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Research Highlight: Nutritional Quality, Environmental Impact and Cost of Ultra-Processed Foods

Research Highlight: Nutritional Quality, Environmental Impact and Cost of Ultra-Processed Foods

by Rooted Santa Barbara | Sep 15, 2023 | Health, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News, Sustainability

Researchers sought to determine the most sustainable diet based on its nutritional composition, environmental impact, and total food cost. Sustainability was measured across a number of different factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, positive...
Research Highlight: Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management

Research Highlight: Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management

by Rooted Santa Barbara | Aug 1, 2023 | Health, Nutrition, Research, Rooted News

Many individuals have reported cases of long-COVID, where they experience fatigue, body aches, anxiety, depression, and a number of other conditions weeks or months after initial COVID-19 infection.  While direct clinical trials of plant-based diets altering...
Research: Plant-Based Diet May Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Research: Plant-Based Diet May Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer

by Rooted Santa Barbara | Mar 17, 2023 | Community, Health, Research, Rooted News

A recent study has found that eating healthy plant foods can significantly reduce the risk of colorectal cancer for men. The study followed a large, diverse population over an average timespan of 19 years to find if there was a significant relationship between eating...
Research: Health Disparities

Research: Health Disparities

by Rooted Santa Barbara | Feb 28, 2023 | Community, Health, Research, Rooted News

Underlying health disparities, including poorer medical treatment and lower access to healthy food, have detrimental impact on Black populations, who have higher rates of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and overall mortality in the United States compared to White...
Research Highlight: Nuts and Seeds

Research Highlight: Nuts and Seeds

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...
Research: Family Meals and Family Well-Being

Research: Family Meals and Family Well-Being

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...
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  • Research Highlight: Nutritional Quality, Environmental Impact and Cost of Ultra-Processed Foods
  • A Plant-Powered Turn Around
  • Research Highlight: Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management
  • Rooted Partners with Sansum Diabetes Research Institute on Plant-Forward Research
  • Growing Health and New Traditions on a Plant-Based Diet
  • Research: Plant-Based Diet May Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer
  • Rooted Santa Barbara County Partners With The American College Of Lifestyle Medicine To Invest In County Healthcare Workforce
  • Research: Health Disparities

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Rooted Santa Barbara County is a nutrition, food skills, and education resource and does not provide medical advice and is not intended to substitute for medical advice, guidance, or treatment.  Information and resources shared on this site is not intended to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent any disease. Our content and shared resources are for educational purposes only. Readers are advised to continue their own research and consult and make decisions in partnership with their healthcare providers. We’re here to support the Santa Barbara community with plant-based nutrition education, tools, and lifestyle support, but the information contained on the site is not a substitute to the knowledge, skill, and expertise of medical doctors or other healthcare professionals involved in direct patient care. Please contact your healthcare provider(s) for guidance on specific conditions, treatment, and lifestyle changes.

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