Nutrition Unscrambled Blog
Nutrition Spotlight: The Phosphorus Factor in End-Stage Renal Disease
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) causes kidney function to be severely limited or non-existent and occurs most often in people with diabetes or chronic hypertension. Due to limited renal function, nutrients such as phosphorus are not properly eliminated from the body and excessive phosphorus intake can contribute to what is known as renal osteodystrophy.1 For …
National Women’s Health Week- Hispanic Perspective
Today’s post comes from Araceli Vázquez, MS, RD, LD. Vázquez is one of the few bilingual/bicultural dietitians in North Texas. She began her career in nutrition in 1996 after a successful career as a microbiologist and now offers nutrition counseling as part of her private practice, DietGenics. Vázquez is also a member of ENC’s Health …
White vs. Brown Eggs – What’s the Story?
Egg selection in grocery stores has become increasingly complicated for consumers as the variety of eggs to choose from continues to expand with the addition of omega-3 enriched eggs, increased size variation and the development of organic brands. With myths of nutritional content differences floating around, many consumers aren’t sure if there’s a difference between …
ENC Research Pipeline Previewed at EB and Highlighted Post Conference
At the recent Experimental Biology meetings in Boston, the results of two studies were presented that might change the way folks use or recommend eggs in the future. In one study, conducted in Dr. Maria Luz-Fernandez’s lab at the University of Connecticut, adult subjects with metabolic syndrome ate a carbohydrate-restricted diet that included three eggs …
Tools You Can Use for National Egg Month & Year Round
Happy May and National Egg Month! Today, we’re focusing on the ENC website as a way to celebrate National Egg Month. Eggnutritoncenter.org provides you with research and other publications to use as a health professional, as well as nutrition information that you can share with your clients. Be sure to check out the Nutrition and Research section to see what articles have …
Don’t Get Caught Up in the “Headline” of a Single Study” – Thoughts on NEJM Study on TMAO and CVD
By now, I’m sure that many of you have seen the news coverage about a study that came out today in the New England Journal of Medicine indicating that bacteria in the gut, when combined with compounds that exist in many foods we eat, may lead to production of a compound (TMAO) that might raise …
Join #EggChat Tuesday, April 23rd 7pm ET – New Protein Research, Recipes, Prizes
The Egg Nutrition Center is partnering with R.D. Rebecca Scritchfield to host a Twitter chat tomorrow in which she will discuss the latest protein research. Visit Rebecca Scritchfield’s blog and see below for more information: Date: Tuesday, April 23 Time: 7-8 p.m. ET /4-5 p.m. Pacific Where: #EggChat and your favorite “chat” platform (e.g. TweetChat.com) …
Nutrient Spotlight: Selenium
Today’s post focuses on selenium, a less well-known mineral, categorized as a trace element because it is only required in small amounts compared many other vitamins and minerals1. Selenium is incorporated in to selenoproteins to be used in antioxidant enzymes which prevent free radical damage. It also supports thyroid hormone metabolism basic functions of the …
Spring Clean Your Kitchen
Today’s post comes from Kathleen Zelman, MPH, RDN. Zelman is the Director of Nutrition for WebMD, overseeing diet, nutrition and food information. Among other duties, she serves as Senior Nutrition Correspondent, writes weekly features, columns and newsletters, provides expert editorial review of diet and nutrition articles and covers national meetings. Zelman has extensive media experience, including …
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