What are fatty acids and why are they necessary?
As more informed consumers, we have come a long way since the anti-fat rhetoric that had permeated the nutritional space for several years. Fats are an important part of a balanced diet, and fatty acids like omega-3s have been found to be beneficial to our health. But what are fatty acids exactly, and are they […]
Hem and impossible hamburgers
Is Heme an innocent bystander on the link between meat intake and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and hypertension? In an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the chairman of Nutrition at Harvard University pointed out that many plant-based meats, such as burgers made beyond meat and impossible foods, are sodium-rich […]