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Meigs Health Matters… National Nutrition Month
Meigs Health Matters - By Sara Hill
Fun fact March is National Nutrition Month. This is a month to focus on the importance of making more informed choices on your diet. The American Heart Association states the recommended consumption of fruits is 4 servings per day, with vegetables at 5 servings per day. These guidelines are for teens and adults, leaving children with a recommendation of 1-2 cups of fruit and 1-3 cups of veggies per day. Variety is important, as each fruit and vegetable have their own nutritional benefits. The more colorful your plate or snacks, the better.
Synbiotic may boost response to iron supplementation in female athletes: Study A combination of Taiyo’s Sunfiber and IFF’s Bifidobacterium lactis BL-04 may boost iron stores in training female athletes taking low-dose iron supplements, according to a study using the Regular Girl consumer product.
Combining the synbiotic with iron supplements (140 mg per day of ferrous sulfate) led to significantly better iron status over eight weeks compared to ferrous sulfate plus placebo, report scientists from Marywood University (Scranton, PA).
“While this was a smaller sample [19 female athletes completed the study], if synbiotic supplementation can enhance the uptake of FeSO4 in ID [iron deficient] and IDEP [subclinical iron depleted] female athletes during repletion of Fe status, it could conceivably improve the Fe bioavailability of non-heme Fe sources and mixed meals (e.g. heme + non-heme sources of Fe),” wrote the researchers, led by Dr Diane
This story first appeared on Civil Eats.
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Agriculture (USDA), released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Dec. 29, 2020, they looked almost identical to the ones released five years earlier. There were new guidelines related to pregnancy, breastfeeding, and children under two, but to those who d been paying attention to the process, what stood out was what had not changed.
Most glaringly, the guidelines failed to take up key recommendations from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, the group of experts responsible for preparing a detailed report intended to inform the final guidelines. This year, that document was 835 pages long and included recommendations for lowering the amount of recommended daily sugar from 10% of one s daily calories to 6%, as well as limiting alcohol consumption to one drink a day for both men and women.