Highlights Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. It’s essential for bone health and proper functioning of the cardiovascular, muscular and nervous systems, among many…
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Nutrients
What is Folate?
Highlights Folate is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin that is found in a variety of vegetables, legumes, pulses and animal foods. Folate is essential in our body for…
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Fiber Fact Sheet
Dietary fiber is a plant-based nutrient found in a wide variety of foods. “Fiber” is a broad term that encompasses several types of non-digestible carbohydrates that offer…
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Collagen Supplementation: Is It All Hype?
Collagen has seemed to explode as a trend overnight, and many consumers are wondering if the touted benefits are legitimate or all hype. In this article, we…
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What is Chromium?
Highlights Chromium is used by our bodies for carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism, and is essential for maintaining normal blood sugar. Chromium supplementation may be beneficial in…
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Nutrition 101: Prebiotics, Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome
This is the sixth installment of our “Nutrition 101” video series in partnership with Osmosis, a group that focuses on health science education, highlighting the basics of several…
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Fast Take: How Is What We’re Not Eating Affecting Our Health?
Highlights Dietary risks were associated with 11 million deaths in 2017—about one in every five deaths globally—and the loss of 255 million years of life due to…
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[Part 2] What Is a Registered Dietitian? An Interview with Khursheed Navder, PhD, RDN
Most of us would be hard-pressed to go a day without thinking or talking about food and nutrition. After all, everyone needs to eat. But what about…
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What Is a Registered Dietitian? An Interview with Khursheed Navder, PhD, RDN
Most of us would be hard-pressed to go a day without thinking or talking about food and nutrition. After all, everyone needs to eat. But what about…
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