What Are Antioxidants And Why Do You Need Them?
IFT Member Claudia Fajardo-Lira, PhD, Professor of Food Science and Nutrition at California State University-Northridge, explains the facts about antioxidants: Q: What are antioxidants? A: Antioxidants play an important role in overall health. They are natural compounds found in some foods that help neutralize free radicals in our bodies…
September 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antioxidants, bodies, california, diet, facts, important-role, member, member-claudia, neutralize-free, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, professor, some-foods
Food Safety Benefits Of Irradiated Food
What exactly does it mean when food is irradiated? Following is a Q&A with Christine Bruhn, PhD, on food irradiation and what it means for food safety
September 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: christine, diet, does-it-mean, exactly-does, food-irradiation, gamma-ray, insects-out, little-energy, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets
Food Safety Tips For Packing Lunches
You do everything you can think of to ensure your kids eat a healthful lunch.
September 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: child, current, lunch, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, the-current, the-food, their-lunch, your-child
Aerobic Exercise May Reduce The Risk Of Dementia
Any exercise that gets the heart pumping may reduce the risk of dementia and slow the condition’s progression once it starts, reported a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Researchers examined the role of aerobic exercise in preserving cognitive abilities and concluded that it should not be overlooked as an important therapy against dementia…
September 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: condition, diet, gets-the-heart, heart, heart-pumping, may-reduce, nutritional counseling, reduce-the-risk, should-not
