Health Fusion: Using knives safely in the kitchen
In this episode of the NewsMD podcast Health Fusion, host Viv Williams gets information about kitchen knife safety after she cuts her finger while chopping veggies (OUCH!). She hears from a hand surgeon about the potential dangers resulting from knife injuries and learns proper cutting technique from an executive chef. 11:35 am, Apr. 29, 2021 ×
I love everything about cooking, including the prep process. But the other day I was chopping veggies while chatting with my husband, Dave. And in a moment of distraction I sliced a chunk out of my finger.
After consulting with a doctor about my wound, which was superficial but hurt like mad, I looked for information to share about kitchen knife injuries and safety techniques. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic hand surgeon, described some of the injuries he sees and Jen Welper, an executive wellness chef with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, demonstr
New dietary guidelines set for Americans
Mayo Clinic News Network
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans have been updated to include, for the first time, recommendations across the lifespan.
Dr. Donald Hensrud, director of the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, says the dietary guidelines, which are updated every five years, are designed to give the best recommendations on what to eat and drink to promote health and prevent disease.
One of the changes for this edition of the guidelines is focused on a lifespan approach from infancy to older adulthood. “We’ve known for quite some time that for the first six months of an infant’s life, they should be fed exclusively human breast milk,” says Dr. Hensrud.
"What many people who work in nutrition would have liked to have seen is a lower limit for added sugars and alcohol. This was included in the scientific report, but did not end up in the Dietary Guidelines," Dr. Donald Hensrud says.