The US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have released a new report which after reviewing the latest evidence, updates sodium and potassium Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and revises Adequate Intakes (AIs), meaning the optimal intake levels for healthy individuals, for sodium and potassium. The DRIs were last updated in 2005. Additionally, the report […]
Review of published studies shows multiple preventive health benefits. In a review of 29 published human studies, Dr. Darshan S. Kelley—with Dr. Yuriko Adkins and Dr. Kevin D. Laugero—found that sweet cherries, rich in polyphenols and vitamin C, appear to offer health benefits to those with chronic inflammatory diseases. “A Review of the Health Benefits […]
Almost a billion people go hungry every day, yet the underlying problem is not that there isn’t enough food produced– it’s that one third of all food produced is either spoiled or discarded before it is consumed, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Edward Hirschberg, President of Innovative Foods […]
