by Rooted Santa Barbara | Nov 22, 2021 | Health, Nutrition, Rooted News
A new food health ranking system developed by Tufts University has scored over 8,000 foods and beverages using the most recent scientific nutrition research and public health data. Each item was assigned a score from 1 (least healthy) to 100 (most healthy) based on a...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Nov 10, 2021 | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Rooted News
A growing consensus of today’s leading health and nutrition organizations is in agreement – we need to eat more whole, unprocessed plants! The American Heart Association says less meat and more plants decrease our risk for heart disease, stroke, obesity, high blood...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Oct 25, 2021 | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News
An international body of researchers have determined that a primarily plant-based food diet is the most optimal diet to support healthy people and a healthy planet. Researchers reviewed a wide body of research on environmental impacts across varying diets to determine...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Oct 15, 2021 | Cooking, Education, Health, Lifestyle, Rooted News
While we’re busy growing local plant-based resources here in Santa Barbara County, nationally and globally there’s a bigger movement taking place and lots of opportunities to grow our plant-forward knowledge and know-how. Following are some resources that our Rooted...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Aug 18, 2021 | Health, Lifestyle, Research, Rooted News
A scientific review has found that key factors attributing to the performance and recovery of endurance athletes, such as cardiovascular and heart health, are exceptionally supported by a plant-based diet. Previous studies have shown that endurance athletes, such as...
by Rooted Santa Barbara | Jul 8, 2021 | Health, Research, Rooted News
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that plant-based eaters have a significantly lower rate of contracting moderate-to-severe symptoms of COVID-19 than those following a high-protein, low carbohydrate diet. A group of nearly 3,000 healthcare workers in...
