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Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Asians report the worst access to food that’s both healthy and fits their palate, according to the first study in Los Angeles County to drill down on nutrition insecurity.Researchers at USC found that the county’s Asian residents were more than twice as likely to be nutrition insecure than white residents. What is ‘nutrition insecurity’Nutrition insecurity is increasingly recognized as critical a problem as food…
This range of nutritious wraps, flour and pizza bases ensures you eat your favourite foods minus gut issues In 2023, sisters Deeya and Tanisha started gobbleright from their home kitchen. They now retail in stores and online. Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Healthy and nutritious are words with a two-edged sword, often abused and overused. Every time a brand introduces itself as nutritious, eyebrows raise. Last week, we tried one that offers gluten, soy, and dairy-free products like flour, wraps, and pizza bases. Started by Lower Parel-based sisters Deeya and Tanisha Shroff in 2023, âgobbleright’ was born…
A Delta Air Lines flight en route to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after passengers were served what some have described as “moldy” chicken. More than a dozen passengers fell ill after eating the meal, which forced the plane to make an emergency landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after taking off from Detroit. CBS News obtained images of the meals, which seem to have obvious mold over the meat. According to CBS, this is the second day in a row that meals have been pulled from the airline. It’s not clear…
Some foods are just better together: peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, cereal and milk, the list goes on. But some food pairings aren’t just good for their elevated flavors. Lauren Manaker, MS, RDN, LD, CLEC, CPT, a registered dietitian based in Charleston, says certain foods, when paired together, can actually help boost nutrient absorption, too. Ahead, Manaker shares nine essential food pairings to reap the most benefits from the foods we eat. What does nutrient absorption mean? Nutrient absorption refers to the process through which the body takes in vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients from the food…
Photo by Food Photographer from Unsplash GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Have you ever wondered if choosing salad over a juicy steak actually makes a difference to your health? Well, science says it does, and in more ways than you might think! A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine is shedding light on how our dietary choices affect our long-term health. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, the German Institute of Human Nutrition, and other universities have discovered a way to accurately measure how swapping out certain foods in our diet affects the fats in our blood. They’re also revealing…
Eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder are more than just struggles with food—they are complex mental health conditions influenced by a mix of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors. Each person’s journey is unique, and recovery requires addressing not only the physical aspects but also the emotional and spiritual wounds. Mindfulness and yoga are helpful tools to use in eating disorder recovery, helping people work through their disorder and remove themselves from a cycle of harmful behavior. Mindfulness and Meditation: Anchoring in the Present Mindfulness is about being fully present in each moment without judgment. It’s a skill…
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso County Economic Development Department has extended the application deadline for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI). This program is a call for small businesses that lack access to traditional capital and credit markets. The HFFI is a financing program designed to improve access to healthy food in low-income, underserved communities across El Paso County, including areas like Socorro, Ysleta, and the Segundo Barrio. The initiative offers grants and low-interest loans for food retail and infrastructure projects, helping local businesses open new outlets or expand existing ones that sell healthy food. Grants and…
When I was battling anorexia on a regular basis, I remember constantly asking myself when I would finally recover. When I could stop worrying about the numbers, whether on nutrition labels or the scale. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I would ever be capable of letting go of something I had become so attached to. But the fact was that I’d managed to live the first 14 years of my life without being concerned about the numbers, and it was my mind that was refusing to give in to recovery – to let me truly let go of…
A food environment is the intersection between an individual and the wider food system. One’s unique food environment is shaped by the physical, political, economic, and sociocultural factors that influence which foods are available, affordable, chosen, and prepared for consumption. [1-4] Unfortunately in many food environments, unhealthy foods and beverages are often more readily available—and accessible—than healthful items. Their choice is also powered by appealing marketing approaches and ubiquitous placement in vending machines and checkout counters. A healthy food environment is one in which healthy choices are readily available and promoted, easily accessible, and affordable. To make this shift,…
This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. Cavemen in the Stone Age didn’t have many luxuries. They had, however, learned to make fire by banging together flintstones or rubbing two sticks together, and that at least made their cold and dingy dwellings more comfortable. And fire did something else. Once the caveman had clubbed his prey, which of course wasn’t a dinosaur, fire allowed the meat to be cooked. If the meat wasn’t eaten right away it would be hung to dry because experience had shown that dried meat keeps longer, especially if exposed to smoke. Much later, science…