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Our Registered Dietitian shares tips to help you practice the technique of mindful eating. Here, she shares the right steps to get you on your way.

School gardens may get children to eat more vegetables Getting children to eat their vegetables can seem like an insurmountable task, but nutrition researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found one way: school gardens and lessons on using whats grown in them. Researchers worked with 16 elementary schools across Central Texas to install vegetable gardens and teach classes to students and parents about nutrition and cooking. In a study recently published in the International Journa...

 E-Mail URBANA, Ill. - For decades, kibble has been our go-to diet for dogs. But the dog food marketplace has exploded in recent years, with grain-free, fresh, and now human-grade offerings crowding the shelves. All commercial dog foods must meet standards for complete and balanced nutrition, so how do consumers know what to choose? A new University of Illinois comparison study shows diets made with human-grade ingredients are not only highly palatable, theyre extremely digestible. And that me...

January 29, 2021 | CALS faculty, staff and alumni are welcome to observe the lectures for the new course “Hort 375: Structural Racism in the U.S. Agricultural System.” Students, on the other hand, must be enrolled or be officially auditing the course in order to participate. Discussions or other course activities are for students only. Lectures are held on Fridays from 1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Description: This course will provide a historical analysis of the agricultural systems in the U.S...

New research in the Journal of Nutrition—albeit funded by the Hass Avocado Board—suggests eating the fruit daily—yes, it is a fruit—can greatly improve gut health.

Yoojin Lee studied food science and engineering in South Korea. A growing interest in how nutrients affect the body led her to the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources where her research focused on the relationship between obesity-associated diseases and foods that might have protective effects and other positive health benefits. Obesity, a state caused by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure, is an established risk factor ...

Hyperice Announces Performance Advisory Board Hyperice launches Hyperice Performance Advisors, a health advisory board of industry experts available to share their expertise with users of the Hyperice App. Anyone looking to improve their personal wellness can download the Hyperice App and leverage the expertise, research, and education of each advisor via world class wellness and self-care solutions for the everyday person and professional athletes alike. The Hyperice Performance Advisory board...

Your Gut May Reveal This Surprising Thing About Your Chronic Disease Risk, Science Says © Provided by Eat This, Not That! Woman suffering from stomach cramps on the sofa at home. Your gut can tell you a lot about yourself, from the types of foods you crave to how often you use the bathroom. It can even help to explain the kind of mood youre currently in—gut bacteria produce about 95% of the bodys supply of serotonin, the hormone that stabilizes mood. But did you know it may also determine...

Conquering the Scientific World, Dr. Roberto Crea Conquering the Scientific World, Dr. Roberto Crea The world is a huge, complex system that includes various interests that are vying to be a small part of human life. However, one may be living a life of their own, following their thoughts, plans, and ideas. But they have no idea that it is science that dictates human life. Science today is an amalgamation of theories, laws, suit of facts, models, and conclusions that construct human society. Sc...

The team’s work shows that early pathological processes in the brains of individuals who are genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer’s disease are modulated by a pancreatic hormone called amylin. This study is the first to show that the brains of patients with familial AD accumulate amyloid-forming amylin secreted by the pancreas. “Our study suggests an alternative approach to reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s disease through the modulation of blood levels of amylin. In addition...