Category: Healthy Food

Healthy food access boosts outcomes in two studies

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In Stockton, California, almost 60% of the city’s 320,000 residents are prediabetic or living with diabetes. Shane Bailey, a 72-year-old longtime resident and US Coast Guard veteran, is one of them. And because she lives in a neighborhood that is considered a food desert because it lacks nearby grocery stores, it can be a huge challenge to access healthy, affordable food. “I live in the Central Valley with a lot of produce being grown. But in Stockton, it’s often either very expensive, or low quality, or both,” said Bailey. However, thanks to Abbott and the Public Health Institute’s Healthy Food…Continue Reading

How Students Can Develop a Healthy Relationship With Food — Syracuse University News

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When students begin their Syracuse University journeys, not only are they beginning their professional pursuits, they’re also in charge of what they eat and when they eat—a new experience for many students. Routine home-cooked meals are replaced with busy, varied schedules and a plethora of choices in the University’s dining halls. It’s a big change for students, one that, if not handled properly, could set them up for a lifetime of potentially unhealthy decisions involving food. Deirdre Smith-Howard Thankfully, for students who are struggling to maintain a healthy relationship with food, the Barnes Center at The Arch employs two registered…Continue Reading

Why is healthy food so expensive?

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BOSTON – It’s January, time to hit the grocery store to improve our nutrition. Food labels tell us what’s healthy and the price we’re going to pay for it. “It’s such a conundrum,” said William Masters, an economics professor at Tufts University. “People feel it, they know it, they see it. Remind yourself every day when you look in the grocery store and everything that is advertised as healthy is a premium product.” Organic this, less fat that. Does it seem like the nutritious stuff costs more? You’re not imagining it. “We get constantly bombarded with low this, no that,…Continue Reading

Ultra-processed food linked to 32 health problems: Study – Deseret News

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A new analysis of dozens of recent studies, including health outcomes for more than 10 million people, says consuming lots of ultra-processed food could lead to dozens of health problems — from obesity and heart disease to cancer, diabetes and even early death. The mega analysis, which was just published in BMJ, the British medical journal, reports that “diets high in ultra-processed food may be harmful to many body systems.” The list of potential harms, prepared by an international team of researchers from Australia, France, Ireland and the United States, includes “32 health parameters spanning mortality, cancer and mental, respiratory,…Continue Reading

Nordic Cooperation took lead at COP28

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The need to transform our food systems is clear. They need to become more sustainable, more competitive, and more equitable. Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers stressed the importance of bridging between the climate, health and food communities in order to make it happen. “We can never phase out food like we will with fossil fuels. Food is essential to life itself,” Karen said when describing the need to transform our food systems to become more sustainable. At the Food Systems Takeover of the Nordic Pavilion on 10 December, Stefanos Fotiou, Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hubreflected on…Continue Reading

‘Healthy food doesn’t have to be boring’: Chef Amrita Raichand

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Ccelebrity chef Amrita Raichand is a name synonymous with the Indian culinary scene. But she got her start by acting for advertisements, working with brands like Ponds, Parle, Maggi Noodles, and what not. Remember the Whirlpool mom? Yes, that’s Raichand for you. Fast forward to 2024 and you’ll find her hosting cooking shows and sharing simple recipes on social media, which she says has been a boon during the Covid-19 pandemic, “when traditional avenues like television shows were gone”. With around half a million followers on Instagram, Raichand has now ventured into philanthropy by collaborating with the Salaam Bombay Foundation,…Continue Reading

Eating healthily can save a family of four $150 at the checkout a fortnight, research finds

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Eating healthily can be less expensive than the unhealthy diet many Australians currently live on, a new study has found. Key points: There’s a perception that healthy food costs more, but it can save you money, research finds A trolley of healthy food costs $150 less a night than what the average Australian family buys The takeaway message? Try to eat five servings of vegetables a day and replace processed food with fresh food A regional Victorian hospital’s health promotion unit has shown that by following the recommended Australian Dietary Guidelines, families can save $150 at the checkout a fortnight.…Continue Reading

10 Nutrition Tips for a Healthy New Year

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As a health reporter who’s been following nutrition news for decades, I’ve seen a lot of trends that made a splash — and then sank. Remember olestra, the Paleo diet and celery juice? Watch enough food fads come and go, and you realize that the most valuable nutritional guidance is built on decades of research, in which scientists have looked at a question from multiple perspectives and arrived at something like a consensus. Here are 10 science-backed pearls to carry you into the new year. 1. The Mediterranean diet really is that good for you. Decades of research support the…Continue Reading