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Choose Cherries for Your Health 3/17/10
With the LA marathon around the corner, this week's nutritionbite is dedicated to all of you runners out there who are looking to get a "nutritional edge" on fueling up for your runs and reducing exercise-related inflammation after them. Being a huge fan of cherries (check out the Nutritionbite.com logo!), I am happy to be working with the Red Recovery team (www.choosecherries.com) to spread the word on this powerful super fruit that is packed with antioxidants. Read on to learn how consuming cherries may help you better fuel for and recover from your workouts. ... Read This Bite


Eating For Fertility 2/8/10
As many women seek to optimize their chances for conception and a healthy pregnancy, they may wish to learn which foods are abundant in the essential vitamins and minerals that will support and nourish their body. Although no food or supplement alone can guarantee a successful pregnancy, it can be highly beneficial to both mother and unborn baby to incorporate the following foods and practices into their regiment. Calcium, Vitamins A & D, Zinc and Iron are a few of the essential vitamins and minerals that women often become deficient in throughout various stages of life and can have an impact on their ability to conceive and carry a healthy pregnancy. ... Read This Bite


How to Be a Regular Guy (or Girl) 7/27/09
Parents around the world use the popular children's book Everyone Poops to teach their children that if you eat, you poop: it's simply a part of everyday life. Unfortunately, as we grow up this subject becomes awkward, embarrassing, and something that tends to not be discussed. While we all love to start our day feeling a little bit lighter, is a daily bowel movement really what defines being regular? Is it necessary to cleanse your colon if you don't go daily? What laxatives are the safest (if any)? And what is the best way to naturally keep your system regular? This bite will explore the best way to keep yourself regular naturally and treat occasional constipation. ... Read This Bite


Figuring Out Fiber 5/19/09
Fiber has earned a great reputation for fighting cholesterol and regulating your digestive tract. However, many Americans still fall way below the recommended intake levels. Food manufacturers have therefore started to add isolated fibers such as inulin, maltodextrin, polydextrose, and oat fiber into everyday foods to help increase intake levels. While food labels and marketing campaigns imply that these sources are the same as the fiber that occurs naturally in foods, are all fiber sources created equal? ... Read This Bite


Seafood Savvy: What is Safe, Sustainable and Rich in Omega 3's? 2/17/09
American consumers have started to make eco-conscious choices in their lives, from driving hybrids to reduce foreign energy dependence, to purchasing reusable water bottles to decrease plastic waste in landfills. The choices you make at the dinner table can also have a meaningful impact on the environment. When it comes to buying seafood, sustainability is becoming an important consideration for many consumers. The challenge is that sustainability is not the only factor people are concerned with when buying seafood. Many are also looking to benefit from the omega-3 fatty acid content of some fish, and to avoid the potential health risks from consuming seafood with high levels of environmental contaminants such as methylmercury. This nutritionbite will help you choose fish that are rich in omega-3's, low in mercury AND not damaging to the environment. ... Read This Bite


Fro-Yo: Nutritious Snack or Decadent Dessert? 1/13/09
Over the past year, hundreds of frozen yogurt chains have popped up throughout the country...Pinkberry, Penguins, Tasti D'lite, Red Mango, The Big Chill, TCBY, etc. Many people assume that frozen yogurt products are much healthier than ice cream, lower in calories and fat, and contain all the beneficial nutrients that regular yogurt offers. Read on to learn why many frozen yogurts may be higher in calories than you think and lacking the nutrients found in real yogurt. ... Read This Bite


Superfruits: Do they have Superpowers? 11/18/08
While it's not a scientific term, "superfruit" is an expression that is commonly used to designate a food that has exceptional nutrient and antioxidant qualities and offers benefits above and beyond basic nutrition. Exotic fruits such as goji berries, acai and mangosteen are some of the many fruits that have earned this status. While there is limited scientific research to substantiate the health claims associated with these foods, they do seem to have extraordinary amounts of antioxidant vitamins and phytochemicals. If these compounds play an important role in preventing disease, should everyone be consuming superfruits? ... Read This Bite


Vitamin D is in D-mand! 1/11/08
With the winter upon us, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many Americans to meet their needs of a crucial nutrient-Vitamin D. While vitamin D's role in calcium absorption has long been known, current research has begun to explore the role of Vitamin D in many other health arenas. As its importance continues to grow, concerns over an increasingly high Vitamin D deficiency rate grows. Read on to find out how much Vitamin D you should be getting, where it is found and why it is so important that you are meeting your needs. ... Read This Bite


Fishing For The Truth 11/12/07
Most people are well aware of the fact that all fats are not created equal...there are healthy fats and there are unhealthy fats. Omega 3 fatty acids are healthy fats. Therefore, we want to include them in our diets. Recently, the FDA began allowing food manufacturers to put health claims on their products that contain the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. As a result, numerous food manufacturers have begun touting the omega 3 content of their products. What they don't always make clear is which of the various omega 3 fatty acids (EPA, DHA, and ALA) are in the products and in what quantities. Are all omega 3 fats equally healthy? If not, which ones do you want in your diet, how much do you want to consume, and where can you find them? ... Read This Bite


Shellfish: Cracking Open the Truth 8/3/06
According to the American Heart Association, eating at least two servings of fish a week may help lower your risk of death from coronary artery disease. While salmon, tuna, mackerel and other fish are included is this recommendation, many people are not sure whether shellfish are covered as well. Read on to find out how nutritious shellfish are and whether or not you should include them in your diet. ... Read This Bite


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