Diet and Nutrition Articles and Resources

• Aspartame - NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful - safe to drink? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Body Mass Index - BMI is a simple calculation that measures your weight relative to your height. By Amy Parker, RD
• Breakfast of Champions - Mom was right; breakfast is the most important meal of the day. By Amy Parker, RD
• Carbohydrates - Friend or foe? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Carbohydrate loading - The carbo-loading argument. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Celebration eating - Celebrations, special events, festivals are all times when we "indulge" in our favorite comfort foods. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Cholesterol free diet - So what? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Diets - Reshape your diet. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Eating for stress - wise food choices are the last thing on our mind when we perceive stress. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Eating Out - Fast foods and restaurants can be an obstacle to maintaining a healthy weight. Dining out poses many challenges to a healthy lifestyle. By Amy Parker, RD
• Emotional Eating - If you find yourself at the fridge when you are mad, glad, stressed or sad, you are not eating for energy.  By Amy Parker, RD
• Fat phobia - Good fat / bad fat. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Goal Setting - With a New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions. By Amy Parker, RD
• Got Munchies? - Don’t feel guilty about snacking between meals; it is actually a proven strategy for successful weight loss. By Amy Parker, RD
• Halloween food hazards - Gone are the days when the “Treat” part of “Trick or Treat” was an apple, home-made baking or bag of popcorn. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Healthy Eating - What’s on Your Plate? - In our society a portion sizes have increased to the point where our dinner plates look more like platters.  By Amy Parker, RD
• Holiday food ambush - Holiday eating with dignity & health. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• How to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain - Christmas season includes indulging in extra helpings, snacking on seasonal treats, and little or no workout time, all contribute to weight gain. By Lynn Bode.
• Hydration / dehydration - Water for health and performance. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Low Carb and Low Fat Diets - are these diets a scam? By MyWebND
• Menu planning - for the outdoor season. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Nutrition Bars - the task of choosing the right nutrition bar to meet your needs at the moment. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Nutrition jargon - What are free radicals? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Nutrition adjustment for winter - The winter season creates significant challenges to the immune system. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Optimal nutrition - Eating before, during and after exercise. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Peanut butter or pasta - Is fat the fuel of the future for runners and cyclists? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Protein primer - to help the consumer sort out fact from fiction. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Protein supplement lingo - Have you ever wondered about the jargon used in protein supplement advertising? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Runner's diet - Eat to run. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Snack right - What to eat between meals. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Soy of Cooking - Soy foods have grown in popularity as consumers learn more about associated health benefits. ARA Content.
• St. John's Wort - Nature's Prozac. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• Story on Fat - Low fat, high fat, good fats, bad fats … we are overloaded everyday with information about fat. Fat is an essential element to our diet, we require certain amounts to keep us healthy. By Amy Parker, RD.
• Supplementation 101 - Responsible supplementation is no longer an option if your objective is optimal health. By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.
• What to eat? - Confused by recent headlines? By L. Lee Coyne Ph.D.

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