Ultra-processed foods
Do You Know About Meat Glue?
Collect meat and fish scraps, shape them, glue them together and sell the products as nuggets, prime steak, fish patties or some other edible for your nourishment, enjoyment and fitness. [...]
This Is Amazon Customers’ No. 1 Food Complaint
A new study from the Monell Center analyzed nearly 400,000 reviews for food products posted on Amazon over a 10-year period. The big takeaway? Many people find modern manufactured foods [...]
Why ‘Processed Foods’ Aren’t Always an Enemy to Athletes
All processed foods are bad for you. It's a myth I've heard since the start of my fitness career. Many people think that almost everything “processed”—those foods typically found in [...]
How Poor Nutrition Habits Wreck Your Strength Gains
Ever wonder why you're not making gains? Usually the first change will be sets, reps, exercises, or intensity of a workout. But should it be your...
How to Identify and Avoid Highly Processed Foods
You've heard of processed foods, but you still might have questions about them. STACK talked to sports dietician Leslie Bonci to learn more about processed foods and how to avoid [...]
4 Simple Nutrition Rules for Better Sports Performance and General Health
"What diet should I be doing, Justin?" I have been asked that question hundreds of time by dozens of different people. The answer has never changed. "It...
This App Boils a Food’s Nutrition Down to a Single Number. Can it Help You Eat Healthier?
Nutrition is all about numbers. Carbs, calories, fats, micros, macros, daily values, serving sizes—every food carries a dizzying amount of data along with it. For the average American, it can [...]
These 5 Alarming Stats Show Just How Bad the Average American Eats
It’s an appropriate coincidence that the acronym for the Standard American Diet is SAD. Also known as the Western pattern diet, the SAD uses available data to estimate the diet [...]
The Diet Change That Could Propel Swimmer Elizabeth Beisel to Olympic Gold
Much has changed for Elizabeth Beisel since her first Olympic Games. In 2008, she was a 15-year-old high school student who narrowly missed earning a medal with a fourth-place finish [...]
