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Almonds Provide Fewer Calories Than Thought: Study

December 19, 2016 SrijitaAlmonds, calories, fewer, provide, Study, Than, Thought:

Both roasted and unroasted almonds provide fewer calories than previously estimated – and the amount of calories is largely dependent on the form of the dry fruit consumed, according to a new study. The study conducted by scientists from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that compared to the number of calories listed on nutrition labels, participants actually absorbed 25 per cent fewer calories from whole unroasted almonds and 19 per cent fewer calories from whole roasted almonds. David Baer and his team from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS)…

Tired and Weak? Don’t Assume it’s Just Your Age

December 19, 2016 SrijitaAge, and, Assume, Don't, Its, Just, Tired, Weak?, Your

When Christopher Callahan examines older patients, he often hears a similar refrain. “I’m tired, doctor. It’s hard to get up and about. I’ve been feeling kind of down, but I know I’m getting old and I just have to live with it.” This fatalistic stance relies on widely held but mistaken assumptions about what constitutes normal aging. In fact, fatigue, weakness and depression aren’t to-be-expected consequences of growing older, said Callahan, director of the Center for Aging Research at Indiana University’s School of Medicine. Instead, they’re a signal that something…

Don’t Judge ‘Healthy’ Food By Its Cover Say Nutritionists

December 17, 2016 Srijitaby, Cover, Don't, Food., Healthy, Its, Judge, Nutritionists, Say

SAN FRANCISCO – You want your back-to-schooler to eat a healthy diet, so you pack a “wheat” bread sandwich and tuck a “juice” drink in her brown-bag lunch. But did you know that loaf simply labeled “wheat” may be just white bread with added coloring? And the “juice” drink may contain more water than juice? It pays to read between the label lines, nutritionists say. “People in the store, trying to make healthy choices, do fall into that pitfall,” said Andrea Giancoli, registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic…

How You’re Making Healthy Food Unhealthy

December 17, 2016 SrijitaFood., Healthy, How, Making, Unhealthy?, you're

In your quest to get ripped and muscular, you make sure to take the time to carefully prepare your meals as healthily as possible. You know that what you put in your body on a daily basis will have an incredible impact on how clearly you can see your abs, so there is absolutely no room for error. Unfortunately, many men who think they are preparing their food healthily unwittingly make healthy food unhealthy. The following are some of the biggest mistakes that you might make while preparing foods that…

How You’re Making Healthy Food Unhealthy

December 17, 2016 SrijitaFood., Healthy, How, Making, Unhealthy?, you're

Finding Healthy Food in Typically Non-healthy Cuisines

December 17, 2016 SrijitaCuisines, Finding, Food., Healthy, In, Non-healthy, Typically

We like to eat out. Either we don’t like to bring leftovers to work or we just like having someone else cook for us. Having a hamburger on the go, a quick quiche for breakfast or some nachos at happy hour are food pleasures that are hard to resist. Recently, the USDA’s Economic Research Service published that Americans eating away from home were associated with a 134-K calorie increase in daily energy intake. The extra calories varied according to the meals, with lunches highest at 158, followed by dinners 144…