Fifty percent of adults 65 and over have insufficient levels of Vitamin D, according to European researchers. That conclusion was reached in a study conducted by investigators at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, as part of the population-based KORA-Age study in the region of Augsburg in southern Germany. Moreover, as the authors of the study report… Continue reading Vitamin Deficiency in Later Life
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Bread: Better for You than You Thought
Although the popular perception is that Americans eat a disproportionate amount of grain foods like bread, rolls, tortillas and ready-to-eat cereals, in fact those foods make up less than 15 percent of all calories in our total diets. And yet this small quantity is providing a disproportionately positive amount of critical nutrients. That research is… Continue reading Bread: Better for You than You Thought
Fast-Cooking Dry Beans Provide More Protein and Iron
Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet. To get the most out of these legumes, new research suggests choosing fast-cooking dry beans could be the way to go. A study in American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that fast-cooking beans retained more protein, iron… Continue reading Fast-Cooking Dry Beans Provide More Protein and Iron