In the below video Brenda Walsh, an outpatient clinical dietician discusses ways of eating healthy as we grow older.
Making sure to have 3 servings of a fortified dairy product daily and 2 servings of a fatty fish such as salmon every week will supply the required amount of calcium and vitamin D.
Although balanced supplements such as Boost and Ensure can be beneficial they should not be used as a meal replacement.
Brenda also discusses the importance of variety in your diet specifically in relation to vegetables. The more colors of vegetables you consume the more likely you are of getting the proper balance of vitamins and minerals you need.
Sweeteners such as high fructose corn syrup are used in many foods. Everything from soups to salad dressings seem to include it in varying amounts. Consumption of high fructose corn syrup has gone up dramatically since it was created in the 1960s. Speculation exists that the rise in obesity rates corresponds directly with the increased use of this sweetener although research has yet to definitively support this theory.
In this podcast interview, registered dietitian and nutrition therapist Mary Beth Sodus from the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at the University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses how high fructose corn syrup is made and why many food companies use it. She also shares some of the advice she gives her weight loss patients about high fructose corn syrup.
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I just read an article about what food additives to avoid and thought the information was valuable enough to pass on to you. It was written by Jean Weiss for MSN Health & Fitness.
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Whoever coined the term food additives had it all wrong. Including something new in a food doesn’t always add up to more, at least when it comes to your health. Studies that test the safety of additives are based on animal trials. It is difficult to deduce whether the results of an animal study equate to human health, though many of these studies show that some additives could be cancer-causing. Read the full article here
This video will show you how to choose healthier pasta. This is especially important if you love to eat pasta, but you’re worried that it’s just empty carbs? Prevention Magazine’s Nutrition Director Cynthia Sass says fiber-rich whole grains are the way to go.
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