Getting enough protein in the American diet really isn’t as hard as you think.  The amount of protein needed by the body is not as much as some would have you believe.  Most Americans get enough protein PLUS SOME.  But let’s start at the beginning.
Proteins are part of every cell in the body.  They are [...]

How many calories should you eat in a day?  One survey found only one out of every 8 adult Americans actually knows the answer to this question.  In addition, although most people are aware that to lose weight one must lower overall caloric intake, calculating the number of calories eaten in a day is confusing.  [...]

The “Nutrition Facts” label is the go-to place on a food package for most of the nutritional information you need to plan a healthful diet.  But just like cell phones and GPS and other items we use every day, it hasn’t always been there.  So who created the Nutrition Facts label, what information does it [...]

The word “energy” is splattered across food labels and dietary supplement products as an enticement to buy the product and instantly be transformed from a couch potato into a marathon runner.  But what does the word energy actually mean in terms of nutrition?
The true definition of energy is a force that moves an object.  In [...]

Have you ever really thought about it before?  Why do we eat?  It is not always because our bodies send us a signal that it requires fuel for daily activity.  If it were, no one would be overweight, because we would know when to eat and when to stop.  If the need to eat were [...]