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Thursday, 06 December 2012 21:25 |
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 2012 — The International Olive Council’s (IOC) most recent research paper, “The Emerging Health Attributes of the Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil,” is telling us something important.
It explains how the monounsaturated or “good” fat found in the Mediterranean Diet along with other lifestyle factors can help protect human health. The latest in a series of reports from the IOC shows that scientific research continues to uncover more evidence supporting the benefits of dietary and lifestyle choices on health, including the Mediterranean diet and olive oil. The full report is available at www.addsomelife.org. Key findings include specific health benefits of olive oil and the Mediterranean diet and an explanation of good and bad fats.
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 21:17 |
 Park Ridge, Illinois, December 2012 — The breakfast experts at the American Egg Board (AEB) teamed up with trend authorities at market research firm NPD Group to compile a list of top egg trends for 2013. In addition, leading health expert and well-known registered dietitian Kathleen Zelman predicts the role protein will play in healthy eating next year.
Protein at all meals, especially breakfast will be the power play of 2013. High-quality protein, found in foods like eggs, is the secret to staying fuller longer, helping people trim calories and their waist lines. With breakfast still the most important meal of the day, here's what a power-packed one could look like: one whole egg and egg white, a slice of Canadian bacon and low-fat cheese on an English muffin, fruit, tomato and non-fat milk - all for approximately 350 calories.
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Monday, 26 November 2012 18:36 |
.jpg) The editors of this publication don’t often recommend a product. We create or edit and pass along information we think would be of interest to our readers, but leave the buying decision up to them. But this product is an exception, and a new offering our readers must try.
I’m speaking of Mystic Harvest Purple Corn Tortilla Chips, produced by Axium Foods. A respected Midwestern snack food company in business for over 50 years, they produce and are marketing this product themselves.
Not only are these chips crisp, with an excellent taste and mouthfeel, they contain the whole grains derived from a proprietary “purple corn.” This ingredient, made possible by another Midwestern company called Suntava, is at the heart of what makes this product superior.
Some of our readers will be familiar with the acronym ORAC. It stands for “Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity” and is used by dieticians and other food scientists to determine the antioxidant level in foods. The higher the ORAC score, the higher the antioxidant level.
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Monday, 26 November 2012 18:19 |
 Everywhere, USA, November 2012 — As we go into a period that usually means eating more food than we usually do (and not always the right stuff), some 31 million American school children participating in the federally supported National School Lunch Program have been getting more whole grains, beans, fruits and vegetables in their diets—whether they like it or not.
The change is due to new school meal standards unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last January, per the order of 2010’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The new standards are based on the Institute of Medicine’s science-based recommendations, and are the first upgrade to nutritional standards for school meals since 1995 when low- and no-fat foods were all the rage.
The non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) believes the new standards represent an important milestone in efforts to improve the dietary habits and health of increasingly obese American kids.
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Monday, 26 November 2012 17:56 |
 Everywhere, USA, November 2012 — It was Thanksgiving that caused this: As we get closer to the final months of the year, and all the food, drink and other things that literally look good enough to eat come our way, a fresh look at obesity is a good idea.
So we’ve got at least two articles this time around that deal with the problem. And both come forward with realistic ways to put a dent in our collective tummies.
With more than a third of Americans classified as obese, everyone from first lady Michelle Obama to TV news anchor Katie Couric is advocating exercise to maintain a healthy weight.
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 21:11 |
.jpg) A new study has found that people who have a healthy heart in middle age may have a life expectancy that's up to 14 years longer than people who have at least two risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 600,000 people die from heart disease in the U.S. every year. Deaths from heart disease account for about 25% of all fatalities.
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed the risk of developing all forms of cardiovascular disease in people over 45. Data was pulled from five different national heart, lung and blood institute-funded community based studies. It included 905,115 person-years of data compiled from 1964 through 2008. Researchers looked at risk factors including blood pressure (BP), diabetes and total cholesterol (TC).
All participants were free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline. Main outcome measures included all forms of stroke, congestive heart failure, fatal and non-fatal coronary heart disease and all other CVD related deaths.
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Monday, 26 November 2012 18:31 |
 Los Angeles, California, November 2012 — Quest Nutrition, a Southern California-based functional foods company, recently announced the launch of another game-changing product: Quest Cravings Peanut Butter Cups.
This all-new high-protein chocolate candy is actually good for you. It contains 20 grams of protein per serving, with only 3 grams of active carbs and has no sugar added. The protein-infused chocolate confection is made with junk-free ingredients. And it’s just in time for the upcoming Holiday season.
These protein-rich Peanut Butter Cups are made with non-Dutch processed 100% chocolate, rich in amino acids, and contains no soy, trans fats and no sugar. Quest Cravings Peanut Butter Cups taste like good candy, but has the nutritional profile of real, healthy food. |
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Monday, 26 November 2012 18:10 |
 Hollywood, California, November 2012 — Deliciously delectable surprises await visitors to Sweet Hollywood!
And according to their press release, what we’ll talk about here is “The most ridiculously fun, brand-new sweet spot in all of Hollywood. More fantastic than any candy shop you’ve ever seen, and inspired by legendary candy maker Willy Wonka, it’s Sweet Hollywood!.” And it’s advertised as a one-of-a-kind retail emporium devoted to all things candy.
Unwrapping about now at the Hollywood & Highland Center, Sweet! Hollywood is a (their words) colorful, colossal candy extravaganza that lets both kids and adults immerse in the splendiferous joy of chocolate and lollipops, jelly beans and bubble gum, and, at last, the amazing world of eminent chocolatier Willy Wonka. Where else would you find The Sweet Tooth™, an oversized white chocolate molar, The Golden Chocolate Egg, an enormous milk chocolate egg adorned with real 23-karat gold luster, or the fantastically fruity and colorful White Chocolate Pencils (That Really Write)?
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Friday, 09 November 2012 20:32 |
 Akron, Ohio, November 2012— There’s a new drink in town. It’s called Zing Anything. A description follows …
When most Americans reach for something to drink, it’s more often than not a soft drink, sports drink or fruit juice that has added sugar. All are basically “empty” calories, and a contributing factor in the growing health crisis in the United States. Concern over how much sugar Americans drink (and eat) has been growing as obesity rates climb. More than one in three American adults is obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
Experts agree that the best choice for quenching your thirst and getting needed nutrients is water. And in an effort to make this choice more appealing, the Zing Anything water bottle line is offering a refreshing DIY way to subtly infuse all-natural ingredients into water. Consumers can enhance the flavor and health benefits of water by using Zing Anything’s Aqua or Citrus Zinger water bottles with a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs to create refreshingly flavored drinks.
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