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Featured article in the Winter 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Christopher R. Mohr, PhD, RD It’s that time of year. Men and women everywhere are feverishly trying to pinpoint their “bad” eating and exercise habits and pledging to adopt a healthier lifestyle. It’s 2015, a new year and a new you! Unfortunately, this habit-changing alarm bell probably […]

Today’s post comes from the Fall Issue of the Nutrition Close-Up, ENC’s newsletter that provides information on current nutrition and research trends and upcoming presentations. The post was authored by Yanni Papanikolaou, Vice President of Nutrition & Commercialization at Nutritional Strategies Inc. Nutritional Strategies Inc. is a scientific consulting firm specializing in developing evidence-based communications, conducting nutrition research, and

February is Heart Month – a great time to not only pamper your loved ones but also to think about your cardiovascular (CVD) health. According to a report by the American Heart Association, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and other government agencies, “Rates of death attributable to

A colorful array of spices is a hallmark of the sunny Mediterranean-style diet. When it comes to evidence-based eating patterns, the fruit- and vegetable- based Mediterranean diet has been the subject of scientific studies around the world. And the science stacks up; as a result, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that the Mediterranean-Style

Despite years of being told to avoid eating eggs (both seen and unseen in the foods we eat) because of the high amount of cholesterol in the yolks, experts now say that the cholesterol in foods does not cause increased cholesterol in blood that leads to heart disease. In the past several years, authoritative organizations

In a recent blog post, I mentioned the growing acknowledgement of the importance of protein for physical performance. Much research published in recent years suggests that protein, long downplayed as a key nutrient for better performance, may play a larger role than previously thought. But what about post-exercise? What should an active person consume after

The Experimental Biology annual meeting attracts over 14,000 scientists in the fields of nutrition, anatomy, biochemistry and molecular biology, investigative pathology, pharmacology, and physiology.  Scientists in academia, government agencies, private corporations, and non-profit organizations from around the world attend the event. At the upcoming 2016 meeting, a total of 14 abstracts will be presented that were

Featured article in the Spring 2017 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Allison Pigatto, MS, RD, LDN   As the newest member of the ENC team, I am EGG-static about the work I get to be part of! My background is in school nutrition, a field that has undergone considerable change since the introduction of the Healthy,

Featured article in the Fall 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Bev Benda, RDN, BCC While working as a Registered Dietitian in outpatient renal dialysis, I overheard a nephrologist advise a patient: “We need to get that albumin up. Eat lots of eggs. Just make sure you don’t eat the yolk!” When I arrived, the patient

Featured article in the September, 2017 Issue of Nutrition Research Update; written by Taylor Wallace, PhD, CFS, FACN, food and nutrition expert, faculty at George Mason University and blogger at www.drtaylorwallace.com. Did you know that eggs provide the most choline to the U.S. diet?  Each egg yolk contains about 147 mg of choline or about one-fourth of that recommended on the