Making sense of dietary supplements (DS) and knowing how and when to recommend them can be a complicated matter for all dietitians. Navigating loose regulatory standards, proper dosing guidelines, and ...

Traditional weight loss recommendations encourage people to eat less and move more to create a calorie deficit, leading some people to believe that the more they restrict their food intake, the more ...

Reactive hypoglycemia (also called postprandial hypoglycemia, hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, or noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia) is characterized by recurrent episodes of symptomatic ...

When the topic of canned food arises, people are sometimes surprised that a trained chef would use anything in a can. Well, I’ve got a surprise for them: Most chefs use canned products in one form or ...

Research indicates fats in dairy foods don’t increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and may in fact benefit health. When asked about dairy recommendations for people aged 2 and older, most ...

Today's Dietitian is doing its part to push the fiber intake of Americans with its fabulous list of the highest fiber foods people should be eating today. Many areas of nutrition tend to elicit ...

Dietary fiber consists of nondigestible carbohydrates and lignin that are intrinsic and intact in plants. Functional fibers are isolated, nondigestible carbohydrates that have beneficial effects.

Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the work that goes into preparing skaters for a long, strenuous season, courtesy of the New York Islanders’ strength and conditioning coach. Excess body fat isn’t an ...

Here’s how to distinguish between them and make an accurate diagnosis. Turn on the television or open a newspaper, and you’re likely to find information on food intolerance and allergies. From peanut ...

Believing our genes are nutritionally tied to the Paleolithic age, some scientists are hunting for clues and gathering answers that may shed light on modern disease and dietary imbalances. We live in ...