By Rachel Benbrook (Hygeia) and Dr. Michelle Perro (GMOScience.org) A multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, doctors, and epidemiologists crafted a fascinating study that looked at how adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, impact the gut microbiome and stress response of pregnant women. The paper on their findings, published in 2019 in the peer-reviewed journal Brain, Behavior, and […]
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“Physiologically we’re discovering that not every calorie is equal.” Dr. Siddahrta Mukherjee, Columbia University Medical Center Amen. Each gram of fat contains roughly the same calories, yet the nutritional value of fat varies greatly across different saturated fats, in saturated fats versus monounsaturated fats, in omega-3 vs. omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), in long-chain PUFAs […]
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In an important dietary shift that has been a long time coming, following a three-year phase out period on June 18, 2018, artificial trans fats are now officially banned in the U.S. food supply. These altered vegetable oils, which have been partially hydrogenated to extend the shelf life of some processed foods, have long been linked […]
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Why This Study and Key Findings Health Effects Impacts of Dairy Rations and Grazing on Milk Quality Nutrition Modeling Results CROPP Roll and Funding Why This Study and Key Findings Why this study? Milk and dairy products are excellent and affordable sources of many essential nutrients, and also contain a much healthier balance of fatty […]
Frequently Asked Questions About the Study: Średnicka-Tober D. et al. (2016). “Composition differences between organic and conventional meat; a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.” British Journal of Nutrition, February 16, 2016. Authors: Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Marcin Barański, Chris Seal, Roy Sanderson, Charles Benbrook, Håvard Steinshamn, Joanna Gromadzka-Ostrowska, Ewa Rembiałkowska, Krystyna Skwarło-Sońta, Mick Eyre, Giulio Cozzi, Mette Krogh Larsen, […]
Frequently Asked Questions About the Study: “Higher PUFA and omega-3 PUFA, CLA, α-tocopherol and iron but lower selenium concentrations in organic milk: a systematic literature review and meta- and redundancy analyses.” February 16, 2016. British Journal of Nutrition Authors: Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Marcin Barański, Chris J. Seal , Roy Sanderson, Charles Benbrook, Håvard Steinshamn, Joanna Gromadzka-Ostrowska, Ewa Rembiałkowska, Krystyna […]
Introduction 2013-2015 British Journal of Nutrition Meta-Analyses Plant-Based Foods Milk and Dairy Products Meat 2013 PLOS ONE Milk Study 2012 Annals of Internal Medicine analysis by Smith-Spangler et al. 2009 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study by Dangour et al. The 2008 Organic Center Report See also: Introduction to Nutritional Quality Organic Vs. Conventional Foods Key Nutritional […]
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Click to view additional related posts Introduction Fatty Acids Impacts of Livestock Feeding Regimes Additional Resources See also: Nutritional Quality Home Antioxidants Nutrient Profiling Systems Organic vs. Conventional Foods Other Choices and Challenges Primer on Fatty Acids in Milk PLOS ONE Study on Fatty Acids in Conventional vs. Organic Milk Related Documents Introduction For decades […]
Click here to view additional related posts Introduction and Nutrition 101 Good Fat, Bad Fat Fatty Acids Primer on Fatty Acids in Milk Impacts of Livestock Feeding Regimes Antioxidants Organic Farming Elevates Antioxidant Concentrations Maximizing Antioxidant Intakes Organic vs. Conventional Foods Milk and Dairy Products 2018 Grassmilk Fatty Acid Study 2016 Dairy Product Meta-Analysis […]
