May 19 is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day. A chronic and lifelong illness, IBD includes both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, and it affects 1.6 million Americans, including…
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Nutrients
Food Fad Friday: Getting Cultured with Kefir
The fermentation craze is still going strong! We are officially obsessed with—gasp!—rotting food, and for good reason; fermented foods are tasty and good for the gut because…
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Super Confused About Super Foods? An Educated Consumer Is a Healthy Consumer
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve probably been bombarded with news about “superfoods.” But you’ve probably also wondered which foods are “super” are and what…
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Citrus: Great Fruits for Heart Health
February is American Heart Month. It’s also National Grapefruit Month in the U.S. This confluence wasn’t lost on us, and it got us thinking: What role does…
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Packaged Food Series: Nutrition Enhancements
According to the 2007 World Food Prize Laureate Philip E. Nelson, “If you teach a person how to process [or package] food, you can feed a village.” But…
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Let’s Get Real: Following the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
With the release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a lot of attention is placed on how we’re all supposed to be eating. It’s easy for eating right…
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4 Food Rules You Won’t Find in Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’ (and 2 That You Will)
Fellow food nerds will already know how I spent the eve before New Year’s Eve. I was cuddled on the couch (snacks in hand) watching the new…
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Healthy Snack Alternatives for Santa
Over here at IFIC, we’re concerned with Santa’s health. Being jolly alone doesn’t have the fat burning capabilities of exercise. So we’re encouraging Santa to run behind…
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Keeping Up with Kombucha: Fact-Checking the Fad
Kombucha is one of the trendiest beverages on store shelves today. Like many other products that have found themselves in the spotlight, enthusiasts have touted kombucha as…
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