Tag: Nutrients
Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep...
Jennifer Rooke, Morehouse School of Medicine
One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes...
Not all calories are equal – a dietitian explains the different...
Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie, at least from a thermodynamic standpoint....
Decades of hype turned protein into a superfood – and spawned...
Hannah Cutting-Jones, University of Oregon
Do you ever blend up a protein smoothie for breakfast, or grab a protein...
The 2021 World Food Prize recognizes that fish are key for...
Ben Belton, Michigan State University
Fish and other aquatic foods are integral to diets for more than 1 billion...
As extreme fires transform Alaska’s boreal forest, deciduous trees put a...
forest burns
Jill Johnstone, University of Saskatchewan; Heather Dawn Alexander, Auburn University; Michelle C. Mack, Northern Arizona...
Plants thrive in a complex world by communicating, sharing resources and...
Beronda L. Montgomery, Michigan State University
As a species, humans are wired to collaborate. That’s why lockdowns and remote...
Invasive tawny crazy ants have an intense craving for calcium –...
Ryan Reihart, University of Dayton
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
In a recent study, my colleagues and I...
Anti-nutrients – they’re part of a normal diet and not as...
Jill Joyce, Oklahoma State University
Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the good stuff and limit the less-good...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
