calcium

Chocolate’s Hot Debate

Nonna Joann • December 8th, 2008 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views

News for Chocolate Lovers is a Mixed Batch First the good news: Dark chocolate has been found to have more flavonoids than any food tested so far, including blueberries, red wine, and black and green teas! In fact, dark chocolate has four times more flavoniods than tea. Dark chocolate has been found to have more flavonoids [...]



Bone Up On Calcium

Nonna Joann • November 4th, 2008 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body with 99 percent of calcium stored in the bones. Making sure that each day’s diet includes enough calcium is important, even if your diet doesn’t contain dairy products. Of course, milk contains the highest amount of calcium with 8 ounces of milk containing 300 milligrams. [...]



The Whole Milk Challenge

Nonna Joann • May 29th, 2008 • Super Foods

We’ve been told that low-fat milk is more healthful for so long, that it’s hard to believe otherwise. Since we’re fighting an obesity epidemic, low-fat milk seems to make sense. Whole milk contains 3.5 percent fat compared to 2 percent fat in low-fat milk. You might be surprised to know that in my book, Baby [...]