By Jessica Ivey, RDN
The Egg Nutrition Center partnered with Jessica Ivey, RDN, LDN to write this blog post.
This time of year, I crave classic comfort foods and hearty, rich dishes to satisfy body and soul. Many of these dishes are not especially nutrient-rich, but with a few upgrades, you can enjoy crave-worthy winter fare with more nutrition in each bite. Continue reading “Nutritious Comfort Food”
Featured article in the Winter 2019 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Taylor C. Wallace, PhD, CFS, FACN
“Recognition of the growing evidence relating inadequate intakes to health consequences coupled with evidence of suboptimal intakes in high-risk populations, warrants a need for improved public health recommendations for choline” was the consensus of more than 40 experts attending the 2018 Choline Science Summit, whose findings were summarized recently in a feature article in the journal Nutrition Today.1 Continue reading “Choline – The Underconsumed and Underappreciated Essential Nutrient”
Featured article in the Winter 2019 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RDN
Good nutrition is important at every stage of life but most dynamic and with the greatest vulnerability in the first 1000 days (pregnancy and the first two years). Researchers are connecting the impact of vital nutrients early in life with overall health, growth and neurodevelopment. Continue reading “Power of the First 1000 Days: Early Nutrition for Lifelong Health”
Featured article in the Winter 2019 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Jen Houchins, PhD, RD
Inadequate nutrition is responsible for stunted growth in approximately 25% of children worldwide and the cause of nearly half of deaths in children under five years of age. In the context of the global focus to end hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food, a recent Maternal and Child Nutrition supplement explores a unique opportunity to address stunting and malnutrition through improved access to and increased consumption of eggs. As stated by Lutter, “…eggs in the context of a healthy diet may be an efficient, sustainable, and scalable approach to improve maternal and child nutrition and rural development.”1 Continue reading “Sustainable Nutrition for Women and Children: Eggs as Part of the Global Solution”
New egg nutrition research was making the headlines once again recently with the news of a new study that showed consumption of one egg every day is associated with a blood metabolite profile that would indicate a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
The study1, published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, examined 2,682 men aged 42-60 years of age as part of the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease (KIHD) Risk Factor Study in Finland. Dietary intakes were assessed with 4-day food records at baseline while type 2 diabetes incidence was assessed at 4, 11, and 20 years. Researchers compared the metabolic profile of individuals with higher egg intake – about one egg per day – to the metabolic profile of those with lower egg intake – about two eggs per week on average. The authors then took this information and looked for any relationships between those who developed type 2 diabetes or those who otherwise remained healthy during a follow-up period of almost 20 years. Continue reading “Egg Metabolites Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk: Insights into a Potential Mechanism”
