This is Day 5 of Well’s Mediterranean Diet Week. Start at the beginning here. The Mediterranean diet isn’t like other diets. To begin with, it’s more of a style of eating than a strict regimen. And adopting it doesn’t involve many of the sacrifices people associate with healthy eating. Compared with other wholesome diets, for example, the Mediterranean diet is relatively high in fat. Federal health officials recommend that 20 to 35 percent of your daily calories come from fat […]
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Credit: Dan Gold on Unsplash New research has found food could play a major role in stopping the growth of some cancers. It was previously thought diet had no impact on tumors, but a team of SAHMRI and University of Adelaide researchers, led by Dr. Daniel Thomas, has turned that theory on its head. The study was a collaboration with Stanford University and has recently been published in Cancer Discovery. It showed cancers with IDH1 gene mutations can’t grow without […]
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By Mariama Jallow David West, a retired juvenile court counselor for the state of North Carolina, grew up in the Boston-Thurmond neighborhood in Winston-Salem, a predominantly Black community that has seen many changes over the past century. Until the early 1990s, it was a vibrant neighborhood filled with Black Americans in a variety of tax brackets. There were fresh food markets at most every corner and everyone seemed to know everyone in the community, according to West, a 68-year-old neighborhood […]
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Laurence B. Alexander, Chair, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Pamela K. Anderson, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Marie Boyd, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Rattan Lal, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Member, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Henri G. Moore, Member, Board for International Food […]
Share on PinterestThe American Heart Association has updated its recommendations about heart-healthy eating. Sergio Marcos/Stocksy Following its 2006 scientific statement, the American Heart Association (AHA) has updated its nutritional recommendations for 2021. The wide-ranging recommendations aim to provide guidance regardless of what we eat or who we are. The paper emphasizes the importance of healthy eating throughout one’s life. The AHA’s “2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health” has fresh recommendations informed by the latest research and designed to accommodate […]
Posted by Celia Hernandez, Program Assistant, Office of the Chief Economist in Food and Nutrition Health and Safety Sep 29, 2021 Around the world, roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted from farm to table, amounting to around 1.3 billion tonnes per year. Covid-19 has exposed vulnerabilities in our food systems and heightened the need to remedy food loss and waste (FLW), both locally and globally. Reducing food loss and waste is a powerful means […]
