Nutrition information can be confusing. Marie Dufour, RD, international community nutrition expert and health advocate, examines the latest nutrition news and puts the finding into global health perspective.
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Yet another “miracle” food in the news; this time, mangosteen juice. Never heard of it? Me neither, and I have no idea where I can pick my own mangosteen berries. The mangosteen actually comes from Southeast Asia and has been allowed to enter the US...
My sister in law always wanted to have her own bakery. But what could a mother of four little kids do? Between carpools, PTA meetings, swimming lessons and girl scout cookie sales, there was no time. So, she contented herself with baking pastries...
By Marie Dufour, RD – At first, I thought it was a take on Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. Then, I realized that I had read it wrong. The headline was GREENS, EGGS, and TUNA… Among the Riskiest Foods in America.
Now, you’d tell me wild mushrooms...
By Marie Dufour, RD - Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a disease with various stages, from fatty liver (steatosis), to non alcoholic steatohepatitis (inflamed and scarred liver), to irreversible cirrhosis and final liver...
By Marie Dufour, RD – It’s true! I’m not the arguing-fighting type, but when it comes to fighting obesity I say my piece, as I do almost everyday in this blog and on The Daily Crunch.
My posts remain generally ignored, until the other day when I...
