As we know here at IFIC, food trends come and go all the time. One day we’re talking about the pegan diet or alkaline water, the next…
Nutrients
Snacking Profiles: Which One Are You?
As the nature and pace of life evolves, so do our eating habits. Snacking is now more commonplace than ever before. Our 2019 Food and Health Survey…
Soy Series, Part 2: Soy-derived Ingredients
We’re in the thick of a four-part series on the basics of soy. The first article in this series focused on whole-soybean food products. In this second article, we’ll discuss ingredients made from soy that are used in many familiar foods. What food ingredients are…
A New Health Option for the New Year: The Non-Diet Approach
At the start of a new year, it often seems that everywhere you look, someone is trying a new diet. But whether we resolve to change our…
Soy Series, Part One: The Basics of Whole Soybean Foods
If our 2019 Food and Health Survey and perhaps many conversations you’ve had yourself about food this year are any indication, plant-based protein is big and its presence in our dietary lexicon is on the rise. Soy foods have…
Struggling With Late-Night Snacking? Read This.
Late-night snacking has a bad reputation because it’s often associated with less healthy foods, weight gain or a lack of willpower. But many people report engaging in…
Can Calorie-Dense Foods Also Be Healthy?
For so long, we’ve been taught that high-calorie means bad. But what if we told you that way of thinking was outdated, and more importantly, wrong? A…
What is the Flexitarian Diet?
Highlights The flexitarian diet can be generally defined as a semi-vegetarian diet with moderate intake levels of animal products. The principles of the flexitarian diet are aligned…
What is Zinc?
Highlights Zinc is an essential mineral that is involved in the body’s immune function, growth, development, wound healing and cell production. Zinc deficiency can lead to stunted growth in children and adolescents, as well as fertility issues, skin…
