Today: December 05, 2024
Today: December 05, 2024

Nutrition

Business|Economy|Food

Lunchables were a smashing success. Now they’re in crisis

Lunchables were a smashing success. Now they’re in crisis

November 25, 2024
Lunchables were a smashing success. Now they’re in crisis
Food|Health|Lifestyle|Travel

One small thing you can do for healthier food and exercise over holiday travel

One small thing you can do for healthier food and exercise over holiday travel

November 24, 2024
One small thing you can do for healthier food and exercise over holiday travel
Health

What is orthorexia? The "healthy eating" obsession explained

Doctors and dietitians are raising major concerns over an eating condition they’re calling “orthorexia” – an extreme, obsession with eating only healthy foods. The term orthorexia was first used over 25 years ago in 1997 by Dr. Steven Bratman to label the strict eating habits of people who cut things out of their diet, experience malnutrition, and limit their foods based on quality. Unlike bulimia or anorexia, which involve issues with food quantity, this condition is an unhealthy obsession with only eating healthy organic foods. Orthorexia nervosa is not officially listed as a clinical diagnosis in the current Diagnostic and

August 06, 2024
What is orthorexia? The "healthy eating" obsession explained
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Do you make this mistake when it comes to nutrition?

Trail runners face big challenges figuring out proper food intake on rough paths. The steep up-and-down hills burn way more calories than running on flat roads. According to new statistics, more than 40% of people are unable to fuel their bodies adequately, resulting in both visible and invisible injuries. The study, surveying nearly 2,000 trail runners, reveals over 4 in 10 display symptoms of inadequate calorie consumption for required effort. Such nutritional deficits yield measurable harm. “Low energy availability occurs when the body doesn’t get enough calories to power vital processes after strenuous exercise,” explains lead researcher and elite trail

January 08, 2024
Do you make this mistake when it comes to nutrition?

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