Here at the Egg Nutrition Center, our team stays abreast of the latest nutrition research so that we are able to provide the most accurate and up-to-date health information to health practitioners. With so many widely researched health indicators related to nutrients in eggs, we often see interesting articles from mass media helping us with our mission! Last week, famed...
Today’s post comes from Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RD/LD. Zelman is the Director of Nutrition for WebMD. Zelman has extensive media experience, including 12 years as a national spokeswoman and an elected member of the board of directors for the American Dietetic Association (ADA)-now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and currently serves as one of ENC’s Health Professional Advisors. You’ve...
You may have noticed a trend this month on posts about staying healthy! Even health professionals need gentle reminders for themselves and clients about preventing flu, hand washing, eating well and being active and overall stress management. Today, Dixie Harms reminds us as health professionals about steps we can take to minimize flu risk and keep us (and others healthy). Dixie...
Keeping the Fun in Holiday Fun It’s mid-December, and the holidays are upon us! Exciting, right? Hopefully you and your clients are already enjoying the festivities of the season, but for many people, the next few weeks bring along added stress that can dampen spirits and make the season a little less bright. From making travel plans to buying gifts...
Here’s what we’ve been reading here at ENC regarding protein the past couple of weeks! Check the articles out! Protein/Macronutrient Composition “Myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis rates subsequent to a meal in response to increasing doses of whey protein at rest and after resistance exercise” (Witard et al. Am J Clin Nutr. E-pub ahead of print)This randomized controlled trial in resistance-trained...