How much fiber should I eat per day?
Most Americans eat less fiber than the USDA daily recommendations suggest. This article looks at the guidelines for fiber intake in men, women, and children
May 31, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article-looks, guidelines, handy-meal, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, the-guidelines, usda, weight-loss
Dairy products a good dietary source of some types of vitamin K
Vitamin K, with its multiple forms, is among the lesser known nutrients. Now, new research from scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts…
June 6, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: among-the-lesser, center-on-aging, from-scientists, human, lesser, lesser-known, mayer, multiple-forms, nutrition, nutrition / diet, research, research-center, usda
Which production attributes are most important to consumers when buying beef, chicken?
Consumers are increasingly interested in how their food is produced and look for claims such as no growth hormones, no GMOs, etc. on food products.
April 19, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, food, forbids-the-use, growth-hormones, increasingly-interested, may-not, most-important, new-study, oncalldiets, the-least, usda, well-informed
Tufts University nutrition scientists provide updated MyPlate for older adults
Nutrition scientists at the Jean Mayer U. S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University with support from AARP Foundation have just…
March 8, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aarp, aging, agriculture, diet, hnrca, human-nutrition, jean, mayer, nutrition, nutritional counseling, tufts-university, usda
Daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HRNCA)…
June 8, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aging, beverage-habit, daily-sugar-sweetened, hrnca, human, human-nutrition, jean, may-increase, mayer, nafld, nutrition, research, research-center, the-risk, usda
CDC, Federal partners develop improved method for attributing foodborne illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for…
February 26, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: centers, disease-control, fda, inspection, nutrition, nutrition / diet, prevention, safety, usda
Small fraction of students attended schools with USDA nutrition components
If the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards for school meals and food sold in other venues such as vending machines and snack bars are fully implemented, there is potential to…
November 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, fully-implemented, latest, nutrition, nutrition / diet, other-venues, school-meals, such-as-vending, the-latest, usda, vending-machines, venues
"Smart Snacks" To Replace Junk Food In Schools, USDA
Out go junk foods during school hours and in come “Smart Foods”. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA is replacing candy bars and potato chips with granola bars and baked chips as part of the USDA’s new “Smart Snacks in School” nutrition standards
June 28, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: baked-chips, children, chips-as-part, health, more-important, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, smart-foods, smart-snacks, usda, vilsack
Guiding Healthier Behavior While Preserving Choices – Libertarian Paternalism And School Lunches
The term ‘libertarian paternalism’ is a peculiar phrase because it invokes feelings about two seemingly contradictory philosophies. Yet, as a principle of the behavioral sciences, this phrase actually implies gentle guidance, without force. Recently, the USDA passed regulations designed to make school lunches more nutritious…
February 28, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-implies, diet, gentle-guidance, invokes-feelings, lunches-more, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, passed-regulations, peculiar-phrase, phrase, seemingly-contradictory, the-behavioral, usda
New Rules For School Snack Foods Announced In USA
The USDA (US Department of Agriculture) released its long-awaited nutritional guidelines for snacks that are sold in schools, in an effort to address the growing problem of obesity and overweight among American school-age children…
February 4, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: address-the-growing, agriculture, department, diet, growing, growing-problem, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, released-its, usda