Eat nuts for heart and brain health?
Published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2013 , a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts or olive oil reduced the incidence of a …
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Nighttime snacking and cholesterol, what\’s the connection?
According to a research study (click here) conducted on eleven healthy young woman from Japan, a nighttime snack (192 calories snack at 11pm) increased LDL …
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What is the hunger fullness scale?
Do you ever eat when not hungry? When bored, stressed, watching TV, holiday meals, late night snacking, deserts, chips etc? Hey guess what, it\’s pretty …
Do bananas cause weight gain? No chance. Here\’s why?
Ok, I know you\’ve seen the pop up ads that say, \’bananas make you gain weight.\’ Guess what, not true. Bananas are a fantastic snack, …
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To Snack or Not to Snack for Weight Loss?
Check out this article in the Huffington Post from fellow Dietitian Manuel Villacorta! The article describes the relationship between ghrelin (the hunger hormone), snacking and …
