Eat protein before carbohydrates to lower post-meal glucose

A small pilot study suggests that the order in which we consume different food groups as part of a meal affects glucose and insulin levels.

The role of dairy in maintaining adult bone and skeletal muscle health

Understanding that diets are often built around food groups rather than specific nutrients, researchers from Switzerland, France, and North America decided to examine interactions between four…

Get the most nutrition from your calories and ‘enjoy the taste of eating right’ during National Nutrition Month and Beyond

While taste drives most food choices, eating nutrient-rich foods that provide the most nutrition per calorie is one of the best ways to “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right.”. As part of the 2014 National Nutrition Month® theme, everyone is encouraged to choose the most nutritionally-packed foods you can from each of the five MyPlate food groups every day