January 2012

Come See Us at FNCE 2012 in Philadelphia!

January 31, 2012

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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More Evidence for Making “Half Your Grains Whole”

January 24, 2012

A new review, published online before inclusion in a full issue of Nutrition Reviews, looks at published studies focusing on the relationship between refined grain intake and disease risk. The 135 studies for review were published between 2000 and 2010. The summarized study results found that a moderate consumption of refined grains, about half of total grain intake, was not associated [...]

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2012 Older Americans Month

January 19, 2012

The theme for this May’s Older Americans Month has been announced by the Administration on Aging. The theme for 2012 is “Never Too Old to Play”, which encourages older Americans to stay active in their lives physically, socially, and mentally. This theme will allow for a lot of fun, creative activities that the staff and customers we serve can engage [...]

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Be Wary of Supplement Use in All Populations, Including Elderly

January 17, 2012

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 for Older Adults

January 9, 2012

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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4 Vitamins for Older Brains

January 3, 2012

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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