Intuitive Eating: The Non-Diet Is the Best Diet
Emily Compton
Intuitive eating isn’t a diet, but it offers a sustainable solutions to weight maintenance and many physical, psychological, and behavioral benefits. Learn more about this non-diet.
Students
What Is the Female Athlete Triad?
Traci Carson
As a student-athlete, Michigan Public Health doctoral student Traci Carson developed the Female Athlete Triad—a relationship of menstrual dysfunction, low energy availability (with or without an eating disorder), and decreased bone mineral density that strikes female athletes across high-impact sports. In her own words, Traci explains the Triad and her research into prevention.
Are Probiotics Right for Your Child?
Emily Bair
Recently, a good friend of mine with young children asked me, “what do you think about probiotics for kids?” My nutrition courses had explored the use of probiotics for adult medical nutrition therapy and their benefits for premature infants but I was less aware of their potential benefits for young children or adolescents, so I decided to investigate. Here’s what I found.
Discovering Your Kitchen's Unsung Heroes: Using Food as Medicine
Natalie Manitius
The next time you feel a scratchy throat coming on, or a stressful event in your wake, consider putting nature’s medicines to the test. Explore the ways food, when used properly, has the power to heal, with Michigan Public Health student Natalie.
Eating Meat in America
Detrick Snyder
Can meat be part of a healthy, environmentally-conscious diet? Demonstrate respect for animals, the farmers who raise them, and your own health with these recommendations for the nutritious consumption of animal products.
GMOs: Where We Stand Nutritionally
Sam Chey
How do GMOs fit into the ever-evolving worlds of science, nutrition, and sustainability? With a new year upon us and GMOs once again in the news - alongside diets and fitness plans - Michigan Public Health Nutritional Sciences student Sam Chey explores the truth about the positives and negatives of Genetically Modified Organisms.