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Why Plant-Based Foods Are the Hot New Dietary Trend of 2022

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the plant-based food revolution at the grocery store. Sales of plant-based food doubled in 2020, and it seems like the…

12 Ways to Boost Diet Adherence

Integrating these 12 strategies into your nutrition-related coaching sessions and programs will help clients with diet adherence.

Sucralose Increases Appetite and Cravings

A study found that people with obesity experienced an increase in appetite and food cravings after consuming a drink with sucralose.

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Nutrition Therapy for Glucose Control

The future of nutrition therapy for glucose control and diabetes is moving increasingly away from the one-size-fits-all approach.

The Low-Down on Fasting and Meal Timing

Which is better: eating multiple small meals or fasting for 16 hours a day? Understand the science of meal timing to make decisions easier.

How Sleep Improves Diet

Getting enough sleep is critical to performing our best. Now, a new study shows one more reason to prioritize it: sleep improves diet.

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5 Meal-Timing Myths Exposed

Share the truth about these 5 meal timing myths to guide your clients toward meeting their goals and improving their nutrition.

Impact of a Gluten-Free Diet

Women who followed a gluten-free diet had an increase in the intake of fat and sodium and a reduction in key micronutrients.

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Do Certain Carbs Cause Overweight and Obesity?

Researchers reckon that overweight and obesity are caused by hormonal changes from eating refined carbohydrates and sugar-added foods.

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Reducing Our Food-Related Carbon Footprint

Researchers say these three changes can help Americans reduce the carbon footprint of their food purchases—without big dietary changes.

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10 Tips to Cut Calories

Len Kravitz, PhD, program coordinator and professor of exercise science, offers tips to cut calories with small changes and substitutions.

Flavonoids = Brain Food

Flavonoids, found in many colorful fruits and veggies, act as antioxidants in the body and can protect our brains from oxidative damage.

The Glycemic Index and Weight Loss

A review of more than 2 million people found no differences in body mass index between those with high- versus low-glycemic index diets.

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Word of the Day: Nutrigeroscience

Nutrigeroscience is a form of nutrition science in which the outcomes of dietary restriction are predicted based on biomarkers.

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Is Intermittent Fasting Overhyped?

Are you a proponent of intermittent fasting? Have you noticed more clients expressing an interest in time-restricted eating?

Junk Food in American Diets

Based on a duo of surveys of food intake among 10,001 U.S. adults, 47% of calories hail from junk food in the typical American diet.

Plant-Based Diets and Meal Timing

You’ve seen the growing number of studies on plant-based diets. Eating a plant-based meal at dinnertime may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

Relative energy deficiency in sport is a term describing a mismatch between calorie intake by athletes and what they expend training.

Keto Diet for Athletes

To suss out the keto diet for athletes, researchers reviewed a studies involving endurance athletes from various disciplines.

Biodiversity of Fish Declining

A study suggests that a decline in the biodiversity of fish can negatively affect the diets of those who get a protein from fish.

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