Vitamin A What is vitamin A? Vitamin A is a fat soluble (requires fat to be absorbed) vitamin that is needed for vision, gene expression, and growth of cells. Carotenoids (anti-oxidant) are also a form of vitamin A and are needed for eye health and heart disease.
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March is National Nutrition Month–what better time to make a commitment to healthy living? Following are four tips for creating a healthier home that we think are attainable for any family. The idea is to adopt one tip per week, or adapt the ideas to what works
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One of the reasons I have always been so passionate about nutrition is that it is tied to everything in life. Even things that may seem to have nothing to do with food and nutrition, like rising rates ADHD, is in one way or another linked to
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I grew up in the height of the “low-fat” craze, which was created in hopes of reducing coronary heart disease (CHD). Fat was targeted as the sole macronutrient that caused/contributed to heart disease. Fat was removed from everything possible. Non fat yogurt, Non fat ice cream, Non
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What does a healthy child need? Age 1-3 yrs 4-5 yrs 6-11 yrs Calories 1,000-1,400 1,200-1,600 1,600-2,000 Fruits 1 – 1 ½ cups 1 – 1 ½ cups 1 ½ cups Vegetables 1 – 1 ½ cups 1 ½ – 2 cups 2 – 2 ½ cups
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Despite the well-known obesity epidemic in our country, approximately 5 percent of children struggle with the opposite issue and are underweight. Because body fat is critical to healthy growth and brain development, we work with underweight children from infants to young adults to achieve the healthy growth
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By Leslie Stiles, MS, RD, CSP, LDN February is heart health month, but the truth is that we should be thinking about heart health every month. Normally, most of us associate heart health with adults. However, as dietitians, we know that a lifetime of healthy eating starts early in
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By Gia Diakakis, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC After working with countless families who face obesity and overweight issues, I thought I thought I thoroughly understood all there was to know about the impact pediatric obesity has on the body. That is, until I ran across this study:
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