

Turkey is leaner than chicken, bison is leaner than beef.

From Fish to Bacon, A Ranking of Animal Proteins in Order of Healthfulness

Turkey is leaner than chicken, bison is leaner than beef.

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[Stryder50]

Not a recipe, but definitely a Health consideration;

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic​

A study of baby-food containers shows that microwaving plastic releases millions upon millions of polymer bits.

For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic

A study of baby-food containers shows that microwaving plastic releases millions upon millions of polymer bits.

www.wired.com

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Test included other than baby food containers.
'Wired' will hit you up for a subscribe and limit your free article access, FYI.

 

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Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind ‘functional’ foods​

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind 'functional' foods

Functional foods − which should not be confused with ‘superfoods’ − possess specific components that contribute to better health.

theconversation.com

 

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13 Recipes for Hearty, Meal-Worthy Salads​

You don’t need multiple courses to get in a square meal. Some of the greatest, most creative salad recipes are bursting with feel-good, fill-you-up ingredients.​

13 Recipes for Hearty, Meal-Worthy Salads

You don’t need multiple courses to get in a square meal. Some of the greatest, most creative salad recipes are bursting with feel-good, fill-you-up ingredients.

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[Stryder50]

Always worth a reminder;

Here’s When You Should Eat Protein​

For optimal muscle gains, when you eat matters just as much as what you eat.

Hereâs When You Should Eat Protein

For optimal muscle gains, when you eat matters just as much as what you eat.

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[Stryder50]

Being that time of year when garden harvests abound ...

How to Properly Wash Fruits and Vegetables​

Spoiler alert: You don’t need to buy that special produce spray.

How to Properly Wash Fruits and Vegetables

Spoiler alert: You don’t need to buy that special produce spray.

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[lg325]

It won't be long and I will see the benefits of tobacco articles showing up
Butter has benefits after years of articles saying to cut back on it.

Possible side effects
Quantity recommendations

Benefits​

Butter may help to promote bone and teeth formation and health. Butter, like other milk products, is rich in vitamin D and calcium which are the major nutrients involved in this function.
Butter may promote digestion, reduce the risks of intestinal inflammation and as well as promote overall gut health. This is possible by the presence of butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid in butter. + Know More