Sep 1, 2024 | Carbs, Diet Tips, Fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Protein, Research, Snacking, Weight Loss
What is balanced eating, and can it help with weight control? Balanced eating refers to a dietary approach that ensures you are consuming a variety of foods in the right proportions to meet your nutritional needs. The goal is to provide your body with all the...
Jun 9, 2024 | Carbs, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Protein, Research, Science, Weight Loss
Harnessing the Power of Fiber and Protein for Effective Weight Loss In your search for effective weight management, dietary fiber and protein are a dynamic duo of nutrients. Together, they not only aid in digestion and muscle maintenance but also play a crucial role...
Jun 1, 2021 | Carbs, Desserts, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Science, sweeteners, Weight Loss
Glycemic Index – Good Carbs and Bad Carbs Are there “Good” and “Bad” Carbohydrates? The Glycemic Index (GI), originally used in research on treating diabetes, measures how much a particular food increases blood glucose in the two-hour period after eating. Foods...
Jan 17, 2021 | Carbs, Desserts, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Recipes, Research, Science, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
Dietary fiber: A ‘magic bullet’ for healthy weight management If I had to name one single food constituent that is most helpful for weight management, it would be dietary fiber. It just has so many benefits and strangely has been researched much less for its weight...
Sep 12, 2020 | Carbs, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Exercise, Fiber, In the Media, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Public Health, Research, Science, soluble fiber, sweeteners, Weight Loss
Recent science updates Fiber and your health: Did you know your intestinal microbiome and your immune system are tightly linked? Your microbiota are vital for extracting nutrition from your food, maintaining your metabolism, boosting pathogen resistance and immune...
Jul 28, 2020 | Carbs, Diet Tips, In the Media, Nutrition, Public Health, Research, Science, Weight Loss
Learning from the data on COVID weight gain Some recent data reveal insights into COVID-19 weight gain. It’s not everyone, and it’s not always 19 pounds, but it is real 🙂 And there are things you can do about it, if you fail into that category. Many of us have had to...