I am participating in one of my first nutrition graduate’s research project, and I have already messed up the protocol. I ate some dried cranberries I got from Trader Joes, and I will tell you later why that was a “no no.”
The student’s research question looks at the power of omega-3 fatty acids (found in foods such as [...]

With mid-terms soon approaching, both teachers and students might be needing that extra ‘pick-me-up” necessary for extra studying or grading.  Cue the caffeine…
Luckily for us, there are many drinks available these days to choose from, but are they healthy and could they actually do some harm?
Whether you choose an energy drink from the vending machine [...]

Yesterday in my class called “Hot Topics in Nutrition”, we examined a study which looked at 4 different popular diets.  The point of the study was to identify which diet worked best after 6 months in ~1,000 women. The 4 diet contenders were:
Weight-Watchers on-line: (popular program for decades focusing on portion control, points assigned to foods for [...]

This week, I attended a class our nutrition students are required to take called “Nutrition Organic Tutorial.”  The tutorial didn’t start until 7 p.m., so I decided to check out the new stir-fry restaurant on campus called Santo Bento, santobento.com.
I looked over the menu, and decided to order the salmon stir-fry. The gentleman who took my order informed me [...]

I have to say I am a little nervous about my new assignment as a “blogger”…at the age of almost 30, I straddle the fence as far as my skills go related to the internet communication venues such as facebook, etc. But, as your “health” or “nutrition” expert of the this new blogging project, I promise to [...]