Health
Ask a pediatrician: How much fruit, vegetables, and protein do children need?
Q: How much fruit, vegetables, and protein do my kids really need every day?
Oct 18, 2021
0
10
News tagged with variety of foods
Health
How much fiber should you eat?
It's a muggy morning in late August in Durham, N.C.—the temperature has already hit 85 degrees by 9 a.m.—and Jeff Letourneau is headed into the woods. The Ph.D. student in Duke's Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology ...
Sep 14, 2021
0
2
Psychology & Psychiatry
Toward a gentler relationship with food
What kinds of mental imagery do the women's choices evoke? How do you see Mari? What about Sari? Studies have shown that our attitudes toward food are often inadvertently accompanied by a moral undertone. We judge food choices ...
Apr 29, 2021
0
2
Health
Food variety is important for health – but the definition of a 'balanced diet' is often murky
It's well known that a healthy diet can help reduce disease risks that are related to overweight or obesity—such as some cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. As part of a healthy diet, experts around the world ...
Nov 09, 2020
0
1
Cardiology
How to prioritize healthy behaviors to support kids' physical and mental health
As cities and states across the country enact phased guidelines to re-open, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, encourages parents and caregivers ...
May 19, 2020
0
0
Health
Can you 'boost' your immune system against COVID-19?
As we continue our collective battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), you may have come across various claims of foods or supplements that supposedly increase your immunity against the disease. Here, we break down ...
Apr 24, 2020
0
21
Health
Drinking green tea may help with food allergies
Research findings suggest gut microbes can effect allergic immune responses. Tasuku Ogita who has recently joined Shinshu University is an expert on teas and their effects on gut bacteria. In this study, his team looked at ...
Apr 08, 2020
0
2
Health
Quinn on Nutrition: Incomplete proteins
Q: Thanks for your very informative column on the nutritional value of beans. One of the things you said was that beans are high in protein. Many years ago I read that beans were an incomplete protein, so you should eat them ...
Aug 09, 2019
0
1
Health
Quinn on Nutrition: What's in your lunch bag?
I have to admit I was pretty proud of myself when I unpacked the leftovers from my lunch bag this week. Almost by accident, what I had pulled out of the fridge as I ran out of the house turned out to be a fairly balanced ...
Feb 01, 2019
0
4
