Making Breakfast Count

Hello from Chicago, where I’m attending the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists. It’s an interesting gathering of food scientists from academia, industry and government who think about what we eat, how we eat and why we aren’t eating better. Over the next several days, I’ll be brining you some news from the conference on talks that I found interesting. Should be a fun meeting.

Mind and Diet Update: Processed Foods linked to Depression, High Protein to Alzheimer’s

The news on eating a whole food, primarily plant-based diet just keeps getting better.  Three new studies add more support to the idea that these kinds of foods are good for the brain. The first found that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables—compared to one made up mostly of processed, sweetened foods—lowers the [...]