Eating For Health

Seems like everyone has some health advice to give.   Turn on the TV and there is an ad for some health product, diet fad, or food we should be purchasing.   The internet is full of good and not-so-good advice on diet and health.   Well, some registered dietitians got together and provided some health advice on reliable sources to go to for health and diet advice.   The go-to-sources we can all rely on for accurate, up-to-date and expert advice.    What are some reliable sources of health and nutrition advice? 1.   American Heart Association – have heart disease in your family?   Do you want to eat for a healthier heart and lower LDL and cholesterol levels?   This is the go-to-place for that information.   These are the experts that noted we can add some eggs back to our life.   But it isn’t the easiest website to navigate so here are some suggested links:   a.        Healthy Eati...

Like chicken nuggets?   What kid doesn’t like a meal of chicken nuggets, fries and a soft drink?   So how healthy are those chicken nuggets?   In the class I teach, students always say chicken nuggets are healthy because chicken is healthy.    True, a baked chicken breast without the skin is lean protein and quite healthy.   But fried foods like chicken nuggets are drenched in fat so that is already one strike against them.   And is the meat in a chicken nugget really lean white meat?   Well this week, NBC news ran a story What's in that chicken nugget?    They noted how researchers in Mississippi analyzed chicken nuggets to find out what is in them.   They purchased chicken nuggets from two nationally recognized fast food chains, went back to their labs and preserved, stained and analyzed the contents of the nuggets.   Chicken nugget – Fast Food Restaurant 1          ...