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People with autoimmune diseases may be advised to avoid all grains because grains contain storage proteins that can trigger an immune response in some individuals. This immune response can cause inflammation and exacerbate symptoms associated with autoimmune diseases.
In elementary school, the first environmental lesson you probably learned revolved around the importance of “the three R´s:” reduce, reuse, and recycle. Given the fact that U.S. children make up only 3.7 percent of children on the planet but have 47 percent of all toys and children’s books, the lesson of “reducing” the amount of stuff we purchase and own is probably pretty relevant to most young people in the United States and other “developed” countries. However, given the fact that the...
Given the changing nutritional preferences of the wider population today, many people no longer make nutritional choices based on the nutrition labels on the back of a package. Rather, many consumers are actively searching for food brands that can demonstrate a verifiable commitment to specific nutritional paradigms, dietary preferences, or other perceived health-enhancing qualities. This is where third-party certifications play a major role in increasing the transparency and commitment to...
At first glance, the European Union might not seem like an area of the world with culinary traditions and cultures that would be open to radically reducing carbohydrate intake. The pizzas and pasta of Italy, wine and bread of France, and other similar high carbohydrate culinary staples of several European countries generally account for a moderate to high intake of carbs on a daily basis. However, as the industrialized food system has slowly begun to overtake more traditional cuisines, many...
Cardiologist Dr. Paolo Raggi discusses the Unscientific Claims, Abandoned Food Groups, and the Deeper Cultural Issues with a Restrictive Dieting Approach offering a critical view of the current state of the Ketogenic Diet.
As ever-larger segments of the population begin to realize the connection between the excessive consumption of "empty," refined carbohydrates and the myriad of chronic health problems affecting the country, there is a major market opportunity for healthier grains to grow in popularity.
Eating is an agricultural act, as Wendell Berry famously said. It is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has been done to obscure this simple fact, how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world - and what is to become of it. To eat with a fuller consciousness of all that is at stake might sound like a burden, but in practice, few things in life can afford quite as much satisfaction. By comparison, the pleasures of eating industrially,...
Kevin's Natural Foods is a health food brand that makes and markets Paleo and Keto Certified prepared meals for people who want to eat healthier but don't have the time for home-cooked meals.
During the past decades, the prevalence of obesity in the United States has grown steadily without showing any signs of slowing down. According to statistics from the CDC, "the prevalence of obesity in the United States has increased substantially since the 1960s.
The food packaging we use today is often seen as a necessary evil. Almost every consumer appreciates that packaging is designed to make food safe, reliable, and clean. The brands that make and market perishable food items certainly value the fact that packaging can increase the shelf stability of the food product while allowing a unique opportunity for marketing. However, the vast majority of food packaging today is designed for single use. Worldwide, around 380 million tons of plastic are...
