Foods
How Nutrition and Recovery Map the Providence Friars’ Road To March Madness
March Madness is the most exciting, intense four weeks in college basketball. The best teams in the country have year-round preparation strategies via proper nutrition, weight training programs, and a [...]
Is This Common Ingredient Making You Eat Too Much? A New Study Has The Answer
Over 33 percent of American adults and nearly 20 percent of American children and adolescents are obese. These numbers might be a bit of a surprise, but you’ve heard about [...]
Drinking Raw Milk Is a Dangerous, Stupid Health Trend. Here’s Why You Should Never Do It
If you’ve been on the internet lately, you've probably come across the story of the West Virginia lawmakers who lifted the state ban on drinking raw milk. If not, here's [...]
This Minor League Baseball Team Has the Most Outrageous Ballpark Burgers
Time to get ready for baseball. Besides the game itself, one of the best things about going to the ballpark is the food—the nachos, the hot dogs, the peanuts and [...]
Why Exclusionary Diets Like Paleo Are Problematic
Diets are a tricky—and often touchy—subject. Some swear by certain ways of eating, while detractors point to flaws in an eating strategy. Most recently, the Paleo diet seems to be [...]
3 Ingredients That Ruin Your Favorite Valentine’s Day Chocolates
You know that candy and chocolates aren’t healthy, but you probably don’t know that the sweet treat you give your special someone this Valentine’s Day may contain a potential carcinogen. [...]
What Are Amino Acids?
Amino acids. You’ve probably heard those words before, but do you really know what they mean? Where do they come from? What do they do? Why are they a common [...]
Paleo Plus: Rethinking Diet and Exercise
I often see parallels between nutrition and exercise. I believe the evolution and development of modern exercise science mirrors that of nutrition science, except that exercise is always about 15 [...]
The Sirtfood Diet Promises 7 Pounds of Weight Loss in Just 7 Days. Should You Try It?
Another month, another trendy diet spreading like wildfire across the internet. The latest eating craze is known as the Sirtfood Diet, and it’s catching people's attention for a few reasons. [...]
Does Overeating Actually Stretch Your Stomach? The Answer Might Surprise You
“Stretch your stomach.” If you've ever been in a conversation about eating and hunger, you've probably heard that phrase. "Stretching your stomach” refers to the idea that eating more food [...]