Background Health, nutrition and environmental sustainability need to be core, cross-cutting foundations of food systems transformation. During the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) of 2021 the call for action to deliver healthy diets from sustainable food systems echoed through dialogues, social movements and national pathways. Formed as an outcome […]
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Do You Want a Long Healthy Lifespan? The Characteristics of a “Longevity Diet”
USC professor outlines the characteristics of a “longevity diet” based on a range of nutrition research from studies in laboratory animals to epidemiological research in human populations. Professor Valter Longo leads a review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and a healthy lifespan. According […]
Review of research in animals and humans to identify how nutrition affects aging and healthy lifespan — ScienceDaily
Examining a range of research from studies in laboratory animals to epidemiological research in human populations gives scientists a clearer picture of what kind of nutrition can offer the best chance for a longer, healthier life, said USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Valter Longo. In an article that […]
University of Nevada, Reno celebrates remodeled space for promoting nutrition knowledge and healthy living
The College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources unveiled its newly renovated Nutritional Science Laboratory this semester, a facility designed to develop future nutrition professionals’ knowledge of our food systems and how nutrition can be used to prevent and help manage preventable chronic diseases. This is important because low food […]
Pleasant Hill’s Cove Nutrition aims to provide healthy options for all
Ever since I took up running in the late 1970s, nutrition has been part of my life. For more than 40 years I have been a vegetarian (sometimes vegan) and have read many articles on the right kind of nutrition needed to be a successful athlete. So I took notice of […]
Setting boundaries between diet culture and healthy eating | Lifestyle
Courtesy of i yumnai on Unsplash Dieting has always existed within society, but throughout the past few decades, the idea of diet culture has taken hold of the fitness and wellness industries. For most, dieting seems like the most logical route to take when you want to lose a few […]
Campus Dietitian Gives Tips for Eating Healthy Following Nutrition Month | Features
Atkins Diet. Intermediate Fasting. Keto. Low-Carb. Those words provoke guilt or frustration, particularly for anyone who has attempted those popular diets. Maybe it was a New Year’s Resolution, but the goal disappeared once the semester began. And with National Nutrition Month coming to a close, it’s the perfect time […]
Carbohydrates Key to a Healthy Diet
Although carbohydrates, or “carbs,” have gotten a bad rap for years – they’re considered a scourge by some popular diets – nutrition experts remind us that carbs are a key ingredient of a healthy diet. Carla Duenas, RDN, CDCES, a registered dietitian with Community Health at Baptist Health South Florida […]