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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Nutrients
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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The ‘Elements’ of Getting Your Nutrients: How Food Prep Impacts Nutrition
It might be frozen blueberries sprinkled on cereal, or steamed broccoli with your dinner. You could pull baby carrots out of your purse, or throw a can…
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What Every Woman Should Know About Food and Their Health
May 10th marks the start of Women’s Health Week. Our needs are unique and, too often, they fall to the bottom of our priority lists. A healthy…
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UPDATED: Misguided Madness Championship: The Tournament of Bad Food Advice
UPDATE 4/2: We have our Misguided Madness Championship winner! Through both expert vote and social media write-in, we had a decisive victory for one terrible piece of…
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Dairy Products: The Whole Nutrient Package
With some of the recent controversy we are seeing about cheese, we are going to take this opportunity to “milk” the benefits of packaged dairy products. As our…
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Food and Nutrition Stars: And the Award Goes to . . .
The upcoming 87th Academy Awards have us holding our breath to see who wins for best picture, best director, and best actor and actress. With the awards…
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Eat a Rainbow: Functional Foods and Their Colorful Components
Have you ever heard that it is important to “eat a rainbow” of foods? This may be a good way to think about your diet because numerous…
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