Just what the doctor ordered? Vitamin tablets are designed to deliver nutrients into the bloodstream through the skin – they’ve become all the rage among people who can’t swallow pills, forget to take them or have digestive issues. A market research firm predicted that the global vitamin industry will grow from $6.6 billion to $10.4 … Read more
No thanks! Psst, you don’t have to go into party mode just because it’s Thanksgiving. It is possible to enjoy a pleasant vacation without feeling overwhelmed. Stephanie Schiff, a registered dietitian at Northwell Huntington Hospital, said what and when you eat makes all the difference on Thanksgiving. Start Thanksgiving off with a filling salad. Eating … Read more
So much for happy meals. The quality of ultra-processed American fare — especially President-elect Donald Trump’s beloved Big Macs — is getting new scrutiny thanks to Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has made headlines by calling legal food additives “poison” and criticizing the … Read more
Some prenatal vitamins contain “disturbing” amounts of toxic heavy metals, while others lack key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins – 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription – for their levels of choline and iodine and checked for … Read more
She finds dental vitamins unaffordable. Longtime UK pharmacist Amina Khan, founder and director of skincare and supplement brand The Pharmacist Beauty, is revealing the three types of supplements she avoids. “I think you’ll be surprised by most of them,” Khan told her 271,500 TikTok followers in September. Rubber vitamins There are often 3 to 5 … Read more
Go ahead, give it a shot. Ozempic and other game-changing weight loss medications are popular for a reason—but, nutrition experts say, don’t forget the all-natural, everyday foods that were out there by controlling your appetite first. Writing for Eat This, Not That!, dietician Gillean Barkyoumb suggests that trendy injections that mimic the hormone GLP-1, designed … Read more
If sugar is always your jam, your DNA may be to blame. An international team of researchers says a genetic variation in our ability to digest certain sugars may affect how much we like sweet foods and how much we eat. Scientists are pointing to the sucrase-isomaltase (SI) gene, which plays a key role in … Read more
Meet the 52-year-old online star who went from an overweight old lady to a bodybuilding champion in just a few years. Five years ago, Brazilian Claudia Oliveira decided to make a dramatic change in her lifestyle when she was tired of being sad and having low self-esteem. Claudia Oliveira lost over 66 kilograms and started … Read more