Category Archives: Healthy eating

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Diet

Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Diet
Food production and greenhouse gas emissions Researchers at the University of Minnesota labeled the convergence of 1) diets increasing in calories and animal products, 2) increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, and 3) increasing environmental deterioration as a global trilemma. These three trends bode ill for people and the planet. Global food demand (measured as that…
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Meal Timing and Metabolic Health

Meal Timing and Metabolic Health
Eat the same number of calories for better metabolic health Hit a home run: Eat more calories earlier in the day by shifting your food intake from dinner to lunch and/or from lunch to breakfast. Also, shift your calories from sugars and starches to vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts. You can improve your metabolic health…
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Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health

Eat Better to Improve Your Metabolic Health
Limit carbohydrate intake Keep your blood glucose in a healthy range The medical establishment has long advocated a low-fat diet to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Yet, accumulating evidence supports limiting carbohydrate intake leads to equal or better results. Researchers at the University of Connecticut tested the idea that the biological markers of…
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Advanced Glycation End Products

Advanced Glycation End Products
They predict higher risk of chronic diseases They’re common in Western diets, but you can limit them Advanced glycation end products is a mouthful! What does it mean, anyway? Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are complex organic molecules produced from the reaction of certain sugars (such as glucose and fructose) and amino acid groups attached…
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