General Nutrition Articles (63)
Convenient Famous Cupcakes Dangerous for Dieters
Sprinkles, the Beverly Hills cupcake bakery that helped inspire the craze for higher end gourmet cupcakes, just launched a Sprinkles cupcake dispensing machine at its flagship Beverly Hills store.
If sugar’s consumption is linked to the rise in chronic diseases that also shorten life should we regulate sugar to protect public health?
Young mothers tend to be heavier than their peers who don't have children, and young mothers also consume more saturated fat, sugary beverages and total calories, a new study published online April 11 in the journal Pediatrics suggests.
Evidence is increasing to suggest that excessive cola consumption can also lead to large muscle problems, according to research published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
Caffeine Cravings may be Inherited
Crave caffeine? Now you may have someone to blame other than yourself, possibly your parents! How much caffeine one craves may be determined by your genes, according to new caffeine research.
When it comes to feeding a body well, we’ve all been told we need proteins, fats and carbohydrates, but a new book says not only are carbohydrates not needed, but carbohydrates are one of the main reasons for the rise of modern diseases that are impacting our health and shortening many lives.
Numerous previous studies on the health benefits of following the Mediterranean diet have shown those who follow the Mediterranean diet have less heart disease, less risk of obesity, have a reduced risk of some cancers and live longer.
Today, there are a number of ingredients, in addition to caffeine, that are widely used in energy drinks and foods to provide the extra energy boost many people need to get through their day. An article from the March issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) takes a closer look at some of the current and up-and-coming ingredients being used in energy drinks and foods to boost energy.
Truvia Natural Sweetener is the newest in a line of no-calorie sweeteners, but this one is different; Truvia Natural Sweetener is made from the plant stevia, an herb used throughout South America and Japan for centuries. However, in the US, stevia has only been sold as a dietary supplement due to FDA concerns.
Truvia is a lucrative marketing merger of the “true,” with the herb stevia and all its natural (or novel) associations, depending on your familiarity with the natural foods (dietary supplement) arena.
MiO is the new liquid water enhancer being rolled out by Kraft Foods, the nation's largest foodmaker that allows you to create up to 24 eight ounce drinks from the palm of your hand!!