Supporting clients in changing diet and lifestyle is meaningful and impactful work. It is also work that entails responsibility. As a nutrition professional or health coach, your role is not to diagnose, treat, or cure disease. Your role is to teach, guide and support behavior change within a clearly defined practice area. When this kind […]
Chronic constipation is one of the most common disorders of the gut-brain interaction, affecting approximately one in ten adults worldwide. It has a substantial impact on quality of life and is associated with economic burdens, including direct costs and lost productivity1. Emerging evidence suggests that intestinal transit time is a key factor in shaping gut […]
The federation currently markets more than 175 dairy products under the Nandini brand. | Photo credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN The Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (KMF) on Thursday launched a new range of dairy products under its flagship brand Nandini. This move expands its portfolio to meet changing consumer preferences in nutrition, quality and product transparency. […]
Key Takeaways Overall eating patterns are more important than individual foods or nutrients in themselves. Consider these evidence-based nutritional strategies: Focus on patterns, not perfection. Consistent evidence shows that overall nutritional quality is more important than individual foods or nutrients.Nutrition supports exercise – and vice versa. Sufficient fueling […]
Why habits are more important than willpower When most people think about changing their diet, they imagine having to overhaul their diet overnight. Strict meal plans and rigid rules often feel like the fastest way to see results. Yet these approaches rarely last because the problem is not a lack of motivation, but the unsustainable […]
About a third of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) develop disorderly eating habits and perceptions about food that can cause digestive symptoms and even an unhealthy preoccupation with healthy eating. In particular, many people believe with the condition Eating gluten or wheat is the most important culprit that causes their symptoms. This asks them […]
Anti-armed measures and targeted welfare schemes such as the Mid-Day Meal schedule and the integrated children’s development services have ensured that hunger is no longer so acute | Photocredit: V Raju The new Mospi report on food intake, based on the surveys of 2022-23 and 2023-24, offers, when read in addition to the findings of […]
Diet influences the composition and function of the intestinal microbiota, and in turn these microorganisms can change the health-promoting properties of food, so that they can explain why people respond differently to the same food. Although a tomato is a tomato, it does not benefit the same way. So why will we continue to recommend […]
People who eat diets that are rich in fruit, vegetables, full grains and healthy fats are more likely to experience healthy parent Recent studies have shown that higher therapy compliance with eight specific dietary patterns is associated with a greater chance of healthy aging. The strongest link was observed for the “alternative healthy eating index” […]
Have you ever looked in the mirror and asked yourself: ‘How old do I feel?“Or what’s your actual biological age? It tells you how well the condition of your body is and may differ from the number of years based on your date of birth. Although our calendar era is unchangeable, scientists have been exploring […]