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…
Nutrients
What Is Iron?
Highlights Iron is an essential mineral for transporting oxygen in our bodies and is also vital for growth and development, hormone synthesis, and muscle metabolism. Meat, seafood,…
IFIC Survey: Consumer Insights on Gut Health and Probiotics
Download the survey results here From kombucha to kimchi to kefir, the connection between certain foods and gut health is a hot topic in nutrition right now….
Food and Inflammation Series: Is Dairy Inflammatory?
What we eat has long been known to impact our health, and a wealth of research suggests that our eating patterns impact our risk for diet-related chronic…
Essential Nutrients for Adult Women, in Each Decade of Life
While the principles of healthy eating remain constant over a woman’s lifespan, women’s bodies also go through changes in each decade of life that may require adjustments…
Food and Inflammation Series: Is Sugar Inflammatory?
What we eat has long been known to impact our health, and a wealth of research suggests that our eating patterns impact our risk for diet-related chronic…
What Is Magnesium?
Highlights Magnesium plays an important and diverse role in our bodies, including supporting the health and function of our bones, heart, muscles and nerves. Magnesium is widely…
Let’s Learn About Chocolate
Chocolate has a long history, with origins dating back thousands of years to the ancient Aztec, Maya and Olmec cultures of Central and South America. The Aztecs…
Gut Check: Postbiotics and the Microbiome
Over the past few years, there’s been a wave of research and news surrounding the impact of what we eat on our gut microbiome and digestive health….