Research points to ethical eating for health, environment
Photo Cred: Binyamin Mellish/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury During a global pandemic, eating well in a sustainable way is more important now than ever, according to new research by Flinders University...
Read MoreIntermittent fasting for weight loss in obese patients
Photo Cred: Bill Oxford/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Obesity is a complex disease with many potential treatment avenues. In my traditional training to become a registered dietitian, I...
Read MorePlant-based diets with small amounts meat and dairy may lower blood pressure, study finds
Photo Cred: Jonathan Ybema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research...
Read MoreFasting diet could boost breast cancer therapy
Photo Cred: Jaelynn Castillo/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A fasting-mimicking diet combined with hormone therapy has the potential to help treat breast cancer, according to new study published in the journal...
Read MoreTargeting cardiometabolic syndrome with nutrition
Photo Cred: Steve Buissinne/Pixabay By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP As we are working to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with social distancing, mask wearing, and hand...
Read MoreApplying the nutrition care process
Photo Cred: Polina Zimmerman/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Creating the tailored nutrition plan involves collecting and analyzing relevant information to determine the most appropriate initial strategy. For nutrition...
Read MoreTest predicts individual response to nutrition interventions
Photo Cred: Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Scientists have completed large-scale tests on a new five-minute urine test that measures the health of a person’s diet, and produces an individual’s...
Read MoreVariety of healthy eating patterns associated with lower heart disease risk
Photo Cred: Nathan Cowley/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Greater adherence to a variety of healthy eating patterns was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research...
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