By Amy Osmond Cook | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: November 26, 2018 at 4:09 pm | UPDATED: November 26, 2018 at 4:09 pm Sitting down at the end of the day with a bowl of ice cream probably sounds good to most people. But while the occasional sundae tastes delicious, it might also have more sugar than your body needs for an entire day. Added sugars are common in many foods, but having too much sugar in your diet can do more than just expand your waistline. Here are five things to know about sugar and how much you really need in your diet. How much sugar Is too much? You know it isn’t healthy to gorge on candy all day, but what is a healthy amount of sugar? Unlike nutrients like vitamins, iron, or protein, added sugar is not a nutrient your body needs. There is no required amount of added sugar a person should have in their diet, but there is a recommended limit. The American Heart Association recommends that women limit added sugar to 100 calories a day, or six teaspoons. For … [Read more...] about How much sugar is too much? 5 things to know about the sweet stuff
How much dairy should you eat a day
What Halloween candy should you NOT eat? Site ranks best, worst
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The folks at Eat This, Not That! are out with an entertaining list of candy and calories. Eat This, Not That! ranked 52 candies. What's interesting is that several mini sizes are included. Maybe the tinier bites make us think a nibble or two or six isn't that much. But they are some of the unhealthiest candy on the market. They note Sour Patch Kids have more sugar than a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed Doughnut. Those thin Andes mints you pick up on the way out of a fancy restaurant? "One of the worst candies in the supermarket," the site says. "The first two ingredients are sugar and partially hydrogenated oil, and you're getting as much saturated fat as you'll find in a handful of french fries." With 100 Grand bars "You'd go broke trying to figure out how to eat these and stay slim. Each tiny bar has as much sugar as a bowl of Frosted Flakes." Heath snack size, the site says, might be "one of the more natural brands on the market - that richness you taste is pure dairy … [Read more...] about What Halloween candy should you NOT eat? Site ranks best, worst
The Nordic diet: Why you should start eating it
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GUEST COMMENTARY: National Nutrition Month should focus on innovation
March is National Nutrition Month in the United States, but for some there is nothing to celebrate despite the Agriculture Department’s best efforts. Over a third of Americans are classified as obese, and government programs and guidelines haven’t changed this growing trend.There are two major tools that the federal government uses to help consumers to eat healthier meals: the USDA’s MyPlate nutrition guide and the FDA’s Nutrition Facts Panel.Consider MyPlate: It employs a picture of fruits, grains, vegetables and protein with dairy (like a glass of milk) on the side. If you look carefully, you can get some idea of the relative portions, but they are fairly close in size, so it doesn’t help a lot. It also doesn’t tell you how much of each to eat nor whether every meal needs to look like the plate. Should breakfast have the same portions and ratios as dinner?As one nutritionist put it, “An icon isn’t going to help you eat smarter, lose … [Read more...] about GUEST COMMENTARY: National Nutrition Month should focus on innovation
Dr. Mark Hyman answers the question: “Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?”
The ongoing debate over which foods are most healthy is the subject of Dr. Mark Hyman's latest book, "Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?" Hyman, who directs the Center for Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, said on "CBS This Morning" that people are confused because the dietary recommendations of our government have been based on poor science. Much of the standard advice people have been given over the years about healthy eating is contradicted by information we now know is true: "For example, that fat is bad, we shouldn't eat meat, we should be eating things that we're not really supposed to be eating, like whole eggs, we're not supposed to be eating it. Actually, egg whites are good," Hyman said. Should we not worry about cholesterol? "No," he replied. "In fact, the government in the guidelines in 2015 said we should no longer worry about dietary cholesterol, meaning we kind of got it wrong on the egg whites for a long time." Hyman's book contains a Nutrition IQ Quiz, … [Read more...] about Dr. Mark Hyman answers the question: “Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?”