by Rooted Santa Barbara | Jan 25, 2023 | Health, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News
The current evidence supports dietary recommendations to consume a handful of nuts and seeds per day for people without allergies to these foods. Nuts and seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, peanuts, and sunflower seeds, are rich in macronutrients and are commonly part...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Dec 23, 2022 | Health, Research, Rooted News
Eating as a family has been found to have a positive health impact on children and adolescents, but what about adults? A cross-sectional survey sampling of nearly 900 parents (mean age 31.4) with young children (mean age 4.6) found that a higher frequency of family...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Nov 22, 2022 | Health, Research, Rooted News
Researchers are taking an interest in “food as medicine” programs and the role these programs could play in our healthcare system. A Team of international researchers conducted a meta-analysis review of Prescription Produce programs to understand key program...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Nov 8, 2022 | Health, Lifestyle, Rooted News
When my husband was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes as an adult, it came out of left field – it wasn’t something that ran in his family and it’s a hard diagnosis. Thanks to modern medicine, he’s able to live a healthy life – albeit dependent on insulin indefinitely and...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Oct 25, 2022 | Health, Research, Rooted News
A new study has found that diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and other healthy plant-based foods, like whole grains, may significantly reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Over 65,000 women were included in the study and were monitored...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Jul 31, 2022 | Health, Lifestyle, Rooted News
A growing consensus of today’s leading health and nutrition organizations are in agreement – we need to eat more whole, unprocessed plants! In 2016, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics published a position paper on vegetarian and vegan diets. They concluded that...
