Co-Written by Heloisa Guarita, co-founder of RGNutri in São Paulo, Brazil In South America, food values are based on cultural influences and social issues, leading to the creation of food […]
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In Defense of the Whole Food
I recently attended the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) meeting in Minneapolis, which is the largest meeting of its kind in the world. Over 6,000 sports clinicians, exercise scientists […]
Nutritional Epidemiology Under the Microscope: How Valid are the Criticisms?
An interesting article entitled, University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research, appeared online a couple of weeks ago (CBC News, May 5, 2018). An oncologist and medical policy researcher […]
Industry Funded Nutrition Research in our “Low-Trust” Environment
Public trust in many of our valued institutions seems to be in short supply these days. Recent research, and many anecdotal examples, suggest that faith in government, business, the media […]
Personalized Nutrition: Ready for Prime Time?
Since the human genome was largely sequenced in the early 2000s, people have wondered when various aspects of our lives could be personalized based on our genetic profile. The “one-size-fits-all” […]
Global Food Values: Driving Consumer Behaviors and Food Policy Decisions
The mantra in the food industry has long been that when it comes to consumer decisions about the foods people select for themselves and their families, three primary factors – […]