Category Archives: Nutrition

A Mom and RDN Share the Health Benefits of Beef

With so much talk about food and nutrition on social media, it can be difficult for parents to determine what’s best to feed their families. Sustainable nutrition is also a growing concern. And with plant-based diets gaining popularity, you may be tempted to skip meat in your child’s meals. When deciding what diet is best… Read More »

Photographer, 35, reveals her 15lb loss in incredible time-lapse video – as she shares her diet secrets

A PHOTOGRAPHER documents her 15kg weight loss in a time-lapse video spanning two years. At her heaviest, 35-year-old Leah Hope Mancuso weighed nearly 300 pounds and felt like every step she took was “a burden.” 9 Leah Hope Mancuso, 35, before shedding pounds during a trip to DisneylandCredit: Jam Press/Leah Hope 9 Leah weighed almost… Read More »

Food insecurity and nutritional insecurity

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While food insecurity has long been a focus of local and national policymakers and researchers, nutritional insecurity has been largely overlooked. A new study from the Institute for Food System Equity (IFSE) in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences aims to change that. The study was published as… Read More »

Ultra-processed foods may increase risk of death by 10%

Share on PinterestUltra-processed foods like sausages, hot dogs and deli meats have been linked to a higher risk of death. Howard Kingsnorth/Getty Images A diet heavy in ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of death among older Americans by up to 10%, according to a new study. The study tracked the nutrition and health of… Read More »