Knowing Your Foods

The next episode in this diet series is going to touch on the Mediterranean Diet, personally one of my favorites. I'm going to quickly go over what it is, how it can be incorporated into your lifestyle, and, of course, the pros and cons of implementing the diet into your lifestyle.  Link to info on Mediterranean Diet+ :  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801 https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/fats/monounsaturated-fats#:~:text=What%20are%20monounsaturated%20fats%3F,to%20turn%20solid%20when%20chilled. https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2019/february/mediterranean-diet https://www.diabetes.org.uk/diabetes-the-basics/differences-between-type-1-and-type-2-diabetes#:~:text=The%20main%20difference%20between%20the,producing%20cells%20in%20your%20pancreas.

This mini-series on diets includes an overview of some of the most popular diets that are available to the public. In this episode, we are going to be diving into the keto diet, discussing what it is and what it incorporates, and both the benefits and harms of partaking in this diet. For more information on the keto diet: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/should-you-try-the-keto-diet https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/carbohydrates/art-20045705#:~:text=The%20Dietary%20Guidelines%20for%20Americans,grams%20of%20carbs%20a%20day. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31805451/

Today I'm talking about all of the fat-soluble vitamins and their functions in the body, some of the sources they are found in, symptoms related to deficiency, and symptoms related to toxicity. This is something that you might learn in an introduction to nutrition class and something that it just basic knowledge.

Today, I have Dr. Becker talking about exercise and sports nutrition and some of the questions that were brought up on the survey. Not only did we talk about different supplements some may use, but we also discussed different workout splits that may be more beneficial.

For this first episode, we have Anne Buffington coming on to talk about eating competence and giving some great information on eating for yourself and not anybody else. Anne is the Nourish Nutrition Program Coordinator at Michigan State University and was a faculty member at the Ellyn Satter Institute, working on the Satter Feeding Dynamics and Eating Competence Models. Additional Information: MSU Health Promotion Department Nourish Nutrition Program (note: individual nutrition counseling services available to current MSU students ONLY): healthpromotion.msu.edu/nutrition Ellyn Satter Institute: ellynsatterinstitute.org Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH): asdah.org