Welcome! Here are some recent nutrition-related posts. Feel free to leave requests on my page!
Disclaimer: These posts are for general information only; they are not to be substituted for individualized clinical care. I do not know you nor your health status; thus, I cannot give individualized advice over the internet, as that would be unethical. Please read, share, and enjoy for general information purposes. Thank you!
Nutrition Basics & FAQs:
Dietary Reference Intakes, Explained
How Much Fiber Do I Need? What Does it Do? How can I get more fiber?
What You Should Know About Dietary Supplements (and how to navigate their heavy marketing on social media)
Nutrition FAQs: Should I Do A Juice Cleanse?
Should I Take Tons of Mega-Dose Vitamin C Packets When I have a Cold?
How Studying Nutrition Changed The Way I Eat
Is it Really Bad to Eat Late at Night?
What You Need to Know About Cancer and French Fries
What are FODMAPs? What’s a low FODMAP diet?
What is the difference between normal eating, eating disorders, and disordered eating?
What is lactose intolerance? What causes lactose intolerance?
Nutrition for Vegans: What You Need to Know If You’re on a Plant-Based Diet
Are GMOs safe? Can GMOs be Useful?
What you need to know if You’re Going Gluten-free
What are Omega-3 fatty acids? And should you take omega-3 supplements?
Is soy good for you? Is soy bad for you? What does the science say?
Supplements for Immune Function: What does the science say?
Are frozen and canned fruits and vegetables nutritious?
Macronutrients:
What are Macronutrients? And Should I Count Them?
How Much Protein Do I Actually Need?
Everything You Need to Know About Carbohydrates
Why Counting Calories/Macros is Worthless
Micronutrients:
Micronutrient Facts: Vitamin A
What You Need To Know About Vitamin B-12, Especially If You’re Vegan
How Climate Change is Impacting the Nutritional Value of Your Food
What is Iron? Who is at Risk for Iron Deficiency?
What is Vitamin D? How do you know if you are vitamin D deficient?
Metabolism:
Metabolism in Fed, Fasting and Starved States
Dieting and Trends:
The Keto Diet: What Does the Science Say?
Spilling the tea on Celery Juice Science
5 Popular Health Trends I Don’t Buy Into
11 Food and Health-Related New Years Resolutions That Are Way Better Than Losing Weight
10 Phrases to Remove from Your Food/Exercise Vocabulary
Do Detox Diets Work? What about Juice Cleanses, Colon Cleaning, Tummy Teas, etc?
Is Beyond Meat Healthy? Is Impossible Meat Healthy? Is that Even the Point?
Nutrition and Diseases:
What to Eat (and avoid) When You Have Diarrhea
What to Eat and Avoid if You Have GERD
What is lactose intolerance? What causes lactose intolerance?
What you need to know if You’re Going Gluten-free
Public Health Basics:
What are the social determinants of health?
Some Basic Public Health Definitions
Other:
7 Win-Win Plant-Powered Solutions to Global Hunger That Will Benefit the Planet
Hunger vs Appetite, Fullness vs Satisfaction
Understanding Your Hunger Hormones
Food Safety and Cornonavirus: What do we know so far?
