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Guilt-Free Products Account for 45% of PepsiCo’s Portfolio

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Americans love to eat unhealthy snacks. In fact, the US snack food industry is one of the largest in the world. With many food manufacturers jumping on the health bandwagon, PepsiCo is not an exception. Over the past few years, the company has geared to producing healthier and guilt-free snack products for their health-conscious consumers. […]

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Coffee May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

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For many years, people have thought that drinking a lot of coffee is dangerous to the body. If you love drinking coffee, then you will be happy with this news. Researchers from the National Israeli Cancer Control Center noted that drinking coffee may lower your colon cancer risk by as much as 50%. Whether you […]

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Kid Fruit Juices Contain a Day’s Worth of Sugar

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How many times have you given your kid a glass of 100% natural juice and next thing you know, they are bouncing off the walls? The answer is probably close to 100% of the time. It turns out those “healthy fruit juices” are not so healthy after all. According to a recent research study, more […]

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What’s Next for Probiotics in Sports Nutrition?

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There is a high demand for healthy beverages all over the world, which has given rise to probiotics, cold-pressed, organic, and plant-based beverages. This is the reason why food and beverage manufacturers have started developing sports nutrition drinks that are not only natural but also contain probiotic ingredients to attract a new market of health-conscious athletes and individuals. […]

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Low Levels of Vitamin B12 in the Brain Could be Linked to Mental Decline

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Vitamin B12 is not one of the headline supplements that you would expect to see when you pick up a nutritional magazine. Nutritionists and health experts have always had their suspicions on the link between the lack of Vitamin B12 intakes in the brain and conditions like dementia and mental decline. Multiple studies that have […]

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Half of Cropland Acres in the U.S. Were Devoted to GMO Crops in 2012

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Farmers in the United States have been using genetically engineered organisms or GMO crops since 1996. These plants are modified so that they can resist pest and tolerate harmful pesticides. Genetically modified seed companies were so successful that 90% of the corn, cotton, soybean, sugar beets and canola are GMO crops. While crops like squash, […]

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Unhealthy Additives Are Transforming Gatorade

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Consumers are now connecting their health to the food and beverages that they consume. PepsiCo, who owns Gatorade, is facing a backlash regarding the types of unhealthy additives used in making their signature drinks. So what’s inside a 32-oz Gatorade? It contains 54.4 grams of sugar which are more than the recommended daily allowance of […]

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New Study: Splenda Linked to Cancer

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Whether or not sugar can have a substitute has been an often-debated topic. Consumers to reduce chances of sugar related diseases turned towards alternative sweeteners. One such product that was popularized as an alternative is Splenda. Splenda contains sucralose, a sweetener deemed harmless up until now. The Problem with Sucralose The Ramazinni Institute in Italy […]

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Ugly Fruits and Vegetables: The Solution to World Hunger

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At least 800 million of the world’s population suffers from hunger. While food production rates soar, the amount of food wasted yearly is 2.9 trillion pounds, a quantity that can feed those suffering from hunger twice. These statistics beg the question – how does a third of the world’s food end up wasted? The Link […]

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Brain Health Connected To What We Eat

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There are many ways to keep the mind sharp. Exercise, sleep, meditation and of course a healthy diet. A healthy and nutritious diet supports the brain rather than stifles it. A diet that forces the body to expend energy for digestion after eating steals energy from the brain for thinking. Brain supportive foods include fruits, […]

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