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Featured article in the Winter 2016 Nutrition Close-Up; written by Richard Kahn, PhD, RD Feeding struggles between children and parents are common. There are two common causes. One is labeling foods as either “good” or “bad” and then striving to give a child the good food in recommended portions. Eggs have been the victim of the

Featured article in the Fall 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Maria Luz Fernandez, PhD There is a consensus, derived from clinical interventions and epidemiological data over the last 10 years, that eggs do not increase the risk for heart disease in healthy populations.1 It has been demonstrated that eggs: 1) increase both LDL cholesterol (LDL-C)

Featured article in the Winter 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Tia M. Rains, PhD Imagine that you’ve just identified a substance with preliminary evidence that suggests it is effective in preventing a particular disease. In this case, let’s pretend that the condition is type 2 diabetes (T2D) and that the substance is an extract. To test whether

Featured article in the Summer 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Tia Rains, PhD One of the latest buzzwords in nutrition seems to be “plant-based diets.” A Google search of that and similar terms produces more than 600,000 listings, with nearly the same number of descriptions as to what constitutes a plant-based diet. In some cases,

As parents prepare to send their children back to school, they often think about the essentials – new school backpack, supplies or even new clothes. But do enough parents think about arming their child with a nutritious breakfast? Research shows that children who eat breakfast may have better concentration in the classroom and overall improved

Featured article in the Summer 2017 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Chris Barry, PA-C, MMSC It’s hard to believe, but back-to-school time is already upon us. As parents scramble to obtain all the necessary school supplies, it is important for clinicians to discuss healthy nutritional strategies with our patients. Breakfast, the most overlooked meal, is

Featured article in the Summer 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Neva Cochran, MS, RDN, LD The concept of “food addiction” has become popular in the lay press as well as among some health professionals. But can food actually be addictive in the same sense as drugs or alcohol? In March 2009, The Journal of Nutrition

By Jessica Ivey, RDN, LDN The Egg Nutrition Center partnered with Jessica Ivey, RDN, LDN to write this blog post.   June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to consider the importance of brain health. With increased concern about brain diseases, researchers in the growing field of neuronutrition are examining

Featured article in the Winter 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by David C. Madsen, PhD This is a short account of science…not about how it is done but more about what is done with its results. It is also about learning from our mistakes. Will we? Nina Teicholz wrote in the Fall 2014 issue of ENC’s Nutrition Close-Up1 about