Tag: Diet and Health

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The Dark Side of TikTok – Toddler Milks

Despite their widespread promotion, the AAP emphasized that these drinks lack regulation, are devoid of essential nutrients, and are often laden with additional sugar and salt, raising concerns about their suitability for young children.

TikTok’s Trending “Toddler Milks” Turns Out To Be Nutritionally Incomplete, Unregulated — https://www.parentherald.com/articles/111350/20231021/tiktok-trending-toddler-milks-turns-out-nutritionally-incomplete-unregulated.htm

The clinical report Older Infant‒Young Child “Formulas,” from the AAP Committee on Nutrition, is available at https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-064050 and will be published in the November issue of Pediatrics.

AAP clinical report: Toddler ‘formulas’ offer no nutritional advantage — https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/26436/AAP-clinical-report-Toddler-formulas-offer-no?autologincheck=redirected

You’re welcome.

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How To Reduce Your Risk of Developing DM2 (type 2 diabetes)

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Replacing one serving of red meat a day with a serving of plant-based protein sources like nuts or legumes decreased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%, and substituting a serving of red meat for dairy decreased the risk by 22%.

More Than One Red Meat Serving A Week Can Increase Diabetes Risk — https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/10/19/more-than-one-red-meat-serving-a-week-can-increase-diabetes-risk-study-finds/

The Forbes article has links to other research studies on meat consumption and health.

Link to the Harvard press release — Red meat consumption associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk — https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/red-meat-consumption-associated-with-increased-type-2-diabetes-risk/

The study featured in the articles above was published on Thursday, October 19, in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

My Personal Opinion

If you eat meat, eat less. If you don’t eat meat, consider the occasional meal with meat for its nutritional benefits. My diet is approximately 75% meat-free, I do not have diabetes.

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What to Eat if You Are Prediabetic (hint, low carbs)

One of the most studied diets for reversing diabetes and prediabetes is a low carbohydrate diet² that’s personalized to your carb tolerance. People with a high carb tolerance might be able to eat a carbohydrate-heavy diet and keep their blood sugar in a normal range, but someone with prediabetes and a low carb tolerance may experience chronic blood sugar spikes and struggle with fatigue, weight gain, and more. 

Prediabetes Diet: What to Eat, and What to Avoid — https://www.virtahealth.com/blog/prediabetes-diet

I need to be better with the list of foods to avoid.

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Eat an Apple and Some Broccoli and Call Me in the Morning

A recent study examined the effects of produce prescription programs in 12 U.S. states (1). Almost 4,000 individuals received produce prescriptions. About half were adults and half were children. They were all from low-income neighborhoods. Participants received paper vouchers or electronic cards providing from $15 to $300 per month to buy fruits and vegetables at grocery stores and farmers markets. They attended nutrition classes. The median length of program participation was 6 months.

Adults receiving produce prescription ate, on average, more than three quarters of a cup per day more fruits and vegetables; children averaged a quarter cup more per day. Both adults and children reported that their overall health status improved. Among adults with poor health, improvements were seen in blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin (a measure of diabetes control), and body mass index (BMI). These results suggest that produce prescriptions could have important benefits.

Eat an Apple and Some Broccoli and Call Me in the Morning: Produce Prescriptions Offer Health Benefits — https://www.vrg.org/blog/2023/10/13/eat-an-apple-and-some-broccoli-and-call-me-in-the-morning-produce-prescriptions-offer-health-benefits/ – Posted on October 13, 2023 by The VRG Blog Editor

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Eat This Way – PURE Study

A diet comprised of higher amounts of fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish, and whole-fat dairy is associated with lower CVD and mortality in all world regions, especially in countries with lower income where consumption of these foods is low.

Our findings suggest that globally the key to a healthy diet is probably one that includes diverse natural foods in moderation, rather than restricting intake to a small number of food categories.

Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 80 countries — https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad269/7192512

Presented without the usual snarky comment about some of my dietary choices like whole-fat Greek yogurt and full fat cheeses.

Time to make lunch. Spinach quesadillas with whole-fat cheddar cheese.

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DO NOT EAT (crickets for iron)

Iron absorption from house crickets and fortified maize porridge with crickets is low, which may be explained by the presence of chitin and other inhibitors in the cricket biomass.

Absorption of iron from edible house crickets: a randomized crossover stable-isotope study in humans — The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 116, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 1146–1156, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac223

Always remember to eat a well balanced diet.

And find other dietary sources for iron besides crickets.

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Research Reveals One Simple Habit That Promotes Longevity AND Provides Extra Income in Retirement

Many thanks to OlRedHair at https://olredhair.wordpress.com/ for the CNN link.

Studies point to the health benefits of beans, backing up what people in blue zones have long known, Buettner said. The soluble fiber in beans can cut cholesterol and help prevent type 2 diabetes by stabilizing blood sugar. A 2001 study found eating beans four times a week cut heart disease by 22%. A 2004 study found people lived approximately eight more years for every 20-gram intake of legumes — that’s about an ounce.

Eating this food may be a reason why some people live to 100 — https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/29/health/beans-longevity-blue-zone-wellness

Beans are cheap and good for you.

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