olympic diets, food vs. sex and the great keto debate: 2021's best food stories
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eating healthy can look very different for different people. (getty)
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food is an important part of all of our lives. and as much as we all aim to eat well, nutrition can be complicated: there are often mixed messages, and health recommendations can change over time. healthy eating can mean so many different things: it might mean cutting down on soda or eating more avocados, or eating for a specific condition like gout, osteoporosis or diabetes. if you’re an olympic athlete, it can mean doing lots of meal prep and making sure to “layer” calories. and it almost never means drinking lettuce tea.
before you finalize your new year’s resolution, take a look at some of healthing’s biggest nutrition stories of 2021.
if your 2022 goal is to cut out animal byproducts completely, you need to plan where your new sources of protein will come from. legumes, tofu, tempeh — there are lots of options, but finding them might require a little more digging than, say, eggs. read more
what it takes to prepare for the olympics
because we’re getting two olympic years back-to-back, training schedules are top of mind for a lot of sports fans. during the 2020 tokyo olympics, which actually took place in summer 2021, we looked at the nutrition and mental preparation olympic athletes do leading up to the games. read more
food for thought: can you eat your way to a better brain?
despite accounting for only two per cent of total body weight, the human brain is the unquestionably the most complex organ in the human body. and while heart health tends to get much more attention from the dietary perspective, the last decade has seen scientists and researchers put much more energy into determining which foods and nutrients are most important for a healthy brain. read more
would you choose a good meal over sex?
a lot of people would, apparently. read more
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keto diet ‘a recipe for bad health,’ study warns
this piece, about a review of the ketogenic diet from the journal frontiers in nutrition, was one of the most controversial piece we’ve ever published. it turns out a lot of people disagree with the study’s findings that keto is “a disease-promoting disaster.” read more
a dietitian weighs in on the great keto diet debate
the response to that piece lead to this one. registered dietitian andy de santis explained that keto might work for some people. and that’s great! but for the vast majority of people, keto isn’t a truly sustainable approach to eating, he says. read more
we took the #lettucetea challenge and…have mixed feelings
many a tiktok account claims that drinking lettuce tea can help with sleep. our reporter who tried it — and the experts she spoke to — beg to differ. read more
i’m a dietitian and i love bread. here’s why.
low-carb diets have been all the rage for a while now. but before you demonize all dough, remember that there’s a lot that’s good about a high-quality loaf. just take it from a registered dietitian. read more
maija kappler is a reporter and editor at healthing.
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