Nutrition/Healthy Eating Articles

A new study in the British Journal of Nutrition (2013; 109 [11], 2015–23) has found that eating either peanuts or peanut butter as part of your break- fast can control blood sugar through- out most of the day, even following a high-carb lunch.

Clients struggling with weight and snack cravings may be just half an avocado away from being more successful. Overweight adults who eat about half of this green fruit during lunch can feel more full for a longer period of time, reports a study from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California. newsletter_teaser: Clients struggling with weight and snack cravings may be just half an avocado away from being more successful. Overweight adults who eat about half of this green fruit during lunch can feel more full for a longer period of time, reports a study from Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California.

While a healthy diet is now factually proven to cost more than an unhealthy one, the gap between the two is not as great as you might think. In fact, a study published online December 5 in BMJ Open shows that the healthiest diets cost about $1.50 more per day than the least healthy diets. newsletter_teaser: While a healthy diet is now factually proven to cost more than an unhealthy one, the gap between the two is not as great as you might think. In fact, a study published online December 5 in BMJ Open shows that the healthiest diets cost about $1.50 more per day than the least healthy diets.

On the week before Thanksgiving, storm clouds threatened but couldn’t muster enough menace to beat back a beautiful Southern California morning. Fresh off running the Cooking Light and Health Fit Foodie 5K at the 2013 San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, Cooking Light’s Editor Scott Mowbray sat down with IDEA Editor in Chief Sandy Todd Webster to discuss healthy food culture, "dieting" and fitness. newsletter_teaser: On the week before Thanksgiving, storm clouds threatened but couldn’t muster enough menace to beat back a beautiful Southern California morning. Fresh off running the Cooking Light and Health Fit Foodie 5K at the 2013 San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, Cooking Light’s Editor Scott Mowbray sat down with IDEA Editor in Chief Sandy Todd Webster to discuss healthy food culture, "dieting" and fitness.

If you believe a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, this research might give you pause. Researchers from Loma Linda University Health System in Loma Linda, California, recently published a study showing that despite similar caloric intake, vegetarians tend to have lower body mass index than nonvegetarians, with vegans being the most slender of all.

Question I’ve noticed an enormous amount of Greek yogurt options at my grocery store and have experimented by trying a few different brands of plain low-fat yogurt. Some taste dramatically different from others, while some are considerably cheaper. From a nutritional standpoint, are all Greek yogurts essentially the same? Answer

Not everyone uses text messages, but for those who do, fitness professionals can harness the power of technology to help clients get healthier, say researchers at Duke University. Scientists followed 50 obese women who received either a daily text for weight loss intervention or used more traditional methodology, such as writ- ten food journals or computer-tracked journaling. Over 6 months, the 26 subjects in the texting group lost an aver- age of 3 pounds, whereas the 24 who journaled more traditionally actually gained 21⁄2 pounds.

You probably have clients who have been dieting most of their adult lives. A study published in the International Journal of Obesity (2013; doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.138) shows that there may be a physiologic reason why diets could be a poor bet, especially for obese people.

You may not know what turmeric is at first mention, but if you’ve ever slathered plain old ballpark mustard on a hot dog, you’ve eaten turmeric. However, sampling it as a simple condiment hardly honors the properties of this powerful plant derivative.

The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) has been working with the Harvard School of Public Health to remake many of our favorite foods, and they’ve recently taken on the task of making over their muffin recipes. Developed by the CIA for a Harvard-CIA "Muffin Makeover" project, this recipe for Lemon Chickpea Muffins incorporates healthy fats and whole grains to create a better-for-you version of the massively oversized, calorie-laden muffin found in most restaurants and bakeries.