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Eggs-cellent Nutrition Tips: Make Easter and Every Day Healthier

Easter.The mere mention of the holiday tends to direct all thoughts to animal-shaped marshmallows, extended hours at religious meetings, and of...
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Flatulence vs. the Fourteenth: gas-forming foods to avoid on a Valentine’s date

  • Gas-forming Foods
  • February 13, 2012
The fourteenth of February: a day that should be full of warm feelings of love, affection and appreciation for a special someone. However, if there...
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Phoenix-native runs for president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

  • Dr. Glenna McCollum-Cloud
  • February 9, 2012
For close to a century, The American Dietetic Association (ADA) has been in existence and has proudly remained committed to the public’s...
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Commercials and children: the role food advertising plays in young lives

  • Child Advertising
  • December 22, 2011
Americans live in a country and a world where “marketing messages that encourage unhealthy dietary practices are not only continuing but...
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Food (miles) for thought: Are 'locavores' just plain loco?

Coining the term in 2005, writer Sage Van Wing proclaims herself a “Locavore”, one who eats only local whenever possible (1). In an...
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Obesity: epidemic or exaggeration?

In 2005, the American Dietetic Association claimed “we have stopped the epidemic of obesity” (1). It was no doubt an exciting and bold...
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Nutritionism: bitter or sweet?

  • nutritionism
  • October 5, 2011
In an article by Michael Pollan titled “Unhappy Meals,” he writes about nutritionism, an ideology that is not synonymous with nutrition...
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Eating to save your skin

  • Healthy eating for healthy skin
  • July 22, 2011
Everyone is looking for a way to have younger looking skinand people spend millions of dollars each year on creams, exfoliants, and toners. Well,...
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Farmers markets: How shopping at them will benefit you

Chances are you’ve seen a farmers market from the street, heard about them, or are a regular shopper. Whatever the case may be you may not be...
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The powerful effects of blueberries

Blueberries, also referred to as ‘tiny powerhouses’ of nutrition, are jam packed with healthy compounds including fiber, folate,...
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