Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from January 1991

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from January 1991

Handle microwave popcorn with care. (prevention of steam burns)
January 1, 1991... Handle microwave popcorn with care Zap it in the microwave during a commercial and you'll have enough to last an entire movie. No wonder Americans spend more than $860 million each year on microwaveable popcorn. But some of them are getting...

Sending food to soldiers in Saudi Arabia. ("do's and don'ts" for overseas food packages)
January 1, 1991... Sending food to soldiers in Saudi Arabia As the Persian Gulf crisis continues and large numbers of troops remain based in the Saudi Arabian desert, more and more families and friends here in the States are sending care packages of homemade food...

Do sport drinks really go the distance?
January 1, 1991... Do sports drinks really go the distance? Soon after a thirst-quenching beverage was created for the Florida Gators football team back in 1965, its makers decided to sell the new sport drink, Gatorade, to consumers. And they bought it. Today,...

Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease.
January 1, 1991... A different kind of open-heart procedure New to the bestseller list is a book based on some exciting findings from the University of California at San Francisco. Called Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease (Random House,...

A different kind of open-heart procedure. (Dr. Dean Ornish's program for life-style and diet modification)
January 1, 1991... A different kind of open-heart procedure New to the bestseller list is a book based on some exciting findings from the University of California at San Francisco. Called Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease (Random House,...

The dietary guidelines become more user friendly. (federal government's newly updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans)(Special Report)
January 1, 1991... The dietary guidelines become more user friendly Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan calls them "a dietary compass for consumers." And his description is apt; the federal government's newly updated Dietary Guidelines for...

Fresh vs frozen fish.
January 1, 1991... Fresh vs frozen fish What seafood eater, given a choice, wouldn't pick freah fish over frozen in the belief that the fresh version would prove more flavorful and higher in quality? The ones on a panel of fish tasters at Pennsylvania State...

The family wants dessert? Let them eat pie. (using less fat and sugar)(includes recipes)
January 1, 1991... The family wants desert? Let them eat pie Contrary to popular belief, the dessert portion of a meal need not mark one's nutritional demise. It's easy to satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth using less fat and sugar than dessert recipes usually...