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Photo Cred: Magda Ehlers/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nutrition is uniquely positioned for potential confusion, said Chris Gardner, PhD, during the virtual 2020 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference. There...
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Photo Cred: Joanna Kosinska/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Reducing salt intake levels appears to be good for both the gut microbiome and blood pressure, according to a new study published in...
Read MoreNutritional considerations for rheumatoid arthritis
Photo Cred: Iñigo De la Maza/Unsplash By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a devastating disease. My grandfather suffered with RA for years and I remember...
Read MoreStudy shows childhood obesity worse due to COVID-19 lockdowns
Photo Cred: Pixabay/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Lockdowns implemented across the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted diet, sleep, and physical activity among children with obesity, according to...
Read MoreAltered sense of taste in half COVID-19 cases, study finds
Photo Cred: Kaboompics/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury Nearly half of individuals who contract the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) experience changes in their sense of taste, according to a new analysis led by...
Read MoreStudy indicates compounds in coffee may have anti-obesity properties
Photo Cred: Christiana Rivers/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Women who drink two or three cups of coffee a day have lower total body and abdominal fat than those who drink less,...
Read MoreTackling mixed connective tissue disease with nutrition
Photo Cred: Daria Shevtsova/Pexels By Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP, Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP Like many autoimmune diseases, mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is not well-understood and symptoms often...
Read MoreChildhood healthy eating could prevent obesity, heart disease
Photo Cred: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement published today in...
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