Our first mission is nutrition education. Read recent articles about Diet subjects. http://www.NaturalGrocers.com en-us http://www.naturalgrocers.com/rssfeed.php?topic=Diet 2010-08-16 The eating habits that cause overweight and prediabetes can also set the stage for learning and behavior problems Forty or 50 years ago, chubby children were a pretty rare sight and learning disorders were practically unheard of. Now, one of eve ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/is_there_hope_for_generation_xxl-health_article-470.html 2010-07-26 Two new studies have found that certain types of eating habits may reduce the odds of feeling depressed. Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, PhD, of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and her colleagues studied the eating habits of 1 ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/studies_show_strong_association_between_diet_and_depression-health_article-462.html 2010-03-13 Eating a low-carb vegetarian diet can lead to significant weight loss and a reduction in LDL cholesterol levels after just four weeks. Researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, asked 47 overweight men and women to eat one of two diffe ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/lowcarb_veggie_diets_help_in_weight_loss-health_article-405.html 2010-03-01 Researchers from Linkoping University, Sweden, asked 18 thin young adults to eat two fast-food meals daily and also to reduce their physical activity for one month. During the study, the subjects gained an average of 12 to 15 pounds of weight, ab ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/fastfood_quickly_alters_glucose_tolerance-health_article-391.html 2010-02-13 Researchers from several campuses of the University of California and other U.S. universities asked 32 overweight men and women to consume either fructose-sweetened or glucosesweetened beverages as 25 percent of their calories for 10 weeks. Both ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/fructose_increases_abdominal_fat-health_article-382.html 2010-02-13 Researchers from Japan and the United States tested whether green tea, rich in a family of antioxidants called catechins, could enhance weight loss. They asked 132 overweight or obese adults to consume one of two beverages: one contained 625 mg o ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/green_tea_may_enhance_fat_burning-health_article-381.html 2010-02-01 Lub-dub, lub-dub, lub-dub. Hear that? It\'s your heart hard at work, like it has been every day of your life, without you ever having to think about it. But think about this: the average human heart pumps 1,900 gallons of blood a day and beats a ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/go_nuts_for_your_heart-health_article-361.html 2010-02-15 The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster, Eating More and Gaining More... By Jack Challem, author of The Inflammation Syndrome and Stop Prediabetes Now It seems as though almost everyone is struggling to lose weight. In fact, two of every three America ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/overeating_and_overweight-health_article-355.html 2009-11-19 Cutting calories and moderately increasing protein intake leads to substantially greater loss of body fat, compared with just cutting calories, according to a study conducted at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Donald K. Layman, PhD, and hi ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/cutting_calorie_intake_boosting_protein_promotes_fat_loss-health_article-346.html 2009-12-07 I\'ve always been taught that the nutritionally correct method is to undercook vegetables: \"Cooking destroys nutrients, so less cooked vegetables equals healthier vegetables. Raw is even better.\" But this common wisdom may not be true. ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/vegetables__to_cook_or_not_to_cook-health_article-304.html 2009-08-03 Eating two eggs for breakfast, combined with a reduced-calorie diet, leads to substantial weight loss within eight weeks, compared with eating a bagel for breakfast. Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, PhD, of the Pennington Biochemical Research Center, Bat ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/eating_eggs_for_breakfast_better_than_bagels_for_weight_loss-health_article-178.html 2009-07-23 Most all foods marketed to the smaller consumer are anything but nourishing. It is important to remember that food and the nutrients it contains are what build the body and brain, prevent disease, and allow us to achieve our maximum potential. It is ap ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/childrens_nutrition-health_article-143.html 2009-10-12 2007 gluten-free product information compiled from the Gluten-Free Products List published by the Denver Metro Chapter CSA/USA in May of 2007. This handout lists only those products available at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. The Denver cha ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/glutenfree_products_list-health_article-106.html 2009-07-10 Celiac disease (CD) is a hereditary autoimmune response to the gluten proteins found in wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, triticale, barley, and perhaps oats. This means that when a person with celiac disease eats a gluten-containing food, the person\'s immune ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/celiac_disease_and_gluten_sensitivity-health_article-105.html 2009-07-15 Long prized by the indigenous people of Brazil\'s Northern Amazon, the Acai berry (pronounced AH-SIGH-EE) is only now being validated by modern science as a remarkable fruit. Known to Brazilians as the fruit of the \"Tree of Life,\" acai is a ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/acai_the_fruit_of_life-health_article-101.html 2009-07-06 Nowadays, a lot of folks are eating healthier. As empty processed diets are slowly but surely being restored to more wholesome foods, a more conscious society is emerging. More than ever it is important to understand how natural foods can help us ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/the_color_of_weight_loss_bluegreen_spirulina_provides_protein_and_a_lot_of_other_nutrients-health_article-97.html 2009-06-22 Dietary fiber is good for health, but many people may be overlooking the most important type. People generally think of fiber as roughage, or insoluble fiber, the indigestible parts of vegetables and fruits that sweep through the gut like a broom. But ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/particular_type_of_fiber_yields_numerous_health_benefits-health_article-82.html 2009-06-22 Doctors have known for decades that high blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) reflect inflammation in the body. In the late 1990s, Harvard Medical School physicians developed a relatively inexpensive test to measure very small changes in CRP lev ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/what_are_your_creactive_protein_levels-health_article-80.html 2009-03-03 Alpha-lipoic acid has been called the \"universal antioxidant,\" but the benefits of this vitaminlike nutrient go far beyond its role as an antioxidant. Alpha-lipoic acid is found in every cell of the body, and supplements have shown benefits ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/alpha_lipoic_acid__the_universal_antioxidant-health_article-22.html 2009-02-09 As popular as they are, high-protein diets have remained controversial since they were popularized by Robert Atkins, MD, in the early 1970s. Do they really help people lose weight? Improve their blood sugar? Or lower blood fats? The answer to all th ... http://www.naturalgrocers.com/the_redemption_of_protein_good_for_weight_glucose_and_blood_fats-health_article-4.html