Vitamin D has been a very popular micronutrient for the past couple years. It has been the focus of several studies that show the benefits of Vitamin D as well as discovering that the RDA was not meeting our needs. The RDA for Vitamin D was increase and we are continually hearing about new found benefits to adequate levels [...]
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics (Formerly known as the American Dietetic Association, read about the name change here) hosts the largest gathering of Registered Dietitians in the country every year at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. SureQuest makes sure to attend this event every year to do do some networking, promote our great product ThreeSquares® OnDemand, [...]
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The use of supplements has seen a sharp increase in recent years. The dietary supplement industry has gone from being a side note to a major player in today’s health world, being valued at over 25billion a year and steadily going up. This is not something only seen in a certain age group or ethnicity; [...]
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MyPlate, which replaced the old food group icon of MyPyramid earlier this year, now has a version specifically for the older population. The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University has released the MyPlate for Older Adults, developed by Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, senior scientist and director of [...]
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A new study that will be published in the January 24th issue of Neurology looked at the vitamin levels in older patients and how that might be linked to both brain size and mental functioning. 104 men and women with an average age of 87 participated in the study. Blood levels of various vitamins were [...]
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A new study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, looks at obesity in the elderly population and their risk of falling. Obesity is a growing problem in the United States, no pun intended. It doesn’t just effect a few; it effects everyone. Young and old alike are seeing an increase in obesity and co-morbid conditions [...]
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