Fiber

As far as our bodies are concerned, energy equals calories. When we say proteins and carbohydrates supply 4 kcal per gram, and fat supplies 9 kcal per gram, that’s another way of quantifying the energy that each macronutrient contributes to the metabolic functions that keep us running—literally and figuratively. How those macronutrients turn their kilocalories into usable energy is a ...

First you smell, then you see, then you eat. That’s a saying you hear a lot around tables and kitchens in Asia. But, during my childhood in Sibu, Malaysia, it was less an idle maxim than a way of life. It seemed an almost daily occurrence that before I even got my shoes off or set down my backpack, the ...

Although no Lance Armstrong, Hartley Pond, vice president of technical sales, FutureCeuticals and Van Drunen Farms, Santa Rosa, CA, and recreational road and mountain biker, knows how it feels to bonk. “When you bonk,” Pond explains, “your body recognizes that you’re getting dangerously low on glucose. To save what’s essential for your central nervous system and brain, the glucose is ...

Registered dieticians from around the world gathered in Chicago in late October at the annual American Dietetics Association (ADA) Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. A number of issues joined obesity on center stage, including how to best educate consumers on the importance of increasing their fiber intake. Research suggests that obesity and fiber are inversely related. Weight goes down ...

Shelves are stocked with food bars designed to fit nearly any consumer desire, whether meal replacement, nutritional boost or snack. Ingredient emphasis ranges from whole grains and protein enhancement to nutrient fortification and energy production. There are bars for breakfast, bars for snacks and some target specific demographics like athletes, children or dieters. On the other hand, a typical family ...